[WriteLog] [Fwd: Irritating diagnostic]

[Bruce King]

Hi Garry,

 

Sorry to hear that you are still experiencing problems with your
Writelog installation. I'm running 10.73d here under XP and Vista
without any problems. My guess is that your Writelog installation is
corrupted. From your description it looks like Writelog is attempting to
start the subsidiary packet and bandmap processes and can't find them.

 

I's suggest that you retry what you did already. Completely remove
Writelog using the add/remove facility in Control Panel. Then reboot the
PC and reinstall Writelog. But, I would install it in a different
directory. E.g. if you put it originally in say C:/ham/writelog, put it
in C:/test/writelog this time. I would also rename your writelog.ini
file to say writelog_date.ini so that writelog will create a new .ini
file. You will need to do a full install of whatever your last full
install was. Then start writelog and see where you are. If it works, you
can either declare success or remove it and reinstall it where you wish;
and then install the upgrade to 10.73d and retest to confirm it still
works. 

 

Depending on when you last did a full install, you will need your
registration code for the full install as well as the registration code
for the upgrade.

 

If the full install fails, then you will need more help than I can give
you. If the full install works but the upgrade fails, then try
downloading a new copy of the upgrade.

 

GL and let me know how you make out with it.

 

73 Bruce W1CSM

 

Message: 1

Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:11:22 -0800

From: Garry Shapiro <garry at ni6t.com>

Subject: 

To: Writelog reflector <writelog at contesting.com>

Message-ID: <4AF393DA.7040501 at ni6t.com>

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I am surprised not to have received any help re the problem described
below, first reported here 11/1 and then again on 11/3. I cannot be the
first person to report this problem with "OLE animation
objects"---whatever the h--l they are.

 

I am now finding that the problem appears even after I reinstall 10.73d.

 

Given that reality, I overwrote 10.73d with the prior version in use
here, 10.69d and the problem does not appear to show up--at least it has
not so far.

 

So I must conclude there is something wrong with 10.73d or with its
interaction with my registry or with XP Pro.

 

I sent this on Sunday and have received no responses. I would appreciate
some help.

 

Ever since I installed update version 10.73d, opening WL to start a new
contest log brings up the following after selection of the contest

 

  * Can't create packet OLE animation object

  * Can't create bandmap OLE animation object

 

Then, if the packet window is invoked, there again appears

 

  * Can't create packet OLE animation object

 

If 10.73d is reinstalled, this does not happen---until the next contest
is set up.

 

What is going on here and how do I fix it?

 

I'm preparing for SS and it would be good to be rid of this nuisance.

 

Garry, NI6T

 

 

 

I did receive a reply re this one.

 

Also, when I close WL, the packet window refuses to go away! I am sure
this is a related issue.

 

Garry