[CQ-Contest] Installing N1MM Logger

[Pete Smith]

I have only been helping with user support in N1MM Logger for about a year 
now, but this is the first time that I have seen this complaint about the 
installation routine (which was written by Microsoft).  Maybe that's an 
indication that most of our users stop to think about the logic of the 
situation, and figure out what they should do, despite Mr. Gates.

We do realize that the current installation procedure is unduly complex and 
occasionally causes some problems (in other areas).  As K1TTT said, 
entirely new (non-Microsoft) installations are in the works for both the 
base program and upgrades, and will be ready for release soon.

Another point - when Eric's complaint about installing the software 
arrived, it was accompanied by a strongly worded "suggestion" that N1MM 
Logger be significantly revised to support his notion of totally-automated 
SSB contesting.  MM already supports voicing of serial numbers and 
callsigns, and his is the only request that we have received to go beyond 
that.  I don't speak for N1MM on this, but I think there are a number of 
much more worthwhile enhancements in the works, and I do not believe that 
it would be in the interest of our user community to displace those 
projects in favor of this one.

73, Pete Smith N4ZR



K6VVA wrote:

>BEWARE!!!
>
>  From personal experience circa 7/16/05, the N1MM Installation Procedures
>are whacked-out vs. reality on an XP machine, and results in unnecessary
>CONFUSION to those like myself who have experienced that taking "logical"
>steps when faced with 180 degree out-of-sync instructions, can possibly
>result in having to reinstall a bunch of other software to get back the
>correct, current version of certain files ;-(
>
>I reported this snafu to the N1MM folks directly on 7/16/05, and asked for
>clarification.  No response to date (7/24/05), and the N1MM install file(s)
>remain in a dormant status in my downloads sub-directory.