[Fourlanders] URGENT...Writelog problem discovered

Mon Jan 6 11:48:59 EST 2014

Ron, I agree; we can discuss migrating to a different OS when we all have
time to talk it through. It will not be an easy transition, as people still
are making investments in computers that are based on XP, but the good part
about this is that it doesn't have to be a none or all proposition. We can
have a mixed OS environment so long as WriteLog works correctly on each
platform. Communications between computers and the server is abstracted via
IP.

My point, which perhaps I never got to <grin>, is that there are copious
references to Win7 in the WL documentation. The developers are moving
ahead, and I wouldn't count on long-term support to fix XP-based bugs.

Kos

On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Ron Rogers <ww8rr at charter.net> wrote:

>   I propose discussions about moving to a different platform should be
> reserved for when we are all together in a few weeks at contest so we can
> discuss the pros and cons…..the 1 con being the immense expense of doing
> that.
>
>
>
> Otherwise we will have our mailboxes filled with long threads about this.
>
>
>
> That was not the intent of my first e-mail. I am testing today to see if a
> re-install of WL will correct the situation.
>
>
>
> *Ron*
>
> *WW8RR*
>   ------------------------------
>
> *From:* John Kludt [mailto:johnnykludt at earthlink.net]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 06, 2014 10:48 AM
> *To:* Kos; Ron Rogers
> *Cc:* Fourlanders
> *Subject:* Re: [Fourlanders] URGENT...Writelog problem discovered
>
>
>
> Kos,
>
> I have a copy of WL 11.11 loaded on a dual boot machine with Windows 7 32
> bit.  I will give it a try.  I have a couple of Win7 64 bit machines as
> well so I can test that environment as well.  That does bring up a
> question:  when Fourlanders moves to Win 7 and I agree we should, are we
> going to 32 bit or 64 bit or do we not really care?
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kos
> Sent: Jan 6, 2014 9:49 AM
> To: Ron Rogers
> Cc: Fourlanders
> Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] URGENT...Writelog problem discovered
>
> This was the behavior I was experiencing with WriteLog 10.x in June but
> NOT in September with 11.11. In both cases I had the latest XP updates
> installed.I will re-test the setup tonight to confirm that I can still
> record WAV files.
>
> I am also going to load WL on Win 7 on another system and test that as
> well. I hammered the hell out of my computer this weekend on the RTTY
> roundup on my XP computer, and quite frankly there were times where it was
> exhibiting latency between talking to the radio, decoding signals, and
> automatic logging of QSOs. Time for a 64-bit OS on a i3 or i5 processor
> with lots of RAM. I expect to have this in place for the June contest
> provided I can successfully test WL, the WSJT suite, and successfully
> configure the external soundcard I use.
>
> XP has had a great run, but I think it's time to move on. The WL
> documentation copiously references Win 7, and presumably future development
> and enhances will be be in that direction rather than on perpetually fixing
> bugs for an OS that will no longer be supported.
>
>
>
> Kos
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 5, 2014 at 7:55 PM, Ron Rogers <ww8rr at charter.net> wrote:
>
> To all W4NH band captains and users of Writelog >>
>
>
>
> An anomaly was discovered late last night and confirmed today during
> station setup at W4ZST’s house. It appears to be linked to a recent (not
> identified yet) MicroSoft update and NOT an issue caused by any particular
> version of WL. However, it DOES appear to affect ALL versions of Writelog
> we have used….including V11.11.
>
>
>
> IF YOU HAVE NOT ALLOWED YOUR WRITELOG  PC TO PERFORM A MS UPDATE WITHIN
> THE PAST MONTH, DISABLE ALL FURTHER UPDATES IMMEDIATELY UNTIL WE HAVE MORE
> INFO ON THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM !
>
>
>
> *Failure mode > Recording .wav files *
>
>
>
> *Writelog appears to function normally except when attempting to record a
> new .wav file now. WL will play previously recorded and saved .wav files as
> normal. But when a new .wav file is recorded the mic is muted during record
> even though a .wav file is stored in the proper folder.  *
>
>
>
> It was confirmed during multiple experimentation and debug today that this
> is NOT an issue with .wav file playback or recorded .wav files being stored
> in different folder locations (as we have experienced in the past during
> simple WL version upgrades)
>
>
>
> To confirm, a suspect recorded file was copied to another PC and Windows
> media player was used to confirm it contained no digital voice. Then a
> known good file was transferred from a functioning WL machine, and placed
> in the WL  .wav file folder of the machine in question. That .wav file
> played normally when F2 was pressed. So playback set up is fine.
>
>
>
> All audio setup screens, soundcard parameters, and various audio mixer
> screens of BOTH Windows XP and Writelog have been explored with no success.
> The only hint visibly seen is a window within the WL audio mixer screen
> that shows the mic being muted. Un-Checking the Mute box lasts only until a
> Shift-F2 is performed to record a message. At that point, the mic appears
> to go muted again !!
>
>
>
> This has now been observed on 3 different WL computers recently allowed to
> do a MS update, including a computer running WL 10.65 used successfully for
> the past 7 W4NH VHF contests. It too, is now “broken” !
>
>
>
> Even when a computer is “rolled back” to a previous version of Windows XP
> the situation is not corrected. It just appears that some recent MS update
> has modified something in a WL initialization file.
>
>
>
> My next step the next few days is to uninstall my WL 11.11, allow the PC
> to receive all MS updates once again, then attempt to re-install WL V 11.11
> to see if the problem is corrected.
>
>
>
> This particular PC was the one that I began with back in Oct. with a fresh
> hard drive, fresh install of XP, and full install of WL V 11.11. The box
> has been running flawlessly and everything in WL installed cleanly and
> worked well…..until last night when doing a final test before contest in 2
> weeks.
>
>
>
> Stay tuned for more updates !
>
>
>
>
>
> *Ron*
>
> *WW8RR*
>
>
>
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