[chirp_users] Thanks Jim

[Tony]

To program my radios, I had to find the right COM PORT on my computer.  Once I got it right, it all worked fine.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Christian Peeples <chris_peeples at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jun 29, 2014 9:43 PM
>To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
>Subject: [chirp_users] Thanks Jim
>
>Jim:
>
>     Thanks.  You were right, I am using Windows XP and got CHIRP to open.  I had checked cherpw, but did not recognize what popped up.  I am now trying to get my computer to recognize my Baofeng, but I think that is a hardware problem.  I'll work on it some more if I have time during the week.
>
>-- Chris Peeples --KE6MQW --
>
>
>Chris,
>
>You didn't mention which CHIRP download you downloaded or which operating
>system you are trying to run CHIRP under. I am going to guess that your OS
>is some version of Microsoft Windows.
>
>If you downloaded the Windows Installer version (this is the version that I
>would recommend that most Windows users install and use), double clicking
>it would install CHIRP under the appropriate "Program Files" folder and
>create a CHIRP shortcut in the Start Menu. You would then just browse to
>this shortcut in the Start Menu, click it, and CHIRP would launch.
>
>If you downloaded the Windows Standalone version (my guess is this is what
>you have), you will unZIP the file in a suitable location that you yourself
>choose. The file that launches CHIRP is the same one referenced in the
>CHIRP shortcut mentioned above, "chirpw.exe". However, if your Folder
>Options has "Hide extensions for known file types" enabled (the default
>setting), then the file will only show up as "chirpw" in Windows Explorer.
>
>Browsing to the CHIRP folder of either installation and double-clicking the
>"chirpw" executable file will launch CHIRP.
>
>Jim KC9HI
>
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