In ham radio applications (non multi-media apps) I'll take W2K over XP any day.... In fact after just running M/w in the WPX test I have decided to reformat my XP machine and load W2K as it provides a more stable networking platform.
Now I repeat that these two machines are used exclusively for networked Contest logging machines and not day-to-day computing for which I do use XP. Paul VE3SY > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:dxbase- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Bonner > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:22 PM > To: 'crownhaven' > Cc: 'DXBase List' > Subject: RE: [Dxbase] Winhelp32.exe for Vista now available > > Steve, > > Well if you are still on win 2000 you missed a fantastic product "XP" over > the last 5 years that made 2000 look like a boat anchor. Vista is doing > just fine, they are based around ONLINE HELPS now and not help files. > > That's old technology. > > Catch the wave or float out to sea my friend. > > BOB DD > > -----Original Message----- > From: crownhaven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: 'John Pelham'; 'DXBase List' > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Winhelp32.exe for Vista now available > > Just curious.....why would anyone want to flog themselves with another > Microsoft product that we all know is shot full of holes and will take > years to stabilize???? Serious question. I am still running Windows > 2000 and it is rock solid. I just don't understand what Vista does for > you unless your hobby is computing. > > Steve, N4JQQ > > Robert Bonner wrote: > > >I loaded that help thing too and mine does exactly the same thing. I'm > on > >Vista 64 > > > >BOB DD > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >On Behalf Of John Pelham > >Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:30 PM > >To: DXBase List > >Subject: [Dxbase] Winhelp32.exe for Vista now available > > > >A few weeks ago us Vista "beta testers" were lamenting the fact that we > >couldn't read the DXbase help topics using the Vista OS. MS has released > >Winhelp32.exe for Vista which will run .hlp files such as those used by > >DXbase. > > > >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6ebcfad9-d3f5- > 4365 > - > >8070-334cd175d4bb&displaylang=en > > > >or > > > >http://tinyurl.com/yvstvw > > > >Although, on my system, there's still a bit of a problem: When I choose > a > >help topic I get an error message "there was a problem running the > macro." > >The help topic displays, but I can't get back to the list of topics; > i.e., > I > >can navigate within a topic using the << and >> buttons, but to view > another > >topic I have to start over from the DXbase app with Help | Help Topics > and > >choose another one. > > > >Better than nothing, though. > > > >73, W1JA > > > > > >______________________________________________________________ > >Dxbase mailing list > >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________________ > >Dxbase mailing list > >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected]
