[WT-support] Fresh Install Wintest Fails

Bob Wilson, N6TV n6tv at arrl.net
Wed Oct 19 08:15:14 CEST 2016


In this case, I recommend uninstall first, then reinstall the full version
4.22, not the "update."

It probably won't resolve all the problems you reported, so continue down
the list.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 10:45 PM, Stewart GM4AFF <stewart at gm4aff.net> wrote:

> Bob,
> Wonderful reply! Thanks. No, I didn't run the install as Admin. Can this
> be simply rectified by reinstalling?
> 73
> Stewart
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 18 Oct 2016, at 23:59, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> I assume you're not using the new KIO3B module in your K3 (the one with
> the RJ-45-style connector and a serial adapter).
>
> Did you remember to right click and select *Run as an Administrator* when
> you ran the Win-Test installer?
>
> After installation completed, did you remember to change the *Properties*
> of the Win-Test shortcut, under the *Compatibilty* tab, to *Run as an
> Administrator*?
>
> Did you remember that the Win-Test SOUND command (CW sidetone via PC
> speakers) is not supported on Windows 7?  It only works on Windows XP now.
>
> Did you remember to set the baud rate of the radio's COM port to match the
> baud rate of the radio?
>
> Did you remember to open a CW log and program the CW messages?
>
> If Advanced SO2R Mode is enabled, did you select a blank scenario?
>
> Are any scripts assigned to the function keys (see Win-Test Scripts
> Manager).
>
> In the K3, did you set CONFIG:PTT-KEY to RTS-DTR and set DTR = CW, RTS =
> PTT in Win-Test for the radio's COM port?
>
> Is VOX enabled on the K3?
>
> Did you install the latest Tripp-Lite device driver?  I've heard from
> others that had trouble getting it to work on 64-bit Windows (blue screen
> crash), but that was some time ago.  I'd recommend an FTDI or Edgeport
> USB-to-Serial adapter.  Here's an inexpensive one for single port purposes.
>
> http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/ftdi-future-technol
> ogy-devices-international-ltd/CHIPI-X10/768-1138-ND/3103022
>
> If you cannot figure it out, send me your WT.INI file, your log file, your
> Advanced_SO2R.ini file, and a screen shot of the Ports section of your
> Window Device Manager (run devmgmt.msc).  Use File | Explore /cfg directory
> and File | Explore /log directory to locate these files.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 1:25 PM, <stewart at gm4aff.net> wrote:
>
>> I hate to have to ask this!
>> I just installed Win-test on a newish 64-bit laptop. Registration all
>> went fine.
>> "No sound" is permanently set as the Sound option, and I can't change
>> it. So I couldn't initially tell if CW was being generated when pressing
>> function keys.
>> I installed my Tripp-Lite USB serial adaptor and connected it to my K3.
>> Installation went OK and a new COM port became available in the Win-Test
>> interfaces list. I set up all the required baud and other settings.
>> Still nothing when I press the function keys. No sound and radio stays
>> quiet. The radio frequency, etc. is not getting passed back to Win-Test
>> either. It's as if the radio wasn't connected.
>> Does anyone have any ideas - Is this a 64-bit issue, a USB interface
>> issue or have I forgotten to do something?
>>
>> 73 and thanks!
>> Stewart
>> GM4AFF
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>
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