See if you can reboot without the virus program running. If it is in
the startup directory, move it to the screen so you have to start it
manually, then reboot.
Perhaps for the duration of the contest you could temporarily stop
other applications as well, since you don't know for sure what is
causing it. Do a ctrl - alt - del to see what is running and give it
some thought.
Jerry W4UK
At 11:26 AM 5/23/2008, Rick Lindquist wrote:
>Hello, again! Trying to get set up for WPX CW, which will be the first time
>I've used WriteLog in a CW contest. Is there any easy way (ie, that doesn't
>involve buying yet another piece of hardware) to prevent the CW from
>garbling occasionally? I realize this probably has to do with CPU load on my
>PC, which is brand new and running Vista. I've only got WriteLog running in
>the foreground, but I suppose my virus program also is in the loop.
>
>
>
>I'm using a USB-to-serial converter, too, and I read on the reflector
>archives where they can sometimes be the problem. Any suggestions?
>Otherwise, if you hear me send you a garbled exchange this weekend, you'll
>know why.
>
>
>
>Never had any kind of problem like this when I was running CT <grumble,
>grumble>!
>
>
>
>73, Rick, WW3DE (ex-N1RL)
>
>
>
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