[Elecraft] K3S dead after attempted firmware update - Fixed

[John Stengrevics]

Agree.  Macs don’t have this problem.

John
WA1EAZ

> On Jun 7, 2020, at 4:44 PM, Grant Youngman <ghyoungman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That would be a terrible way to handle updates.  If a user has set specific parameters to meet their needs, Windows should simply leave them alone — unless they no longer exist in the updated version, or their effect/context has changed.  If macOS reset everything to defaults every time there was new version, Apple would find my several Macs in front of the nearest Apple Store,  “kitted out” with a sledge hammer .. :-)
> 
> Grant NQ5T
> 
>> On Jun 7, 2020, at 4:21 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX <rmcgraw at blomand.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Since Microsoft does not know of every piece of software, on every Windows computer in the world, for simplicity, very often a Windows update will set values to DEFAULT values.  Therefore, it is necessary for the user to set certain parameters to their preferred values after an update.    I view that this is no fault of Windows, it is just the way they handle updates.    Unless one is very familiar with the in-depth operation of Windows,  it is wise for anyone to make notes of values, locations and they way one access certain application settings.
>> 
>> 73
>> 
>> Bob, K4TAX
>> 
>> On 6/7/2020 2:48 PM, barry halterman wrote:
>>> This is a classic case of CRE or Cosmic Ray Effect. No reason, just happens.
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 1:51 PM Ian Kahn, NV4C <nv4c.ian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Ray,
>>>> 
>>>> By any chance did your first computer receive any updates from Microsoft
>>>> recently? MS updates are well-known to completely bugger custom
>>>> settings, including COM port settings.
>>>> 
>>>> Just a thought.
>>>> 
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