Re: [Dx4win] transfer from Xp to W7

2017-04-12 Thread David Gould
Thanks to Jim and others for the help. I have now installed V7 on my second hard drive, by copying the complete folder, where it opened OK except for the file that is needed for using the LPT port (which I don't need). I had noticed that my install of V8 is in C:\ so I was going to ask

Re: [Dx4win] transfer from Xp to W7

2017-04-12 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 4:40 AM, David Gould G3UEG wrote: > In W7 there are two folders.. Program Files and Program Files (x86) which > folder do I use? Do not use *either* for DX4WIN. Windows 7 and beyond place much more stringent protections on these directories. You may find that you will

Re: [Dx4win] transfer from Xp to W7

2017-04-12 Thread John, K9EL
12, 2017 5:41 AM To: DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] transfer from Xp to W7 As a short term measure I want to transfer my DX4WIN V7 from my Xp machine to a W7 machine. (I will then do the upgrade to V8 a little later) I think I have seen that I can just copy the whole folder from one

[Dx4win] transfer from Xp to W7

2017-04-12 Thread David Gould
As a short term measure I want to transfer my DX4WIN V7 from my Xp machine to a W7 machine. (I will then do the upgrade to V8 a little later) I think I have seen that I can just copy the whole folder from one machine to the other, is this correct or does it not apply if changing from Xp to