[WriteLog] Problem with XP service pack2?

[A. J. Cioffi]

Hey guys,

I have been seeing all these posts on the SP2 issue.  I decided to look at
my system, which has SP2 installed.  It happened to me too.  WL did not
function.   Interestingly enough, MMTTY works fine.  I run the MMTTY shell
in WL and if I clicked on the TX on the MMTTY window, the radio keyed up.
But if I tried the F keys, they did not work.  Another interesting point was
that whatever clicking on the TX button on the MMTTY window does, it seems
to jog WL loose to work again, including the F keys.  Keep in mind that a
previous post suggested to remove the com ports out of the ini file.  I just
commented them out and let the ini file rebuild.  Comms were back with the
band plan too.  SO, it stands to suggest that we really have to look at what
SP2 is doing in relationship to how WL functions.  So far it appears that
most folks are complaining about the com ports and F keys.  Not being a
programmer, I have no clue on where to look first; however, its good
information to whom ever does the WL programming.  Just my 2 cents worth.

Tony - N2KI
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:writelog-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Tavan N6XI
> Sent: Monday, 01 November, 2004 21:15
> To: Alan Maenchen
> Cc: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Problem with XP service pack2?
> 
> Sorry about all that, Al. XP SP2 has a very bad rep. My company has
> directed employees not to install SP2. Microsoft announced at the very
> beginning that SP2 would create backward incompatibilities and alerted
> application developers to test their software and change it to fit.
> "Unt you vill enchoy it!" Here is an early article on the subject:
> http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115093,00.asp
> As of September, my IT guys were still saying to avoid it and the
> warning is still up on their info page today. It should never have
> been called a service pack upgrade; it's really a new OS release and
> lots of apps have problems with it.
> 
> You can restore WL by editing writelog.ini. In Machiavellian fashion,
> Writelog stores this little gem in c:\winnt! It's a text file and it's
> not hard to find the references to COMn:. Expect some interactions
> among several parameters, of course - I've not done this particular
> bit of salvage so I can't tell you what to expect. But you can almost
> certainly get back to safety.  If you prefer, you can use
> WlIniEdit.exe, aftermarket freeware that gives you a nifty little GUI
> for editting this config file. Just google around and you'll find it.
> 
> If you can do it, consider deep sixing SP2. I don't know how hard that
> is but visions of disk wiping and starting from an old installation CD
> come to mind. Hopefully it's not that bad.
> 
> GL & 73,
> 
> /Rick N6XI
> 
> On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 21:17:34 -0000, Alan Maenchen
> <ad6e at inreach.com> wrote:
> 
> > Then I installed XP Service Pack 2 a few days later not thinking ...
> >
> > The USB adapter now seems to cause XP Pro to crash big time. Strange,
> > because I've found XP to be pretty stable over the past 3 years that
I've
> > been using it. Obviously SP2 doesn't like the USB device.
> ...
> > I assume this is all because I saved WL with the rig sitting on COM2
> which
> > is no longer there.  I seem to be in a catch 22 situation. How can I
> change
> > the rig back to COM1 so WL doesn't crash?
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