[Elecraft] K3EZ Program fails to retain memories on computer

[Andrew Faber]

Julian,
  I had this problem with Vista, but solved it by changing the permission 
level given to programs (I think they call this the UAC level -- something 
like User Account Control).  Unless you reduce the level of security, 
programs are not allowed to write to the Program Files folder.  It shouldn't 
be necessary to run in XP mode, but who knows?
  73, andy, ae6y
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian, G4ILO" <julian.g4ilo at gmail.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3EZ Program fails to retain memories on computer


>
> I don't use the program although I tried it a couple of times but the 
> symtoms
> you are experiencing seem typical of what happens when you install a 
> program
> under Vista or Win 7 in the Program Files folder and the program tries to
> store settings in a file in that folder. The new Windows versions don't
> allow programs to modify anything in Program Files unless installed in XP
> compatibility mode, one reason I'm sticking with XP, because many
> amateur-developed programs are not being updated or their developers don't
> understand the problem because they themselves are using XP. It's a bit 
> mean
> to get snarky about ham programmers who release a program free of charge 
> for
> others to use, just because it doesn't come up to professional satndards.
>
> I have always installed my ham radio software in a folder called C:\Ham,
> which has the fortuitous benefit of falling outside Windows restrictions 
> on
> keeping configuration files in the same folder. Try that with K3_EZ, it
> might help.
>
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