[Dxbase] dxbase 2006 & Windows V7

[n8dc-8 at comcast.net]

I just got a reminder from the windows 7 group that i havent installed mine yet :).. 
Really its summer :).. I have to get some dvd disks and back up all my stuff then ill try it here. 
By the way I see 7O1YGF from 2000 has been approved for DXCC :).. I think im finally gonna hit the honor roll.. 
Dave N8DC 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stan" <w4ag at mindspring.com> 
To: "Dave" <k4em at bellsouth.net>, dxbase at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:56:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] dxbase 2006 & Windows V7 

Dave, 

Not sure about Win 7, which I have downloaded but not installed yet, but 
with Vista, you need the hosts file to be in: 
c:/windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts 

You might find a backup copy of hosts there which you can simply rename as 
hosts, or you can copy a hosts file from a previous installation on the same 
machine or a different one. 

For the help, Vista and probably also Win 7 need the WinHlp32.exe file to 
read help files from the XP days. See 
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607. Download the file and then the help 
files will work in DXBase, although sometimes with weird results when you 
click on things. But at least you can see them. 

If you have telnet problems in Vista or Win 7, do here 
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Catalogs/telnet_problems.html 

Another quirk, your main .mdb file is not saved in the program 
files/Scientific Solutions/ folder. Instead it will be saved at 
C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Scientific 
Solutions\DXbase 2007 

Where yourusername is the name you are logged in to your computer under. In 
my case, for example, it is w4ag. 

Hope these help, 
Stan W4AG 




-----Original Message----- 
From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
On Behalf Of Dave 
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 8:08 PM 
To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net 
Subject: [Dxbase] dxbase 2006 & Windows V7 

I just installed Windows V7 on my test PC and also installed Dxbase 2006. 
Dxb works fine so far except for 2 issues; the hosts file & help file. The 
hosts file is not being recognized and doesn't show up under 'file:Modify 
Hosts file' or 'Internet options'. I tried copying it from my XP machine but 
no luck there. I can open the file with word pad and seems fine on the V7 
machine. 



I remember reading about the 'help file' issue but I didn't save the email 
thread. 



Any ideas would be appreciated. 



Dave 

K4em 

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