[WT-support] Setup - All PCs configured the same?

[Keith Maton]

Hi Bob,

That’s all worked perfectly, thank you.   Following the steps you detailed, all the PCs are now running identical setups.  As it happens, all the stations will be running exactly the same equipment so I didn’t have to make any changes apart from renaming each PC once I’d copied the files over.

George also answered so I’ll pick up on his points.

This isn’t for a contest, it’s to log for a special event station (https://www.qrz.com/db/gb5rc <https://www.qrz.com/db/gb5rc>) I’m running in a few weeks time and as I’ve used Win-Test successfully for a DXPedition a couple of years ago, it seemed sensible to use something I’m familiar with.  Sadly, I don’t still have the laptops I used back in 2014 so that’s why I’m starting from scratch.  We will have two stations running simultaneously with a third laptop as a spare.  Yes, they’re all linked together and the log is synchronised between them.

As for running the latest version, well the answer is simple.  I set up the first laptop and started getting the windows open and in the positions I wanted a few weeks ago and the version I downloaded then was 4.20.  I see that 4.21 is now available so I’ll update them.

73 and thanks for the help.  

Keith, G6NHU



> On 16 Jul 2016, at 18:50, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> If all you really want to copy is messages and screen layout, copy the .WT4 file then open it.  If all you want to copy is the messages, use the new "Load" button at the bottom of the Messages window to load messages from an another log file or a text file (.smsg) created by the new "Save as" button button.
> 
> Or, once you set up Win-Test set up as required on one PC, and have WT installed and running on the others, with all properly configured to "Run as an Administrator," you may copy these four files to the corresponding folder on the target PC to make it behave identically:
> 
> From the /cfg directory:  (File | Explore | /cfg directory)
> 
> wt.ini  (Note:  you will have to re-enter your registration key for each target PC, so save it to a text file before copying; it can be viewed via Help | Register Software on the target PC.  Copy that registration key to the Window Clipboard and paste it into a separate file before you replace any files.)
> 
> so2r_advanced.ini
> 
> From the /Log folder:  (File | Explore | Log directory):
> 
> Filename.wt4
> 
> Filename.xdl (if any)
> 
> You must then start Win-Test standalone on each PC (without any other copies running on the LAN), and change the Station name at the bottom of the Contest Configuration screen to make it unique to each PC (STN2, STN3) etc. And use Help | Register Software to past the registration key unique to that PC.
> 
> Note, however, that unless all PCs use exactly the same radios and COM ports for all hardware including, SO2R boxes, WinKey, etc., and have exactly the same screen resolution, you will still have other manual adjustments to do after copying the config files.
> 
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
> 
> On Sat, Jul 16, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Keith Maton <g6nhu at me.com <mailto:g6nhu at me.com>> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I’m setting up a station where I’m going to have three PCs running Win Test 4.20 and want them all be configured so they look exactly the sane.
> 
> Once I’ve installed and registered Win-Test on each PC, is there a simple way to copy the configuration over between all the systems?  Once done, I’ll set one to be a master for the purposes of time sync, etc.
> 
> Or do I have to manually set each instance up so they’re configured identically?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 73 Keith, G6NHU
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