[WriteLog] Re: CW keying on LPT1 with XP Pro

[k2qmf at juno.com]

I did what you suggested and it does NOT work for me!!!!!!!!

What's Up Doc?????????

K2QMF



On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:56:15 -0800 (PST) ad6e at inreach.com writes:
> I find it amazing that so many continue to have trouble with WL and 
> LPT
> since there has been so much publicity about UserPort.
> 
> I totally agree with Bob N5NJ.
> 
> To re-iterate AGAIN (because obviously some folks need it):
> >
> >>>    To install and use Userport:
> >
> >> > > here's all you need to do:
> >> > >
> >> > > Unzip the Userport.zip file.
> >> > > Copy UserPort.SYS to C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS
> >> > > copy UserPort.exe to your desktop.
> >> > > Double Click UserPort.EXE and click on the start button.
> >> > > You're done!
> >
> 
> After you do that ONCE, you can delete the EXE from your desktop and 
> never
> have to worry about it again... until your disk crashes and you 
> re-install
> Windoze. LPT will work in harmony with Writelog and all other 
> programs.
> You can argue that XP should have been made this way in the first 
> place,
> or Writelog should have been been able to work anyway, but who 
> cares? 
> This is a small price to pay for an imperfect world.
> 
> That said, I handle a lot of technical trouble calls .. so I know 
> that
> undoubtedly there are wierd situations where UserPort may not solve 
> this
> problem. Murphy is alive, well, and hiding in your closet. However, 
> after
> installing Userport on several W2k and XP machines of various 
> manufacture,
> I have yet to find one that didn't work quickly and easily.
> 
> 73, Al  AD6E
> 
> 
> 
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