George, I am not sure what you finally decided to do about trying to copy files from your old machine to the new one, but if you went that route, this is most likely the trouble. The only reliable way to accomplish the installation is to do the following:
1. Unzip the dxbase 2007 installation zip file that you would have downloaded from the web. 2. Turn off all antivirus and other running programs. 3. Make sure you have administrator rights as the user on your computer 4. Run setup.exe following the installation prompts. 5. Reboot machine after installation 6. Apply your registration by double clicking the .reg filename 6. Run DXbase and set user options. Unlike the old MSDOS days, you cannot simply zip up files in the DXbase folder on the old machine and then unzip them onto the new machine. There are many files installed by DXbase into folders other than the DXbase folder and there are numerous entries made to your computer's registry during the installation process. Since it wasn't clear how you went about the installation, I am not sure exactly what you may have done... So hope this helps. Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Harlem W1EBI" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:13 AM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Downloading DXb2007 from Joe WA6AXE's website > OK, I'm trying to install DXbase 2007 on a new laptop, running XP Pro SP3 > (same as this laptop). I have the 2007 zip file and my 2007 registration > file. I unzipped the program files. When I try to launch the program, I > get the DXbase 2007 title window underneath this error window: > > "An installation support file could not be installed. > No mapping between account names and security ID's was done." > > Neal, Joe--any idea why this isn't working? > > George W1EBI > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Joe Glockner > Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Dxbase] Downloading DXb2007 from Joe WA6AXE's website > > > To all DXbase2007 users, > > For those DXbase2007 users, who ALREADY have their > "2007 Registration file" -- I have placed a LINK > on my Ham Radio website - for the ZIP file that has > been on my website since Dxbase2007 was available. > > The LINK to the website is: > > http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/selection.html > > The VERY TOP LINK is the one for the BIG ZIP file > that contains the DXbase2007 files. > > Again - this is ONLY useful to anyone who has NOT > made a COPY of the original DXbase2007 program file > -- and -- you already have your 2007 Registration File. > > This permanent LINK, at my own website, > will augment what Ron N5IN's email state a few minutes ago. > > PSE use this opportunity to MAKE a copy of the 2007 program > for your peace-of-mind!! > > 73 Joe wa6axe > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows LiveT SkyDriveT: Store, access, and share your photos. See how. > http://windowslive.com/Online/SkyDrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_SD_photos_072009 > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
