[WT-support] Win-Test Install ?

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Also look in C:\Users\*your-login-id*\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program
Files (x86)

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 4:56 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Geoffrey Burns <ne3k at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I recently had to re-install my computer after a crash. I messed
>> something up somehow, and cannot get Win-Test to re-install properly.
>>
>> Where (besides (Program Files) do I need to look to wipe all traces of
>> the program from my computer? I tried to un-install it through Windows
>> Control Panel, but it still just locks up before allowing me to load a
>> contest or start a new one when I run it.
>>
>
> A solid hang at start-up with no message at all, not even a blank screen,
> is very unusual.
>
> To prevent Win-Test from automatically loading a file, run it from a
> command prompt:
>
> Start, Run, cmd.exe
> cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Win-Test"
> wt -n
>
> But first, be sure wt.exe is not already running. Open the Windows Task
> Manager (shortcut:  Ctrl-Shift-Esc).  Click on "Image name" (click on the
> column title) to sort by name.  Locate wt.exe.  There could be several
> copies running at the same time.  Right click on each, left click on End
> Process Tree.
>
> Then see if Win-Test will start normally.  If not, kill the wt.exe task
> again (as described previously), and uninstall should succeed.
>
> Win-Test is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Win-Test\  (on Windows 64
> systems).
>
> Configuration files are stored in C:\ProgramData\Win-Test or C:\User\
> *your-login-id*\Appdata\Roaming\Win-Test.
>
> These folders may be hidden by default.  To view them, change Windows so
> that you can see hidden files and folders, and also view full file names
> complete with extensions (.wt4, .exe, etc.). Please read this section
> <http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Check_Partial_and_Np1_Files#Viewing_hidden_files_and_folders>
> of the online documentation (Wiki) for step-by-step instructions explaining
> how to make folders and full file names visible on Windows.
>
> When you re-install Win-Test, be sure to right click on the installer and
> select  "Run as Administrator", even if you are signed in with an
> Administrator ID.
>
> Finally, after installing Win-Test, before you run it, right click on the
> Win-Test icon, Properties, Compatibility, check "Run this program as an
> administrator", and click OK.
>
> Win-Test will probably start in demo mode.  You will have to paste your
> old registration key into the Help | Register Software page.  If that
> doesn't work, following the instructions for obtaining a registration key:
>
> http://bit.ly/registerwt
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
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