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

To: "Jim McDonald" <jim@n7us.net>, <writelog@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
From: "Bob Gates" <regates@kingwoodcable.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:57:30 -0500
List-post: <mailto:writelog@contesting.com>
I bet it wouldn't.  That's the first thing I tried, and I think Norton found 
something like 150 entries, which still left 100 or so more. :(

73, Bob W7BJ
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jim McDonald
  To: writelog@contesting.com
  Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:58 PM
  Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga


  I bet that running Norton's WinDoctor, which is part of Norton
  Utilities, would clean up the registry.

  Jim N7US

  > -------- Original Message --------
  > Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
  > From: Dave N6NZ <n6nz@n6nz.net>
  > Date: Thu, April 14, 2005 11:03 am
  > To: 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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