[ct-user] "writelog" command freezes CTWin

[John WA2GO]

The exact same thing happens to me consistently.
I didn't report it because I figured it was just my old PC being fussy.
Pentium II  166 MHz w/64MB RAM running Windoze 98.

John
WA2GO

>From: "Dennis McAlpine" <vze323tn at verizon.net>
>To: <ct-user at contesting.com>
>Subject: [ct-user] "writelog" command freezes CTWin
>Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 23:00:09 -0500
>
>In CQ WW and ARRL SS CW, I used CTWin V.10/01.010 for logging.  After
>the contest I put "writelog" in the call sign blank, pushed "enter" and
>the various logs parts were prepared.  In both the ARRL 10 meter and
>ARRL 160 meter contests I also used the same program but when I put in
>"writelog" at the end and pushed "enter", the program froze.  I received
>a message from CT,WIN.EXE that the program has encountered a problem and
>must close down and asked if I wanted tos end a message to Microsoft.
>At that point, the program was frozen.  To get out, I had to hit
>ControlAlternateDelete.  It then went to the Windows Task Manger.  I hit
>End Task and got the message "Windows cannot end this program".  I hit
>End Now and End Task again and managed to close the program.
>
>I repeated this process several times and had the same results each
>time. I did enter a number of individual commands, e.g. "Writedup",
>"writesum", etc and the program had no problem executing these commands.
>Same for AltX and AltQ.
>
>I was using the program on Windows XP with SP2 on a Orion.  I was
>connected to Telnet and had the Orion frequency on the program.
>
>Any ideas what is going on and how to fix it?  Thanks
>+
>Dennis McAlpine, K2SX
>Managing Director
>McAlpine Associates LLC
>12 Ridgecrest East
>Scarsdale, NY  10583
>(914)-472-0745
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>dennis.mcalpine at verizon.net
>
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