[Dx4win] Strange Occurrence - Help Needed

[ve2dc at videotron.ca]

Destroyed configuration file. Delete it and restore your settings from the .ini file I hope you created at some point.
Regarding skins... don't use them, they are buggy.
Regarding Microsoft restarting your computer. If you leave DX4Win running continuously you MUST configure Microsoft Updates to notify only, not do the install automatically. That way you can shut down DX4Win before running the update.
It's not a good idea to leave DX4Win running if you don't use a UPS.

Mel, VE2DC

----- Original Message -----
From: Kostas Stamatis <sv1dpi at otenet.gr>
Date: Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:44 pm
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Strange Occurrence - Help Needed
To: REFLECTOR dx4win <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>

> Real strange Gary.  I don't think dx4win is responsible for 
> rebooting. Maybe 
> some cfg file is corrupted because of rebooting and this is why 
> dx4win shows 
> this behaviour. Just an additional thought: Do you use any of 
> the skins in 
> dx4win (files>preferences>screen)?
> 
> 73 Kostas sv1dpi
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary E. Jones" <garyejones at cmaaccess.com>
> To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 6:30 AM
> Subject: [Dx4win] Strange Occurrence - Help Needed
> 
> 
> > This has happened at least twice before to me. DX4Win is fully 
> installed 
> > and
> > performing just fine, then...
> >
> >
> >
> > I walk in and find that my computer has been rebooted, most probably
> > Microsoft Windows has forced it to shut down. I let this 
> computer run 24/7
> > otherwise so the only shut downs are those forced by Microsoft.
> >
> >
> >
> > Dell Optiplex  GX770 running XP, SP3
> >
> >
> >
> > I start DX4WIN and EVERYTHING ABOUT IT HAS CHANGED. !!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > The fonts are different (Ariel font which I hate), and appear 
> too big. The
> > windows are different sizes and the QSO/log window is much 
> bigger than it
> > was. The LAT/LON is wrong and has defaulted to somewhere else. 
> I can reset
> > some of the parameters and I can get it to connect to the 
> cluster. 
> > However,
> > the cluster spots load but all the calls seem to be grayed-
> out. There are 
> > no
> > colors showing stations that I still need and those that I 
> have confirmed
> > etc. I can open the CW keyboard window and it will key my 
> WinKey but the
> > COMM port has to be reset. I cannot change any of the screen 
> fonts and
> > everything looks strange. If I try to see the "Country" box 
> (showing the
> > bands and modes that I need for the country), I get an error 
> that says: 
> > "An
> > exception occurred !!  Fixed column count must be less 
> than column count"
> > and I get a small box with a red X in one corner.
> >
> >
> >
> > I swear that this happens about every 6 months (the fact that 
> DX4WIN seems
> > to go through this process of resetting) since I upgraded to 
> Version 8.5
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The two prior times that this has occurred, I could never get 
> it fixed 
> > until
> > I downloaded a new copy of DX4Win from the homepage and then 
> it installs 
> > OK.
> > This time, I downloaded a new copy and it comes up exactly the 
> same as
> > before.. No change.
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm completely baffled......    Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> >    73
> >
> >
> >
> >              Gary     W5FI
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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