Was this an "upgrade" installed version of Win7 versus a fresh install by any chance?
Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Jack <[email protected]> wrote: > In DXbase 2007, the code expects that refdata.mdb is located in the same > folder as the program executable. It expects that the refdata.mdb has full > read/write permission. If the refdata.mdb was copied from a backup CD, > there is a chance the file properties are set to readonly which would be a > problem and require that the user modify properties for read/write. It > expects that it is the correct version of refdata.mdb for the version of > the > program being run... in other words, the refdata.mdb is not a copy from > some > other version of DXbase. > > The only place that the C:\Program Files\Scientific Solutions\DXbase 2007 > path is coded is in the installation process and it is the default path > unless the user changes to something else. There is nothing in DXbase 2007 > itself that has the path hard coded. I'm betting that Win7 didn't like > everything about the installation process or some such thing... But in any > case, the solution to the issue originally reported will come from figuring > out how to set permissions on the DXbase files so that Win7 allows them to > be opened without the prompts.. I don't think there is anything in DXbase > itself that is going to solve this one. > > Regards > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Dougherty" <[email protected]> > To: "'Jack'" <[email protected]>; "'Mark O'Brien'" > <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:05 PM > Subject: RE: [Dxbase] New Win7/32 user problems > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm still working with Mark here on this issue. I checked his old and new > > computers and my own system, and there's nothing in any of our > > DXBase2007.ini files that references the refdata.mdb file anywhere. This > > is > > the [Dir] section of his new installation under Win7 (mine is simiar): > > > > [Dir] > > CDDRIVE=C > > CDTYPE=1 > > PGMPATH=C:\DXbase 2007 > > SOUNDPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Omsounds > > CDPATH= > > DATAPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\K2AX.mdb > > ORDERPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Default.co > > PQSOPATH=C:\DXbase 2007\Pqsodflt.co > > PQPROMPT=0 > > AUTOCD=1 > > MGRCDTYPE=0 > > CDON=0 > > BUPATH=C:\beta2007\ > > > > ----------------------------------- > > > > Regards, > > > > Peter, > > W2IRT > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Jack > > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 4:20 PM > > To: Mark O'Brien; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] New Win7/32 user problems > > > > Mark, > > > > You might try the following... no promises... but maybe.... > > > > 1. Make a copy of your dxb2007.ini file from your Windows folder and > save > > it for safe keeping just in case... > > > > 2. Open the dxb2007.ini file in your Windows folder using notepad and > > look > > for the Directory section of the INI file. See if the entry for > > refdata.mdb > > > > is showing the wrong path as evidenced by the message you are getting... > > if > > so, change the entry to agree with the same path for your QSO database > > path. > > > > I don't know exactly what in the world Windows does in Vista/Win7 OS's, > > but > > somehow it seems that it clones a copy of the mdb file and runs from some > > other location other than where DXbase installs it. Perhaps this will > > help > > but if it screws things up, then just copy the "copy" from step 1 above > > back > > > > so you can get to where you started. > > > > Cheers, > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark O'Brien" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 1:40 PM > > Subject: [Dxbase] New Win7/32 user problems > > > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I'm still having some troubles getting DX Base 2007 to function under > >> Win7/32-bit. I've got Peter, W2IRT to help a bit, and we got as far as > >> setting up the app and moving the databases over, but the problem is > >> launching DX Base now. > >> > >> I have the app installed to C:\DXBase 2007. > >> > >> I can do it one of two ways: > >> 1) Run as administrator and get the UAC prompt every time I go to run > it. > >> Say yes and it runns as normal. > >> 2) Try to start NOT as administrator and it fails. It seems something's > >> hard-coded in there to look for files in C:\Program Files\Scientific > >> Solutions\DX Base 2007. The error I get when I have it set to > >> non-administrator mode is "Couldn't find file 'C:\Program > >> Files\Scientific > >> Solutions\DXbase 2007\refdata.mdb.' > >> > >> What can I do to keep UAC functional on the computer but not have DX > Base > >> nag for it on DX Base startup? > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
