On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Harry Williams <willisw...@msn.com> wrote: > Well I got dx4win to run on the windows 7 machine but I had to copy the > directory from the xp machine and put it in the same directory on win 7 > machine....program files. If I put it under c:\ upon execution of dx4win it > would open a window saying it could not find the log and dx4win ended up > minimized in the task bar. From that point I could not open it.
One way to correct this if I'm not mistaken is to use Windows Explorer to find the log on the new computer in the c:\dx4win\ directory, then double click the log file. DX4WIN should then run and open the log. Now you can shut it down and when restarting it should find the log in the new place. > So whats the > downside of having it installed in program files on win 7 DX4WIN writes files to the same directory where the program is installed (log files, backup files, etc.). This kind of behavior has been deprecated since Windows 2000 or so, but programs have gotten away with ignoring this advice for a long time. Unfortunately, Microsoft now enforces that restriction (since Vista and now Windows 7), causing the files to be invisibly redirected to other parts of the disk. This can cause all kinds of unexpected behavior when Windows loses track of the files it's redirected. When this happens, programs don't work right, files get lost, and so forth. In the absence of a fix to DX4WIN, the best solution is to not install it under Program Files. > and also is there any downside in installing by copying the directory across > and not using the > install process which puts entries in the registry. You can use the installation program to install it wherever you want, then move the license key and log file over from the old machine. That's probably the best way to do it, as the installation program will take care of driver installation and set up file type associations so clicking on a .DXL file will cause it to be opened by DX4WIN. I don't think there's anything else of consequence written to the registry during DX4WIN install, but having those associations set up is helpful. 73, -Rick -- Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA ______________________________________________________________ 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