[Dx4win] Missing Country.dat file

[Ernie]

Ron,

I have had the same 'missing' country.dat problem many times on just one 
computer in my basement main shack, but never in my upstairs operating 
position computer.

Both are running the same model Dell desktops with Win10 and Avast 
antivirus.

I suspect that it has something to do with major Windows updates on 
Tuesdays, but cant be sure. It may be Avast antivirus updates that 
delete it. I use the upstairs computer all the time, but the main shack 
computer only a couple times a week, so it's hard to catch the timing.

Ernie W8EH


On 1/27/2021 4:11 AM, vk3io wrote:
> Hello DX4WIN Users.
>
> I have been using the latest version DX4WIN, now version 9.0.9.1259 
> for the past two years, running on Window 10, without any issues.
>
> Yesterday, on start-up I got a "Fatel Error Message" saying 
> Country.dat file was missing and error message said I had to close the 
> program. It would not run
>
> I found a Country.dat file, which was not too old, in my latest Back 
> Up folder and copied it into the saved folder and all was well again.
>
> I checked for the latest Updates and downloaded the latest Country.dat 
> file, to be sure I had the latest version of Country.dat.
>
> My question, is how did my original Country.dat file go missing?
>
> I have not been accessing or doing any work on my DX4WIN files.
>
> It was not re-named or moved to the Recycle Bin or elsewhere, that I 
> can see.
>
> I have not had any big Windows Updates lately, except for a Skype Update.
>
> So any clues or suggestions would be of interest and would be 
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you, from Ron. vk3io.
>
>
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