That was it! I found the Driverx.sys file in on older Win2000 system, copied it into my XP c:/windows/system32/drivers/ folder, rebooted and walla - CW from DXBase. I don't know why this driver doesn't get copied over in XP.
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "James C Samuels Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 9:13 AM Subject: Re: [DXBase] clue as to loss of cw > Yes, you seem to be on the right track My system is the same and the XP > event viewer indicates the following error message: > > The DriverX service failed to start due to the following error: > > The system cannot find the file specified. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "DXBase List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 8:01 AM > Subject: [DXBase] clue as to loss of cw > > > > I found a clue as to why I have lost my ability to send cw. > > This is using the Win XP OS and may not relate to your system. > > It seems that my systems (both hamshack computers) have lost DriverX. > > > > If you go to My Computer, Right Click > > Choose Properties > > Choose Hardware > > Choose Device Manager > > Choose View > > Choose Show Hidden devices > > > > You will find under the Non-Plug and Play Drivers > > That DriverX indicates that there is a problem. > > > > It gives you an option to Delete. > > I tried deleting this Driver and reinstalling DXB but it did not replace > > DriverX although it can be still found in the Registry. > > > > So this time I deleted the Registry entry for DriverX and reinstalled DXB. > > > > Of course I did a reboot each time to make sure all registry and > > installation features took effect. > > > > The DriverX Key was reinstalled in the Registry but was not indicated in > the > > Non-Plug and Play Drivers. > > > > > > So does anyone have a clue as to how to get DriverX reinstalled properly? > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Genealogists read backwards... > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Bill H. in Chicagoland > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
