You are running into the Virtual File protection in Vista and Win7, which has developed this devilish scheme to prevent malware from attacking your system. There are techy ways to defeat this but you shouldn't. Try running dxbase as administrator (right-click on it and select Run as Administrator and see if the telnet client works again.
Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER 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 Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 11:38 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Well ive got it working again . I needed the Hosts file in the proper place > and the Telnet Client doesnt do a thing for the program.. > I also had to use the VE7CC telnet connection as my local one here doesnt > want to work? > Strange that it all worked fine yesterday but was a no go this morning and > it was running all night! > Dave N8DC > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 6:16:09 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] try this again... win 7 > > Did that but it still doesnt work ? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 5:56:23 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] try this again... win 7 > > > I think you have to add the telnet client to Window7. It is on your system > you just have to activite it. I am at work so I don't remember exactly how > to do it. > > Joe K0BX > > Stop the insanity! > Please do not add me to any distribution lists (Joke, Stories or Junk) > without my permission. > > --- On Wed, 2/17/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [Dxbase] try this again... win 7 > To: "dxbase" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 4:46 AM > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 4:33:46 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: Help > > > Ok just when I figured WIN 7 was going to work just fine with DxBase ive > ran into a problem. > I cant open the internet window. It tells me the packet com manager failed > ? Well it opens but wont connect. > Also it cant find the hosts file ? Does it need it ?.. The funny thing is > it was running just fine yesterday and I let this computer run all the time > .Today it doesnt work ? > Dave N8DC > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
