If the default installation folder for WiSP is under C:\Program Files, that's likely your problem. Windows 7 User Account Controls limits certain write activities to sub-folders under the Program Files folder. Try uninstalling it, then re-install but DON'T accept the default installation directory. I set up a Ham Stuff folder in the root directory that I install everything to, and have not run into any problems.
Or turn off UAC.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan P. Biddle" [email protected] To: "AMSAT-BB" [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 12:02 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Problem with registering WiSP using WIN7
I have finally switched to WIN7 32 bit from XP, and have a few odd little issues. One is that WiSP no longer recognizes my registration number as valid. (Double checked from the original e-mail.)
Possibly a clue is that when I start the program, it already has ALAN-PC in the Callsign box. That is the name of the PC. Of course I clear it. It did register, once, and I _thought_ it was due to the caps lock being off. However, when I booted up this morning, it was unregistered and doesn't accept the registration with or without the caps lock being on. I did try some backward compatability settings, but no help.
Anybody have this happen, with a solution? I am toying with changing the name of the machine to WA4SCA, but am holding off until some other support issues are solved.
Alan WA4SCA
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