XP will not relinquish control of any I/O port so TR keying isn't going to
work well if at all. I install a dual boot system and boot into WIN98 to
run TR.
Jon Hamlet, W4ZW
Casey Key Island, Florida
"A little piece of paradise in the Gulf of Mexico"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trlog-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:trlog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of W6SX Hank Garretson
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 12:04 AM
> To: trlog@contesting.com
> Subject: [Trlog] Help Please Windows XP
>
> I have been using TR 6.79 with good success on a Windows 98
> computer. Both Omni VI+ radio interface and CW keying work fine.
>
> I have just put a Windows XP computer in the shack. The
> radio interface works fine, but I can't get CW keying to
> work. I use LPT1 on the 98 computer and the LPT1 on the XP
> computer. I have KEYER RADIO ONE OUTPUT PORT = PARALLEL 1 in
> my .cfg file for both computers. I switched back to the 98
> machine and CW keying still works so the homemade interface
> box still "works." Device Manager for the 98 machine says
> LPT1 is a standard port. Device Manager for the XP machine
> says LPT1 is ECP. LPT1 on the XP machine works fine with a printer.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> 73,
>
> Hank, W6SX
>
> Mammoth Lakes, California
>
>
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