For those doing an upgrade from Vista to Win7 or (worse) using System Mover from Laplink to migrate from XP to Win7, I have sad news: it just doesn't work and you will end up with many hours of problems like this before you decide to start over, back up everything, format the drive and do a fresh install.
I have already had to do to two machines, that I stupidly ignored advice like that in this email, and went ahead. The main problem with the Vista upgrade is that the registry is subtly messed up with things pointing to the wrong spot or nowhere. The System Mover program from Laplink is so messed up that its a slow form of registry deconstruction. Its like merging registries from two different machines into one and everything is fouled up. Note that in both cases I thought that the upgrades were successful for te first day or so, then things started not working. To summarize: If you want to save yourself a world of pain (I forget what movie that came from), backup your system, format your drive and install win7, unless you bought the upgrade version. In that case, pop the dvd in while you are in your old Os, start the installed and when it reboots and asks for the install location, delete the old partition, create a new one, let win7's installer format it and then reinstall all your programs after win7 is up and running. I know this sounds like a lot of work (and it is) but blame MS, not me. If you have upgraded a Mac system in the p ast 4 years, you never haveto do this type of stuff! 73 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 10:26 AM, Neal Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
