[LOGic] LOGic locking up

[Bill Lovell]

Rich,

I did that with Logic, no effect. Don't know how to do that for NIST.

73,

Bill


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From: Rich Kelly <richpdc at centurytel.net>
To: "logic at mailman.qth.net" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [LOGic] LOGic locking up

Can't you just make an exception in the firewall for logic or the NIST
update and leave the firewall on?
Rich KB9RNO

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 8:16 PM, Bill Lovell <arsk7jbq at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Dennis,
>
> Since I was the guy who mentioned the NIST connection, herewith an update:
>
> Turning the Firewall off (Windows XP Pro, SP 3), allows LOGic to open
> normally, access NIST and reset the system clock. With the Firewall on, it
> freezes up just at the point where (normally) the time set pop-up would
> appear. Then it persists in using between 95 and 98% of the CPU until I shut
> it down.
>
> Either NIST changed something, or one of the never-ending Windows updates
> did. The program worked fine with this configuration until about a month
> ago.
>
> In any event, it's a simple enough matter to turn the Firewall off, start
> LOGic, then turn the Firewall back on.
>
> TNX and 73,
> Bill. K7JBQ
>
> From: Dennis <dh at hosenose.com>
> To: logic at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 5:29 AM
> Subject: [LOGic] LOGic locking up
>
> Hi Everyone:
>
> I've had about a half-dozen calls about LOGic locking up. Someone
> tracked the problem down to LOGIc's feature where the clock may be set
> to NIST.
>
> Funny thing is, it still works here (Win 7 64-bit).  One time I got a
> FAILED TO SET CLOCK message, but it never locks up.  CPU usage is near
> 50% while it is waiting (dual-core CPU, so this is consistent), but when
> it succeeds or times out, it drops back to 1 or 2%.
>
> You can get back into the program by deleting \LOGIC8\PDA.INI, or better
> yet by modifying PDA.INI and deleting this line
>
> SetClockToNISTOnStartup=Yes
>
> If you want to try to mess with it, try turning off any firewall.  I am
> running the Win 7 firewall, though -- as long as traffic is initiated by
> your computer, it should open the port.
>
> Tnx & 73,
>
> Dennis WN4AZY
>
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