Some pointed out a typo below. dx4win.exe should be dx4wupd.exe I think I fixed it everywhere. Sorry about that.
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I've put another test version of the DX4WIN Data Updater on my web > site. I think this version will "update itself" so you don't have to > move any files by hand. The program will still exit after downloading > the .EXE file, then you just restart the program and you should have > the new version. > > I have tested it on Windows XP *only*. I really need someone to test > it on Vista and/or Windows 7 (and any other Windows versions besides > XP). Please follow these instructions exactly. Read them all the way > through once before doing anything: > > > 1. Make sure you are running the current DX4WIN Data Updater version > 4.5. If you are running an *older* data updater (4.4 or earlier), you > can skip steps 2 and 3 below, but *ONLY* if you have not yet updated > to 4.5. > > 2. Download the September 12 release (version 4.4). To test the > change, we need an older version to update. > > http://dx4win.ad1c.us/updater/download/dx4wupd_20110912.zip > > 3. Open that .ZIP file and extract only dx4wupd.exe to your > DX4W###\UPDATE directory, allowing it to over-write the existing file > if one is already there. > > 4. Download the new updater from: > > http://dx4win.ad1c.us/updater/download/dx4wupd_46b_20111207.zip > > 5. Open that .ZIP file and extract only dx4wupd.exe to your DX4W### > directory, allowing it to over-write the existing file if one is > already there. > > 6. Check the file properties on the two files you downloaded and > extracted (right-click on the file, choose Properties): > > DX4W###\UPDATE\dx4wupd.exe should be dated 12 September 2011 > > DX4W###\dx4wupd.exe should be dated 7 December 2011 with a latish-timestamp > > 7. If all looks OK, run the updater program in your DX4W### > directory. You should see this banner: > > DX4WIN Data Updater - Version 4.6b > Jim Reisert, AD1C - 07 December 2011 22:22:27 > > It should ask you if you want to stop and update dx4wupd.exe. > Answer Y(es). If it doesn't ask you, start back at step #1 above. > > 8. Let the update complete. Ignore the message about copying the > file, and simply exit the updater. > > 9. Start the updater again from the same place as #7 above. If the > update successfully updated itself, it will report the last released > version at the top: > > DX4WIN Data Updater - Version 4.5 > Jim Reisert, AD1C - 07 December 2011 03:57:27 > > You should also *not* be prompted to update the updater program again. > > 10. You may find a dx4wupd.~xe file in your DX4W### directory. This > is the old updater that was replaced. You can delete it if you wish, > but you'll get another one the next time you update. I'm pretty sure > the updater can't delete this file itself. > > Please let me know how successful you were. I would like to release > this along with the IOTA update fix. > > Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C > > p.s. I thought this couldn't be done (updating a .EXE file while it > was running), but I discovered a "trick" while browsing for an answer. > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
