Not meaning to be facetious, I really don't see a critical problem with windows 7 and DXB2007.
If you install it outside of the Program Files directory and manually copy the Hosts file to the windows/System32/drivers/etc directory all seems fine here. Is there another issue I am missing? My recommendation for a laptop is to get a factory refurbish unit. I just bought a HP 6735b for my Flex radios from www.compuvest.com for 350 bucks and it's just like brand new. 73 Neal On Friday, August 13, 2010, Peter Dougherty W2IRT <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Crownhaven <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Avoid anything that doesn't have XP on it unless you are a computer >> wizard or like to flog yourself.........I bought a couple of Thnk Pads >> from Overstock.Com at Neal's suggestion. They work great. Price was >> right. >> >> Steve, N4JQQ >> >> On 8/13/2010 6:54 PM, KB2000a wrote: >> > Howdy, >> > >> > Looking for a low end laptop for mobile use, anything to avoid (or >> recommend) relative to DXBase (7 and ready for 10...)? >> > > The answer to your question is that it all depends on your software > requirements. Are you're looking for something for today's needs or are > you're looking down the road. Most anything you get today will be more than > good enough for browsing, e-mail, Office and similar apps. If you need to > run DX Base 2007 in a meaningful way then definitely stick with something > that has XP on it. The downside is that once DXB 2010 is released you'll > have a machine that's essentially obsolete. DXB 2007 is the only reason I'm > staying with XP on my radio system. All other apps will run fine, without > the need to tinker, under Windows 7. > > If you're looking at a longer-term, you'll definitely want Win7/64 bit and > as much RAM as you can throw into the box (or 32-bit and 4 GB). All modern > productivity apps run beautifully under Win 7 and, speaking as someone who > supports Windows for a living, it's a great OS--feature rich, stable and > quite intuitive--despite being different than XP in many ways. The downside > is that DX Base 2007 can be a real bear to get working correctly under > Windows 7 and requires a lot of tinkering. > > Since you're getting a laptop, I assume you'll be using it while traveling. > My experience has been that Win7 plays MUCH better with WiFi connectivity > than XP ever could. To quote the Apple guys, "It Just Works." > > As far as processor/hardware is concerned, I wouldn't worry about specs. > Virtually everything from a name-brand manufacturer will be good. The trick > is finding a machine that's of light-enough weight to schlep around to > wherever you need to transport it. A fully-featured machine with a huge > display may look great for movies, but if it tips the scales over 6 pounds, > it'll be a bear to carry around. > > If you're going to stick with an older machine and XP, I'd strongly suggest > either the T-60 series from Lenovo or even the older T-40 series (which was > made by IBM at the time and is my current laptop--T-40s can be hand for > under $300 used). > > Bottom-line: if it was me, I'd get the best combination of performance, size > and weight I could find and look towards the future--and try to slog through > a DXB 2007 installation. After all, you'll only need it for a few months (I > hope!). > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
