[WT-support] Followup - Fraunhofer Codec in Windows 8.1

Fri Jun 5 12:06:11 CEST 2015

Hi guys,

I am trying to install this Fraunhofer CODEC under win7 and I am not able
to run it.

Once I run the chortkeh-fix-mp3-codec.cmd file I get always this error
message:
Registry manipulation error occurred.

and yes I run it as administrator...

any ideas how to get it ok?

using win7 pro 64 bits (French version)

73's Filipe Lopes
CT1ILT - CR6K
F4VPX - TM3M

2015-06-02 22:48 GMT+02:00 Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>:

> Very good; thanks Ken!
>
> Is there anything that doesn't work on Windows 10?
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
> On Jun 2, 2015 1:23 PM, "Ken K6MR" <k6mr at outlook.com> wrote:
>
>>  Well this is not a long term test, but the the patch works, Win-Test
>> runs, and recording seems to work. I let it run for 5 minutes and it
>> captured both channels/radios ok. Configuration shows it's using the
>> Fraunhofer Codec.
>>
>> (original message bounced due to size: removed the graphic).
>>
>> Win10 build 10130
>>
>> Ken K6MR
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 12:27:21 -0700
>> From: n6tv at arrl.net
>> To: support at win-test.com
>> Subject: Re: [WT-support] Followup - Fraunhofer Codec in Windows 8.1
>>
>> Very good, thanks Scott.
>>
>> I am now being prompted to upgrade to Windows 10.
>>
>> I would love to know if Win-Test, the Chortkeh fix, and the Fraunhofer
>> CODEC continue to work OK on Windows 10.
>>
>> Who will be the first to give it a try and post the results here? :-)
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob, N6TV
>> On Jun 2, 2015 12:15 PM, "K0DQ" <k0dq at analog.org> wrote:
>>
>> In April, I asked the if anyone was using the Fraunhofer CODEC with
>> Windows 8.1 but received no response.  Given the recent discussion re
>> recording and CQWW rules on other reflectors, I thought the following
>> results might be of general interest.
>>
>>
>>
>> Using N6TV’s guidance, I have now installed the Fraunhofer CODEC on both
>> Win 7 (32 and 64 bit) and Win 8.1 (64 bit) computers using the Chortkeh fix
>> command file (below).   It takes less than a minute if you don’t do the
>> registry backup.
>>
>>
>>
>> Results:
>> 1.        It installed easily and works great in the WT recording mode.
>> 2.       Unlike the LAME CODEC, Fraunhofer seems to be much more
>> stable.  I can unplug and reinsert the audio feed to the computer input
>> without causing the Win-Test crash which occurred when using LAME.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73,
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott, K0DQ
>>
>>
>>
>> N6TV instructions for installing Chortkeh (NOTE:  I did not back up the
>> registry.  Tried it on a ‘guinea pig’ laptop first and no problem.  You may
>> want to do this if you’re nervous.)
>>
>>    1. Back up the registry (Microsoft's instructions for backup and
>>    restore are here:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/322756)
>>    2. Download the Chortkeh fix command file
>>    <http://www.komeil.com/download/264> and "Run as Administrator"
>>    (click the small blue link to download it, *ignore the big green
>>    button*)
>>    3. Right click on .cmd file and "Run as Administrator" to update the
>>    registry
>>    4. Reboot Windows
>>    5. Start Win-Test
>>    6. See if Fraunhofer is listed.  If not, restore the registry and
>>    reboot
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Scott K0DQ [mailto:k0dq at analog.org <k0dq at analog.org>]
>> *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2015 9:27 PM
>> *To:* support at f5mzn.org
>> *Cc:* 'Bob Wilson, N6TV'
>> *Subject:* Codecs in Windows 8.1
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Recent discussions here re QSO audio extraction prompt the following
>>
>>
>>
>> QUESTION(s):
>>
>>
>>
>> Is anyone successfully using the Fraunhofer CODEC with Windows 8.1?  If
>> so, how stable is it (see below) and how did you install it?
>>
>>
>>
>> BACKGROUND.
>>
>>
>>
>> Several years ago I spent a lot of time messing around and finally
>> installing (with N6TV help) CODECS.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bottom line:  Fraunhofer seemed to work best with WinXP and VISTA but I
>> could only get LAME working on Windows 7 (desktop & 2 x laptops) and 8 (2 x
>> laptops).
>>
>>
>>
>> I now use LAME exclusively on 5 computers with Win 7 & 8.  Win-Test
>> itself works extremely well in both (gone are the days of long waits for
>> ComPorts to reset and drivers to initialize).
>>
>>
>>
>> The problems are in recording audio:
>> 1.       It’s somewhat unstable in that if I accidentally unplug the
>> audio source while recording, Win-Test crashes and has to be restarted
>> 2.       Although the whole contest will be recorded as an MP3 file, the
>> synchronization with the log almost inevitably stops somewhere after 3000
>> to 4000 QSOs for unknown reasons.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m using Win-Test 4.16.0 with
>> -          LAME MP3 Codec v0.9.2 – 3.99.5 on the Win 8 machines and
>> -          LAME MP3 Codec v0.9.2 – 3.98.4 on the Win 7 machines.
>>
>>
>>
>> Win-Test settings are: Sample rate 44100 Hz, 128 kBit/s
>>
>>
>>
>> On the computer, the recording devices are set for 2 channel, 16 bit,
>> 44,100 Hz (DVD Quality).
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m willing to mess around installing Fraunhofer if someone can tell me
>> they have it working in Win 8 and it’s “stable” as above.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Scott, K0DQ
>>
>>
>>
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