[GreenKeys] Using HAL DSRTTY with Vista

[Ron Ott]

Wow, selectable dual operating systems -- that's an interesting suggestion.  I woke up this morning with the thought that I should install XP and forget about Vista until I am forced to (a suggestion from someone else on Greenkeys who's had some bad Vista experiences). On the other hand, every new laptop I've looked at comes with some sort of Vista OS and it seems inevitable so why shouldn't I be assimilated now by the Borg?

It makes me wonder what in the hell are those guys and gals at Microsoft thinking?  Vista has been great fodder for Apple computer ads, Mr. Nerd versus Mr. With It.  I would be running Apple CPUs if they allowed me to plug in hobby-related cards (like a WinRadio receiver) on their bus like a cheap PC does.

Still thinking.

Ron / W6XY

----- Original Message ----
From: Paul A. Pennington <paulpenn at knology.net>
To: GreenKeys at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 8:27:30 AM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Using HAL DSRTTY with Vista

Ron said:

> ..I need help getting DSRTTY (Windows version) to work with Vista.
> I am getting a COM port error (all COM ports)...

What have you tried so far?  There's a ton of information on the Microsoft 
site and elsewhere about solving compatibility problems.  What does the 
program's author say?

I would recommend a dual boot installation of XP and Vista.  Big hard drives 
are cheap these days.

I bought a cheap Acer notebook a couple of years ago with XP.  I got a free 
upgrade to Vista, so I installed it just to see what it was like.  One of 
the options on the Vista upgrade DVD was to create a new partition for Vista 
and leave the XP.  That worked fine with no problems.  You're presented with 
a text screen at startup allowing you to pick which OS to run.  You can 
configure it to boot either one by default, and set how long it waits at the 
startup screen before going into the default OS.

I never did much with Vista, as I found it hard to navigate, being used to 
XP.

In your situation, going from Vista to XP, it may be more complicated.   I 
believe you must install XP first, then Vista to get the dual boot thing to 
work.

Just a suggestion for a less drastic solution to your problem if you can't 
get the program to work under Vista.

Paul Pennington
Augusta, Georgia


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