[WriteLog] why no XP LPT keying?

[k2qmf at juno.com]

CT for Windows keys the LPT port with no problems
using Windows XP.....
Why can't Writelog do the same thing???????????

Also, CT is free and we have to pay for Writelog.........

Go Figure.   73   K2QMF

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:00:00 -0500 "Stan Staten"
<stan.staten at verizon.net> writes:
> The driver doesn't always work with WL.  I have offered before and I
> offer again to chip in to get the program writers a newerr compiler
> which I assume will let WL do what other programs do - that is not
> require a separate driver and much fiddling around which has not 
> bee
> successful on this computer.
> 
> 73 Stan, N3HS
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike 
> McCarthy,
> W1NR
> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 9:42 PM
> To: KI9A at aol.com; writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] why no XP LPT keying?
> 
> 
> In days of old with DOS (and Windows 95, 98 and ME which are DOS 
> based)
> you could access the parallel port directly.  Windows NT, 2000 and 
> XP
> you can't without a special driver.
> 
> Mike, W1NR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of KI9A at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 7:56 PM
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] why no XP LPT keying?
> 
> 
> Basically, why not? Just curious considering the increasing amount 
> of XP
> users.....
> 
> 73-Chuck KI9A
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