[UK-CONTEST] Vista

[David Honey]

Hi Chris,

I have a laptop running Vista and have managed to get HRD, DX Lab and 
other radio software applications working. Some applications seem to 
require that the user account has administrator privileges. For 
example, DXLab requires not only that the user is an administrator 
but that I have to change the desktop shortcut to use 
Runas...administrator. It may even be necessary to create a specific 
user named "Administrator".
If you Google Vista forums you should be able to find the steps. Some 
users even go so far as to disable UAC. I haven't had to that.

The other thing I get are BSODs from time to time. Make sure you have 
Vista SP1 installed. That helped. But I still get them using USB 
serial devices based on the Prolific chip. My laptop had no serial 
ports, and that's becoming increasingly common. I use a USB to 4 
serial port adapter for controlling 2 radios, a rotator, and Winkey. 
But if I use all 4 ports concurrently, there's a good chance of a 
BSOD. MS blames anti-virus software, but I could reproduce the same 
thing with no anti-virus, and 2 different ones installed. Seems 
unlikely. More likely a buggy driver, but I have the latest version 
according to MS.

There are some nice things about Vista - system backup and restore for example.
Good luck,
73 de David M0DHO

At 09:34 2008-11-13, Chris G3SJJ wrote:
>I bought a new desktop computer this week, solely for radio. It has
>Vista!!! No choice it was an offer to students and staff at Nottm Trent
>Uni where my wife works.
>
>So far I have tried to install Logger32, N1MM and VE7CC Cluster, all
>without success.
>
>Logger 32 - I can install the basic program, but it doesn't recognise
>any of the files I transferred from my laptop, ie config, logbook etc.
>even though they are in the correct foler
>
>N1MM - I installed the base version and then upgraded. When I try to run
>it I get an error message saying it has encountered a problem and needs
>to shut down.
>
>VE7CC - Again install the base program OK, doesn't wan to accept an
>upgrade to the latest version and can't get it to connect anyway.
>
>When I was trying to transfer files from my laptop I kept getting a
>message about see Administrator. It has transfered them but doesn't
>recognise them.
>
>Are these normal problems with Vista?
>
>Heeellpp! G3SJJ
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