[Dx4win] Moving to another computer

[Mel]

You will find the answers to your questions on Jim's site: 
http://dx4win.ad1c.us/

Carter wrote:
> I have a few questions I hope someone in the group can answer...
> 
> First, I am what is referred to in the DX4win literature as a "casual 
> DXer". <grin>
> 
> I have DX4win version 5.03, installed on my ham computer -- which uses 
> Win98SE. Wanting to at least put a toe into the 21st century, I got a 
> new computer with XP Pro. I DO have the 5.03 manual and my registration 
> number and the CD. To take the easy way out, I just copied the DX4win 
> folder and all of its sub directories from the old computer onto a CD 
> and then loaded it on to the new computer rather than using a new 
> install with the CD on the new computer.
> 
> 1) In general, will this work?
> 
> 2) It seemed to work (but the new computer is still on the bench, not 
> hooked up to my Omni 6 or anything else). When I launch DX4win on the 
> new computer, it comes up with a warning that says "Could not open CW 
> driver". What does this refer to? Is it fatal or am I just missing some 
> driver that did not carry over from the old machine (or is it something 
> new required by now being on an XP machine)? Once I click on "OK" to 
> clear the warning message, everything else seems to be there and be OK 
> (or as OK as I can tell, realizing that no radios or anything else is 
> yet hooked up to the computer).
> 
> 3) If I decide to upgrade to the latest version, how would I do that? 
> Can I just upgrade what I brought over from the old computer or would I 
> be better off trying a fresh install using the 5.03 CD on the new 
> computer, do the upgrade and then just worry about bringing over my 
> log(s) later? (only problem I see with that is that I would lose all the 
> upgraded CTY files, etc, that were installed on the old computer, it may 
> not  recognize Ducie and others in the existing log).
> 
> Hope the questions make sense and thanks in advance for any help you can 
> provide.
> 
> Carter  K8VT
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