Elecraft › [HAM]

Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7

Classic

List

Threaded

6 messages Options

VK1DW

Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7

I am successfully running CW Skimmer in Compatibility mode Windows XP SP 3.
Right click on cwskimmer.exe, select Properties and then under
Compatibility, check the box and select the mode.

Deane
VK1DW
K# #3940

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

Jim Campbell

Re: Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7

I tried installing CW Skimmer on a Win 7 Professional (64-bit) laptop
but was unsuccessful. It popped up a window complaining about being
unable to write to the registry near the end of the install. I got a
similar popup when I tried to run it. If I were to persevere, who knows?
But I didn't.

Jim - W4BQP
K2 #2268

On 8/24/2010 11:59 PM, Deane Walkington wrote:
> I am successfully running CW Skimmer in Compatibility mode Windows XP SP 3.
> Right click on cwskimmer.exe, select Properties and then under
> Compatibility, check the box and select the mode.
>
> Deane
> VK1DW
> K# #3940
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

Nick - VE3EY

Re: Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7

I had the same problem few days back when I tried installing it on a
laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit).

I think the problem was not with CW Skimmer but with OmniRig instead
which comes bundled with Skimmer. At the end of installation it failed
to access two registry keys due to its permissions being too restrictive.

You could use Sysinternal's Process monitor and filter by the name of
the installer utility and "ACCESS DENIED" while running the install of
the OmniRig and it will find two registry keys in question.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

73, Nick
ve3ey

On 8/25/2010 12:29 AM, Jim Campbell wrote:

> I tried installing CW Skimmer on a Win 7 Professional (64-bit) laptop
> but was unsuccessful. It popped up a window complaining about being
> unable to write to the registry near the end of the install. I got a
> similar popup when I tried to run it. If I were to persevere, who knows?
> But I didn't.
>
> Jim - W4BQP
> K2 #2268
>
> On 8/24/2010 11:59 PM, Deane Walkington wrote:
>> I am successfully running CW Skimmer in Compatibility mode Windows XP SP 3.
>> Right click on cwskimmer.exe, select Properties and then under
>> Compatibility, check the box and select the mode.
>>
>> Deane
>> VK1DW
>> K# #3940
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[hidden email]

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

Jim Campbell

Re: Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7

Nick,

I installed CW Skimmer again (as administrator) and got the same errors.
You were correct that it was OmniRig giving the error. In any event it
is now installed.

As an aside, what is OmniRig for?

Thanks and 72,

Jim - W4BQP

On 8/25/2010 7:49 AM, VE3EY wrote:

> I had the same problem few days back when I tried installing it on a
> laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit).
>
> I think the problem was not with CW Skimmer but with OmniRig instead
> which comes bundled with Skimmer. At the end of installation it failed
> to access two registry keys due to its permissions being too restrictive.
>
> You could use Sysinternal's Process monitor and filter by the name of
> the installer utility and "ACCESS DENIED" while running the install of
> the OmniRig and it will find two registry keys in question.
>
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
>
>
> 73, Nick
> ve3ey
>

Steve Ellington

Re: Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7

OmniRig is a program for sharing the radio with more than one program such
as CWskimmer and a logging program. Only a few logging programs have the
capability however. I use LP-Bridge to share CWskimmer, Logger32 and
Powersdr.
The skimmer guy, Alex, has other programs that work with OmniRig.

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Campbell" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7

> Nick,
>
> I installed CW Skimmer again (as administrator) and got the same errors.
> You were correct that it was OmniRig giving the error. In any event it
> is now installed.
>
> As an aside, what is OmniRig for?
>
> Thanks and 72,
>
> Jim - W4BQP
>
> On 8/25/2010 7:49 AM, VE3EY wrote:
>> I had the same problem few days back when I tried installing it on a
>> laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit).
>>
>> I think the problem was not with CW Skimmer but with OmniRig instead
>> which comes bundled with Skimmer. At the end of installation it failed
>> to access two registry keys due to its permissions being too restrictive.
>>
>> You could use Sysinternal's Process monitor and filter by the name of
>> the installer utility and "ACCESS DENIED" while running the install of
>> the OmniRig and it will find two registry keys in question.
>>
>>
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
>>
>>
>> 73, Nick
>> ve3ey
>>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

Pete Smith N4ZR

Re: Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7

Sorry, but this is not correct - Omnirig is a rig-control program that
VE3NEA uses in all situations where it is his software needs to be able
to control a transceiver's frequency. You need other hardware or
software (such as LP-Bridge) to enable more than one program to talk to
your radio's RS-232 port. There is a freeware solution (VSPE by
Eterlogic) that some people have reported to work satisfactorily with
Skimmer and various logging programs. Some Microham interfaces have
hardware/firmware permitting assignment of two virtual serial ports to
each radio - I had an MK2R+ and it seemed to work very well.

73, Pete N4ZR

The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com
The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com,
spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000

On 8/25/2010 5:47 PM, Steve Ellington wrote:

> OmniRig is a program for sharing the radio with more than one program such
> as CWskimmer and a logging program. Only a few logging programs have the
> capability however. I use LP-Bridge to share CWskimmer, Logger32 and
> Powersdr.
> The skimmer guy, Alex, has other programs that work with OmniRig.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Campbell"<[hidden email]>
> To:<[hidden email]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 5:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re CW Skimmer with Windows 7
>
>
>
>> Nick,
>>
>> I installed CW Skimmer again (as administrator) and got the same errors.
>> You were correct that it was OmniRig giving the error. In any event it
>> is now installed.
>>
>> As an aside, what is OmniRig for?
>>
>> Thanks and 72,
>>
>> Jim - W4BQP
>>
>> On 8/25/2010 7:49 AM, VE3EY wrote:
>>
>>> I had the same problem few days back when I tried installing it on a
>>> laptop running Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit).
>>>
>>> I think the problem was not with CW Skimmer but with OmniRig instead
>>> which comes bundled with Skimmer. At the end of installation it failed
>>> to access two registry keys due to its permissions being too restrictive.
>>>
>>> You could use Sysinternal's Process monitor and filter by the name of
>>> the installer utility and "ACCESS DENIED" while running the install of
>>> the OmniRig and it will find two registry keys in question.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>> 73, Nick
>>> ve3ey
>>>
>>>
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Elecraft mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>> Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>>
>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:[hidden email]
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
>
>