I bet it wouldn't. That's the first thing I tried, and I think Norton found
something like 150 entries, which still left 100 or so more. :(
73, Bob W7BJ
----- Original Message -----
From: Jim McDonald
To: writelog@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
I bet that running Norton's WinDoctor, which is part of Norton
Utilities, would clean up the registry.
Jim N7US
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
> From: Dave N6NZ <n6nz@n6nz.net>
> Date: Thu, April 14, 2005 11:03 am
> To: writelog@contesting.com
>
> So I noticed. I did a quick check with regedit last night just to see how
> many reg entries there were for writelog.... a "pot load" more or
> less. Looks like deleting all those registry entries is a nasty job.
>
> -n6nz
>
> At 01:49 AM 4/14/05 -0500, Bob Gates wrote:
> >When I did it, I manually edited the registry. Suggest you back up the
> >registry before, just in case. Then click Start/Run and type regedit. At
> >the top click Edit/Find. Type in WriteLog and go. After finding each
> >entry and deleting it, hit F3 to continue on to find the next
> >reference. As I recall, there were about 100 entries. :) A couple I
> >wasn't too comfortable about deleting so I left them. Good luck.
> >
> >73, Bob
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: <mailto:n6nz@n6nz.net>Dave N6NZ
> >>To: <mailto:regates@kingwoodcable.com>Bob Gates
> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:47 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Strange and frustrating WinXP LPT CW saga
> >>
> >>Is there anything else that needs to be manually deleted to do a clean
> >>un-install?
> >>
> >>73, Dave N6NZ
> >>
> >>At 01:55 AM 4/13/05 -0500, you wrote:
> >> >Dave-
> >> >
> >> >I had similar problems trying to configure WL. I would reinstall again,
> >> >but this time delete the WL.INI file during the uninstall. It keeps all
> >> >your previous settings if you don't. Good luck and sounds like a fun
> >> project.
> >> >
> >> >73, Bob W7BJ
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>The old logging computer has gotten too crotchety to be trusted... so
> >> I am
> >> >>building up a spiffy new shack computer.
> >> >>
> >> >>I have hit a roadblock on LPT CW keying.
> >> >>
> >> >>The system is a Shuttle with Intel mobo/chipset.
> >> >>OS is XP Home sp1.
> >> >>Writelog is 10.52f
> >> >>Userport 1.0
> >> >>
> >> >>1. Installed Writelog on a fresh install of WinXP, got it talking to
> >> radio.
> >> >>2. Ran Userport, got Writelog to send CW via LPT1. Using old reliable
> >> >>cable from years past.
> >> >>3. Tried to set up audio recording... no go... remembered that I had
not
> >> >>installed the motherboard resources drivers to enable the on-board
audio,
> >> >>so went back and did that.
> >> >>4. Audio recording now working FB.
> >> >>5. CW now fails -- and Writelog only reports finding LPT2. System has
> >> only
> >> >>LPT1. LPT1 and LPT3 greyed out in Writelog.
> >> >>
> >> >>I have made sure that Userport opens entire 0-3ff range.
> >> >>I have tried writelog.ini line:
> >> >> lpt2=378
> >> >>in an attempt to trick writelog into getting to lpt1.
> >> >>I have renamed fport16.exe.
> >> >>
> >> >>The motherboard resource drivers seem to have added some extra
> >> intelligence
> >> >>to the LPT drivers over and above the stock XP lpt drivers that somehow
> >> >>broke how things get reported to writelog. Now, I admit that things
> >> should
> >> >>have been installed in the opposite order. Oh well. I did even go
back
> >> >>and uninstall and re-install Writelog, but there was no change --
> >> although
> >> >>I did not delete the writelog.ini before the reinstall, so perhaps
there
> >> >>was some state left laying around that should have been deleted.
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