[Flexradio] Upgrade my flex computer to Windows 7 / Version o of 7?
Upgrade my flex computer to Windows 7 Is there a particular version of Windows 7 I should buy? When I use a Windows 7 disk to upgrade, will the existing installation of Power SDR and its settings remain? Or do Flex related programs have to be reinstalled? I am currently running XP-Pro on a Dell desktop with Firewire card. It has an Intel quad processor. At the same time I'll upgrade Power SDR to the most current version. For a while I wouild like to continue to use my existing HR Deluxe that provides display of SSTV and Packet. - - Regards, TOM BLACKWELL, PO Box 25403, Dallas, Texas 75225 http://www.n5gar.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Upgrade my flex computer to Windows 7 / Version o of 7?
Hello Tom, Upgrade my flex computer to Windows 7 Is there a particular version of Windows 7 I should buy? When I use a Windows 7 disk to upgrade, will the existing installation of Power SDR and its settings remain? Or do Flex related programs have to be reinstalled? I am currently running XP-Pro on a Dell desktop with Firewire card. It has an Intel quad processor. At the same time I'll upgrade Power SDR to the most current version. For a while I wouild like to continue to use my existing HR Deluxe that provides display of SSTV and Packet. You cannot directly upgrade XP to Windows 7. You can transfer items over and so-on but that is right mess. Best to back up EVERYTHING you want to save then do a clean install of Windows 7, in fact, you can do a side by side install if you have a spare drive so you can boot between XP and 7. Note that 7 comes with XP Mode as a virtual add-on that allows you to run some older programs seamlessly inside Windows 7, not all work but most do. A clean install would be better imho, back up the Flex folders and then copy those over to the new installs drive. HRD will work fine in 7, you can back HRDs settings up and then install again on 7 and restore all your data back to it. There are a few web guides that show this in detail if your none too happy messing about inside hidden folders etc. When happy you can always remove the old XP drive and boot then directly into 7 once everything works. Not a 5 min job but worth it. Oh, Windows 7 Professional is probably the best of the bunch. Ultimate comes with loads you'll probably never need! (is the DELL 64bit? If it is get the 64bit version of 7 - it's way quicker and loves RAM!) 73 Steve ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Upgrade my flex computer to Windows 7 / Version o of 7?
XP-mode will only work with Win 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise. Also, any old 16 bit programs that worked fine in XP will not work in Win 7. Pete, wa2cwa http://www.manualman.com On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 11:03:16 - Steve Walker ste...@bucks.net writes: Hello Tom, Note that 7 comes with XP Mode as a virtual add-on that allows you to run some older programs seamlessly inside Windows 7, not all work but most do. A clean install would be better imho, back up the Flex folders and then copy those over to the new installs drive. HRD will work fine in 7, you can back HRDs settings up and then install again on 7 and restore all your data back to it. There are a few web guides that show this in detail if your none too happy messing about inside hidden folders etc. When happy you can always remove the old XP drive and boot then directly into 7 once everything works. Not a 5 min job but worth it. Oh, Windows 7 Professional is probably the best of the bunch. Ultimate comes with loads you'll probably never need! (is the DELL 64bit? If it is get the 64bit version of 7 - it's way quicker and loves RAM!) 73 Steve ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Upgrade my flex computer to Windows 7
One item. In step #1 do not copy, but EXPORT using the Setup form. This will allow you to put it on a thumb drive for the new PC. All your other assumptions are correct. If you run into any issues bringing up the radio after installing 2.7.2, just open a support ticket with the HelpDesk. Tim Ellison, W4TME Customer Experience Manager FlexRadio Systems™ 4616 W Howard Ln, Suite 1-150 Austin, TX 78728 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223 Email: t...@flexradio.com mailto:t...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flexradio.com logo On 3/5/2014 2:50 PM, Greg Jurrens wrote: Todd: That looks like an appropriate path to take. There are actually a few other files if you use memories: master.xml and memory.xml These are both located at: %appdata%/FlexRadio Systems(Note that this is a symlink that will get you right to YOUR specific file store area.) Good luck 73, Greg - K5GJ On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Todd Stolzberg stol...