Gary,
I am also running as administrator with no user accounts..
Good luck..it should be fine when you get it straightened out.
73
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@microham-usa.com>
To: "'Gary AL9A'" <al9a@mtaonline.net>; <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL & Vista
>
> Gary,
>
>> I've discovered that Vista puts the files created or edited
>> by the WL Edit sub-bands utility in
>> C:\User\AL9A\Documents\WriteLog\contest. Apparently WL
>> cannot find them in this location.
>
> This is a problem with Vista's "User Account Control" and WriteLog's
> apparent inability to cope with Vista's virtualization. There
> are two things you can do that will make Vista "livable."
>
> 1) use the system administrator account - see this information from
> DXLab Suite: http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/InstallVista
>
> 2) Disable User Account Control
> A) right click on "Computer"
> B) select "Security Center"
> C) select "Other security settings"
> D) turn off "User Account Control"
>
> After disabling User Account control you may be able to log in
> as a normal user and start WriteLog with "run as administrator"
> (right click on WriteLog, select Properties, select the Shortcut
> tab click the "Advanced" button, check "run as administrator",
> click OK). I use the Administrator account and can't check the
> "run as administrator" setting directly.
>
> Another way to limit the "reach" of UAC and Vista virtualization
> is to install WriteLog outside the Program Files directory ...
> I install all my amateur software on a separate partition (disk)
> to keep Vista from limiting where their data files can be
> stored.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary AL9A
>> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 7:09 PM
>> To: Writelog Reflector
>> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL & Vista
>>
>>
>> Thanks to Joe, K0BX, Frank, KL7FH, Wolf, DL6IZ, Ron, N0AT and
>> Craig, K0CF
>> for responding to my plea.
>>
>> My problem with WL under Vista is related to the Band Map.
>> Specifically, I
>> do not get band edges to display, nor do I get any Sub-Band
>> segments to
>> display. The Band Map scrolls with the mouse wheel, posts
>> calls to the map,
>> etc. The only thing I can't seem to get going is the band edges and
>> sub-bands.
>>
>> I've discovered that Vista puts the files created or edited
>> by the WL Edit
>> sub-bands utility in C:\User\AL9A\Documents\WriteLog\contest.
>> Apparently WL
>> cannot find them in this location. I've tried to copy these
>> sub-band files
>> to C:\Program Files\WriteLog\Programs, but WL still doesn't
>> recognize them.
>> In the [BandMap] section of my writelog.ini file there was a
>> line that said
>>
>> BandEdgeFile=USA_Advanced.SubBands
>>
>> which I have edited to
>>
>> BandEdgeFile=USA_Extra.SubBands
>>
>> but WL doesn't seem to recognize this parameter either. I've
>> tried spelling
>> out the full path name for the BandEdgeFile= command, but
>> that doesn't work!
>>
>> Do any of you gentlemen have either the band edges or the
>> sub-bands showing
>> on your Band Map? If so, I would be interested in finding
>> out where the
>> .SubBands files are located on your machines or what is in
>> your writelog.ini
>> files. I would like to get this fixed before the ARRL DX CW
>> Contest in a
>> couple of weeks. Again thanks for the responses.
>>
>> 73,
>> Gary AL9A
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "K0BX" <k0bx@arrl.net>
>> To: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
>> Sent: February 01, 2008 6:39 AM
>> Subject: WL & Vista
>>
>>
>> > Gary, I am using WL under Vista without any problems. The
>> show band edge
>> > works. I so not know about the band limits.
>> >
>> > Joe K0BX
>> >
>> > Gary AL9A wrote:
>> >
>> >>Still looking for anyone running WL under Vista! Surely
>> someone else
>> >>besides me is blazing this trail!
>> >>
>> >>73,
>> >>Gary AL9A
>> >>
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