[WriteLog] New user with problems

[Alan Jubb - 5B4AHJ]

Hi again

A couple of people have told me that they have experienced the same problem, 
and that it seems to be PC-specific. The suggested solution is to use 
DirectIO rather than UserPort.

Before I installed UserPort, I created a system restore point. I have now 
rolled back to that point, and WL is now running again.

I have installed an evaluation copy of Direct IO. I have set the active I/O 
port to 378-37F. I have set the security settings to allow WL32.EXE access 
to the DirectIO driver. I have verified that the driver is running using NET 
START.

When I go to WL's PORT SETUP menu, LPT1 (and other LPTs) are still greyed 
out.
Can anyone suggest what else I have to do to get access to LPT1 for keying?

Thanks
Alan Jubb 5B4AHJ - P3J

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Jubb - 5B4AHJ" <g3pmr at shacklog.co.uk>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] New user with problems


> Hi
> I have recently purchased WL for contest use, having heard/read so many 
> good things about it.
>
> I am in the process of familiarising mysef with the prog, and setting it 
> up in preparation for CQWWCW. However I have run into a major problem and 
> wonder if someone could suggest a way forward.
>
> I want to send CW from LPT1. I am running WL under Win XP Home Edition 
> with SP2.
> I have run UserPort with the address range 378-37F. (I removed the default 
> address ranges).
> I then started WL and went to SETUP=>PORTS.
> Sure enough LPT1 was now enabled (so was LPT2 - don't understand why).
> I selected LPT1 as the CW port, and also PCGENERATES.
> I then clicked OK and got the following error:
>
> "WRITELOG MFC Application has encountered a problem and needs to close." 
> WL closed but left the band map running.
>
> Now, when I try to start WL I get the same error message, so I can't run 
> WL at all. Any suggestions?
>
> 73
> Alan 5B4AHJ -P3J
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