[PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software

Fri, 26 Apr 2002 02:41:01 -0500

 From what I can gather, it's free and bundled with the radio.  It may 
be a commercial software package, but Icom has purchased the distribuing 
rights(?).  What a pain in the butt, huh.

Harry

A10382 wrote:

> Harry,
> 
> Is the 'Radiocomm' s/w free - like shareware ?
> 
> or is ICOM-UK eating the cost to keep you happy ??
> 
> 73
> Frank
> 
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry Flaxman" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software
> 
> 
> 
>>Just a note....Icom UK is offering Radiocomm software with their
>>PCR-1000's which works with all OS's including XP and 2000 with their
>>PC-1000's.  I wrote them a threatening note to return my unit and filter
>>if they didn't supply this software to us, or to me as well.
>>
>>Harry
>>
>>
>>A10382 wrote:
>>
>> > It's set, in ICOM's .ini file, by default to:
>> >
>> >         TOOLBARSHOW=1
>> >
>> > Change it to:
>> >
>> >         TOOLBARSHOW=0
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > <<---  END OF MESSAGE --->>
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Jeffrey P. Bakke" <[email protected]>
>> > To: <[email protected]>
>> > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 3:53 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>A while back someone posted the answer to the NT/2000/XP problems
>>with the
>> >>original ICOM PCR-1000 software.
>> >>
>> >>What you need to do is install the software and then before running it,
>> >>there is a .INI file in the install directory, somewhere in that INI
>>
> file
> 
>> >>there is an entry something like (I don't have it in front of me)
>> >>"toolbar=1" or something.  This is the icon toolbar that shows up in
>>
> the
> 
>> >>software.  Set this to '0' and the toolbar will be removed, but it will
>> >>allow the software to work correctly under Windows NT/2000/XP.  I have
>>
> it
> 
>> >>running fine on my Windows XP laptop with the DSP unit installed and
>> >>working.
>> >>
>> >>-Jeff Bakke
>> >>KC2IHZ
>> >>[email protected]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message -----
>> >>From: "Harry Flaxman" <[email protected]>
>> >>To: "PCR-1000 Mail List" <[email protected]>
>> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:14 PM
>> >>Subject: [PCR-1000] Win XP and Icom Software
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>Has anyone out there been able to use the Icom software, with the
>> >>>PCR-1000, with a UT-106 installed under Win XP?  I have posted on
>> >>>several newsgroups only to find one other person who is having the
>>
> same
> 
>> >>>problem.  I can get Scancat Gold to work, but not the original Icom
>> >>>software.  Without the UT-106 installed, the software works fine, but
>> >>>with the filter in, it bombs out when it is trying to bring up the
>> >>>filter knobs display segment.....and it looks like it's bombing on a
>> >>>display DLL within the OS.  I have tried 95 and 98 compatibility
>>
> modes,
> 
>> >>>to no avail.
>> >>>
>> >>>Thanks for any feedback!
>> >>>
>> >>>Harry
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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