[Dx4win] Questions about Vista and DX4WIN

[Karl Oyster]

Had a failure of the motherboard in my Dell computer so had to replace it (with an HP this time).  Unfortunately, I think, it came with Vista as the operating system.  I have access to a free upgrade to Windows 7 (as soon as I figure out what I have to do to get it) but in the mean time, I can't figure out how to get the telnet running with this system.  The setup is straight-forward; as of now, it's only the computer and the internet, both of which seem to work without difficulty.  The settings in DX4WIN are the same as they were when I was using the old computer with XP, but I cannot get the packet window to open and, unsurprisingly, I cannot get the telnet to operate.  I've changed all the settings I can think of, but nothing works.  I can get the words "switch to packet" in the "windows" column of DX4WIN to show up black, but when I click it, nothing happens.  I also tried loading DX4WIN "as the administrator" but nothing changed.

Anybody have any ideas about this?

Thanks in advance.... and 73,

Karl, K1KO