@att.net wrote: I would like to upgrade the hard drive and also change from XP to Windows 7 in the computer that I use for my Flex 3000. (I am currently using PowerSDR 2.7.2 on the XP machine.) I am comfortable with computer upgrades but I have never installed my 3000 on any other computer, and just to be sure that I don't mess anything up could someone advise if the following steps are correct. 1.. Copy my existing PowerSDR database to a thumb drive. 2.. Change out the hard drive and install and setup Windows 7. 3.. Run the 2.7.2 integrated installer. 4.. Reboot 5.. Connect the Flex 3000 to the computer and then turn it on. 6.. Start PowerSDR. 7.. Import the original database from the thumb drive (I am assuming I can do this since it is from the same version of PowerSDR.) 8.. I am also assuming that the software will detect that the firmware in the radio had been previously upgraded when 2.7.2 was installed on the XP machine. One of my concerns is that I don't want to mess up the firmware in the radio. Also if needed, would I be able to switch out the hard drives and go back to the XP installation and still use the Flex 3000? Thanks in advance for looking at this and for any comments/suggestions. Todd K1OD ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Upgrade my flex computer to Windows 7
I would like to upgrade the hard drive and also change from XP to Windows 7 in the computer that I use for my Flex 3000. (I am currently using PowerSDR 2.7.2 on the XP machine.) I am comfortable with computer upgrades but I have never installed my 3000 on any other computer, and just to be sure that I don't mess anything up could someone advise if the following steps are correct. 1.. Copy my existing PowerSDR database to a thumb drive. 2.. Change out the hard drive and install and setup Windows 7. 3.. Run the 2.7.2 integrated installer. 4.. Reboot 5.. Connect the Flex 3000 to the computer and then turn it on. 6.. Start PowerSDR. 7.. Import the original database from the thumb drive (I am assuming I can do this since it is from the same version of PowerSDR.) 8.. I am also assuming that the software will detect that the firmware in the radio had been previously upgraded when 2.7.2 was installed on the XP machine. One of my concerns is that I don't want to mess up the firmware in the radio. Also if needed, would I be able to switch out the hard drives and go back to the XP installation and still use the Flex 3000? Thanks in advance for looking at this and for any comments/suggestions. Todd K1OD ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Upgrade my flex computer to Windows 7
Todd: That looks like an appropriate path to take. There are actually a few other files if you use memories: master.xml and memory.xml These are both located at: %appdata%/FlexRadio Systems(Note that this is a symlink that will get you right to YOUR specific file store area.) Good luck 73, Greg - K5GJ On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Todd Stolzberg stol...@att.net wrote: I would like to upgrade the hard drive and also change from XP to Windows 7 in the computer that I use for my Flex 3000. (I am currently using PowerSDR 2.7.2 on the XP machine.) I am comfortable with computer upgrades but I have never installed my 3000 on any other computer, and just to be sure that I don't mess anything up could someone advise if the following steps are correct. 1.. Copy my existing PowerSDR database to a thumb drive. 2.. Change out the hard drive and install and setup Windows 7. 3.. Run the 2.7.2 integrated installer. 4.. Reboot 5.. Connect the Flex 3000 to the computer and then turn it on. 6.. Start PowerSDR. 7.. Import the original database from the thumb drive (I am assuming I can do this since it is from the same version of PowerSDR.) 8.. I am also assuming that the software will detect that the firmware in the radio had been previously upgraded when 2.7.2 was installed on the XP machine. One of my concerns is that I don't want to mess up the firmware in the radio. Also if needed, would I be able to switch out the hard drives and go back to the XP installation and still use the Flex 3000? Thanks in advance for looking at this and for any comments/suggestions. Todd K1OD ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- Greg Jurrens - K5GJ VP, Sales and Business Development FlexRadio Systems 4616 W Howard Lane Ste 1-150 Austin, TX 78728 T: 512-535-4713 x203 E: g...@flexradio.com Tune in Excitement (tm) PowerSDR(TM) and SmartSDR(TM) are trademarks of FlexRadio Systems(R) Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
