>Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 09:47:32 -0700
>To: "Bob Gates" <regates@kingwoodcable.com>
>From: Dave N6NZ <n6nz@n6nz.net>
>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
>
>Is there anything else that needs to be manually deleted to do a clean
>un-install?
>
>73, Dave N6NZ
>
>At 01:55 AM 4/13/05 -0500, you wrote:
>>Dave-
>>
>>I had similar problems trying to configure WL. I would reinstall again,
>>but this time delete the WL.INI file during the uninstall. It keeps all
>>your previous settings if you don't. Good luck and sounds like a fun project.
>>
>>73, Bob W7BJ
>>
>>>
>>>The old logging computer has gotten too crotchety to be trusted... so I am
>>>building up a spiffy new shack computer.
>>>
>>>I have hit a roadblock on LPT CW keying.
>>>
>>>The system is a Shuttle with Intel mobo/chipset.
>>>OS is XP Home sp1.
>>>Writelog is 10.52f
>>>Userport 1.0
>>>
>>>1. Installed Writelog on a fresh install of WinXP, got it talking to radio.
>>>2. Ran Userport, got Writelog to send CW via LPT1. Using old reliable
>>>cable from years past.
>>>3. Tried to set up audio recording... no go... remembered that I had not
>>>installed the motherboard resources drivers to enable the on-board audio,
>>>so went back and did that.
>>>4. Audio recording now working FB.
>>>5. CW now fails -- and Writelog only reports finding LPT2. System has only
>>>LPT1. LPT1 and LPT3 greyed out in Writelog.
>>>
>>>I have made sure that Userport opens entire 0-3ff range.
>>>I have tried writelog.ini line:
>>> lpt2=378
>>>in an attempt to trick writelog into getting to lpt1.
>>>I have renamed fport16.exe.
>>>
>>>The motherboard resource drivers seem to have added some extra intelligence
>>>to the LPT drivers over and above the stock XP lpt drivers that somehow
>>>broke how things get reported to writelog. Now, I admit that things should
>>>have been installed in the opposite order. Oh well. I did even go back
>>>and uninstall and re-install Writelog, but there was no change -- although
>>>I did not delete the writelog.ini before the reinstall, so perhaps there
>>>was some state left laying around that should have been deleted.
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