[Dx4win] windows 7

[Dick Flanagan]

Installation might be easier, but the periodic 
data file updates become a nightmare.  Please 
take our advice and keep the DX4WIN directory out 
of the Win7 Program Files directory.  Where you 
have it on your non-system drive is just fine.

Dick

At 09:30 AM 12/21/2010, Milan Gütter, OK7GU wrote:
 >William,
 >
 >For me DX4WIN works great with my Asus 64bit with Windows 7 Professional.
 >
 >My Asus has two discs.
 >Standard C and solid state D.
 >My DX4WIN is installed on
 >"D:\Program Files\dx4w804"
 >
 >I think it will be better to use the
 >"C:\Program Files (x86)" directory
 >for DX4WIN. The reason - much simple installation.
 >
 >I´am using two radios.
 >First Radio 1 as local, the second Radio 2 remotely controlled.
 >Antenna Rotator, RTTY, PSK31, CW nad RTTY keying works OK.
 >
 >Only one problem I have is that DX4WIN can´t identify the right radio
 >for CW keying.
 >The reason - LPT port is missing on (not only my) notebook.
 >DX4WIN use LPT port for Radio 1 / Radio 2 signal.
 >
 >
 >73,
 >
 >Milan
 >
 >
 >
 >> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:46:49 -0600
 >> From: "William Osborne"<wosborne44 at gmail.com>
 >> Subject: [Dx4win] windows 7
 >> To:<Dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
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 >> I have been watching the Win7 comments on this list, but I wonder if anyone
 >> has Win7 working correctly including holding window sizes/positions between
 >> sessions?  I am being pushed to Win7 but I am afraid I will not like DX4WIN
 >> in that envoriment.
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >> Thanks for the info,
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >> William Osborne, K5ZQ
 >>
 >> 618-967-0252
 >>
 >> wosborne44 at gmail.com
 >>
 >>
 >>
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Dick Flanagan K7VC
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