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Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
From: Dave N6NZ <n6nz@n6nz.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:03:18 -0700
List-post: <mailto:writelog@contesting.com>
So I noticed.  I did a quick check with regedit last night just to see how 
many reg entries there were for writelog.... a "pot load" more or 
less.  Looks like deleting all those registry entries is a nasty job.

-n6nz

At 01:49 AM 4/14/05 -0500, Bob Gates wrote:
>When I did it, I manually edited the registry.  Suggest you back up the 
>registry before, just in case.  Then click Start/Run and type regedit.  At 
>the top click Edit/Find.  Type in WriteLog and go.  After finding each 
>entry and deleting it, hit F3 to continue on to find the next 
>reference.  As I recall, there were about 100 entries. :)  A couple I 
>wasn't too comfortable about deleting so I left them.  Good luck.
>
>73, Bob
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <mailto:n6nz@n6nz.net>Dave N6NZ
>>To: <mailto:regates@kingwoodcable.com>Bob Gates
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:47 AM
>>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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