[chirp_users] win xp

[Alan Hill]

I've found that you have to run it as administrator to work.  It will not
show menus until it can access the serial i/o.
73,
Alan - W6ARH
P.S.  It doesn't work at all with my Yeasu radios under 32 bit Win 7.  It
does work on the same computer with the live CD.




On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 1:45 PM, Bry Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com> wrote:

> **
> This makes it sound easy but it wasn't at all.
>
>  The program failing to start has noting to do with the cable or the
> radio.
>
>  It has to do with the fact that Chirp requires SP3 and Windows XP is not
> something
> that upgrades easily to SP3 from SP1 or SP2. If you don't believe me, read
> the hundreds of horror stories all over the web. If it was just me that
> would be one thing. In the case of my laptop, Chirp would not start at all,
> so I know it hasn't checked what radio, drivers or cable is connected.
>
>  On 11 Mar 2013 at 12:23, jim wrote:
>
>  *> To  any one out there .. that have Windows XP i have Windows XP with*
> *> service*
> *> pack 3 and i do not have any problems with XP what i have found out*
> *> about*
> *> chrip is find the right cable or drivers and you well not have any*
> *> problems*
> *> at all i have used chrip with win 7 win 8 win xp come on out there *
> *> study*
> *> your Radio or radios you are going to buy get the right stuff and *
> *> and use*
> *> chrip you well not have any problems with this program..*
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