[WT-support] Windows 7

[Georgek5kg at aol.com]

Thanks for the input, Bob.  I don't plan to use the computer's sound  card, 
so I should be ok.
 
QSL on the anti virus learning curve.  I probably will use AVG  Free.
 
Now to find the right laptop at the right price.
 
73, George.
 
George  Wagner, K5KG
Sarasota, FL 
941-400-1960 cell  

 
In a message dated 10/5/2010 9:36:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
n6tv at arrl.net writes:

No  problems running WT4 on Windows 7/32 bit.  The biggest hassle is that 
you  may not be able to use the Windows sound card any more as a voice keyer 
(with  your mic. plugged into the PC rather than into the radio).  
Apparently  Microsoft eliminated the "monitor" feature that used to be in Windows, so 
that  whatever you said into the microphone could get echoed back out on 
the speaker  output.  Has anyone figured out how to make it work on Windows  7?

If you have don't plan on using the internal Win-Test DVK with your  
computer's sound card, you should be OK.  You might also be OK if you  pre-record 
all messages, then move the mic. to the radio.  But you won't  be able to 
press Shift-F1 in the middle of a contest to quickly change DVK  messages.

The other main issue seems to be that with some "modern"  AntiVirus / 
Firewall software, it seems to takes a while for the "Auto  Protect" feature of 
these programs to figure out that Win-Test is safe.   I've seen Win-Test 
start up really slowly after I install a new  version, then after you do that a 
few times, it runs quite normally (until you  upgrade to the next release, 
when the "learning" process seems to start all  over again).

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 5:33 PM, <_Georgek5kg at aol.com_ 
(mailto:Georgek5kg at aol.com) > wrote:


Is there any problem running WT in Windows 7?  I am going to buy a  new 
laptop, and will go for a Win 7 machine if I can run WT on it ok.
 
Any input will be appreciated.
 
73, George
 
George Wagner, K5KG
Sarasota, FL  
941-400-1960  cell







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