[Skimmertalk] CwSkimmer 1.8 problems

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Also, to open the task manager, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc, not Ctrl-Alt-Del.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 11:18 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Mark n2qt <n2qt.va at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The CWskimmer is set to run by Administrator when it is invoked. I start
>> it from its file location to avoid using a shortcut
>> that may complicate things.
>>
>
> Is the .ini file marked "Read only"?  Can you manually edit it and save it
> with Notepad?  If not, it's a privileges issue.
>
> It really sounds like you are not signed in with an ID that has
> Administrative privileges, or that CW Skimmer is not running with
> Administrator privileges (though I'm not sure why that would be required).
> Or maybe it *is * running with Adminstrator Privileges, and won't let
> "ordinary" userids (non-Administrators) shut it down.
>
> Are you starting it by double clicking on the .exe file, or by right
> clicking the .exe file and selecting "Run as an administrator"?  Or are you
> opening up command prompt (without adminstrator privileges), and then
> typing CWSkimmer.exe?
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>