Joe, I just received notice of an available security update for Windows XP. My computer is set not to accept automatic updates, so I am safe, but how is JR's log? Around 12Z on a Wednesday seems to be the standard time for MS updates.
Last year this procedure caused an infamous crash at Skype, because so many connected computers cut the link and were reset at the same time. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C > Sent: 14 January 2009 06:44 > To: DX4WIN Reflector > Subject: [Dx4win] Accidental deletion of log? > > About once every month or two, my father W1JR loses his log. > The W1JR.dxl file just disappears from the SAVE directory. > Does anyone else share this experience? > > I have never lost my log in the many years I have used the program. > > The *only* possible cause I can think of is shutting down the > computer before the log has been written from memory cache to > disk. (I leave my computers on all the time, sorry Al Gore.) > It's NOT a slow computer - Core 2 Duo, 2GB of RAM, 7200 RPM > hard drive, etc. > > I'd love to figure out how to prevent this problem, as panic > usually ensues until I can restore the most recent copy of > the log from one of the many backup locations (the log is > backed up at least three ways, not counting the ways DX4WIN > backs things up). > > Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <[email protected]>, > http://www.ad1c.us _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win

