Has anyone used the third party application by W4SMT for the W2 watt
meter on Windows 7? I was able to install and run it on XP but the application never appears on Windows 7, it can be seen as a running task in Windows 7 but no way can I ever get it to appear on screen. Roger VK3ADE ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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Thank you Jim and David
I will try again with your suggestions. Roger VK3ADE. On 06/02/2011 14:25, David Fleming wrote: > Hi Roger, > > It sounds like a problem with the preferences file. Try deleting the preferences file "W2Prefs" and restarting the .EXE. > > On Vista and Windows 7, W2Prefs will be located here: > > C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming > > The AppData folder might be hidden on Windows Vista and 7. > > To unhide this folder (and others), open the Folder Options in the Vista Control Panel, and on the “View” tab, change the option to “show hidden files and folders”, and click ok. You should then be able to navigate to the AppData\Roaming folder and delete the W2Prefs file. > > HTH.. > > 73, David, W4SMT > > --- On Sat, 2/5/11, Roger de Valle<[hidden email]> wrote: > >> From: Roger de Valle<[hidden email]> >> Subject: [Elecraft] [W2} Elecraft W2 Interface program (Ver 1.1.4.12) >> To: [hidden email] >> Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011, 10:04 PM >> Has anyone used the third party >> application by W4SMT for the W2 watt >> meter on Windows 7? >> >> I was able to install and run it on XP but the application >> never appears >> on Windows 7, it can be seen as a running task in Windows 7 >> but no way >> can I ever get it to appear on screen. >> >> Roger VK3ADE >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 |
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David
You can download the application from www.remoterig.com. Without a USB key you will not get it going but it will demonstrate the problem. The problem is that the remoterig ports have nothing to connect to until their application is actually running so anyone that polls their virtual ports will simply hang. Probably the best and fastest solution is simply allow your user to select a comport rather than you trying to help by polling for a W2, the remote rig people could also help by modifying their virtual port drivers. I personally think it is more their problem than yours. Best Regards. Roger VK3ADE. On 06/02/2011 15:59, David Fleming wrote: > Roger, thanks for isolating the problem. The app does poll all of the available serial ports during startup; to build a list used for port selection in the setup. > >> this means the ports were capable of operating >> normally. > With the remote rig application. Apparently there is something odd about those virtual ports. Is the remote rig software available somewhere to download. I could try it and see if the problems occurs on my Win 7 machine. > > tnx and 73, > > David, W4SMT > > --- On Sat, 2/5/11, Roger de Valle<[hidden email]> wrote: > >> From: Roger de Valle<[hidden email]> >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [W2} Elecraft W2 Interface program (Ver 1.1.4.12) >> To: [hidden email] >> Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011, 11:39 PM >> David >> >> I just tried starting the remote rig application before >> your >> application, I did not however open any com ports on the >> remote rig >> application, this means the ports were capable of operating >> normally. I >> then started your application and it came up just fine, so >> I now know >> why your application hung. >> >> I assume you application is enumerating the com ports at >> start up and >> possibly trying to open them, it hits the virtual ports and >> hangs, >> >> Regards. >> >> Roger VK3ADE. >> >> On 06/02/2011 14:25, David Fleming wrote: >>> Hi Roger, >>> >>> It sounds like a problem with the preferences file. >> Try deleting the preferences file "W2Prefs" and restarting >> the .EXE. >>> On Vista and Windows 7, W2Prefs will be located here: >>> >>> C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming >>> >>> The AppData folder might be hidden on Windows Vista >> and 7. >>> To unhide this folder (and others), open the Folder >> Options in the Vista Control Panel, and on the “View” >> tab, change the option to “show hidden files and >> folders”, and click ok. You should then be able to >> navigate to the AppData\Roaming folder and delete the >> W2Prefs file. >>> HTH.. >>> >>> 73, David, W4SMT >>> >>> --- On Sat, 2/5/11, Roger de Valle<[hidden email]> >> wrote: >>>> From: Roger de Valle<[hidden email]> >>>> Subject: [Elecraft] [W2} Elecraft W2 Interface >> program (Ver 1.1.4.12) >>>> To: [hidden email] >>>> Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011, 10:04 PM >>>> Has anyone used the third party >>>> application by W4SMT for the W2 watt >>>> meter on Windows 7? >>>> >>>> I was able to install and run it on XP but the >> application >>>> never appears >>>> on Windows 7, it can be seen as a running task in >> Windows 7 >>>> but no way >>>> can I ever get it to appear on screen. >>>> >>>> Roger VK3ADE >>>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >> >> -- >> Genette Pty Ltd >> 0407 320 121 >> 03 5330 3081 >> >> -- Roger de Valle Genette Pty Ltd 03 5330 3081 0407 320 121 ______________________________________________________________ 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 |
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