Anyone have any success running IT under Vista? I have a newer laptop and I can't make it go. Use simple english I am not a computer expert.
73 Bob W7LRD Washington State AMSAT area coordinator
Runs fine under DOSBOX
On 02-Jan-10 22:10, Bob- W7LRD wrote:
Anyone have any success running IT under Vista? I have a newer laptop and I can't make it go. Use simple english I am not a computer expert.
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Go to http://www.dosbox.com
Download DOSBOX for Windows.
Run the downloaded file. DOSBOX will be installed.
Dump your InstantTrack files in a directory c:\ITRACK
Go to START/ALL PROGRAMS/DOSbox-0.73/Configuration/Edit Configuration A text editor box will open. At the end of the text file in the [autoexec] section, edit the file so it reads as follows: [autoexec] # Lines in this section will be run at startup. mount c c:\itrack c: it
Save the file and close the editor.
On the desktop, rename the "DOSbox 0.73" icon as "InstantTrack"
Click the icon.
On 02-Jan-10 22:10, Bob- W7LRD wrote:
Anyone have any success running IT under Vista? I have a newer laptop and I can't make it go. Use simple english I am not a computer expert.
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IT text screens run fine on Vista. You get a few warnings but ignore them and it will come up. If you use Dos Box the graphics screens will work but picture is small and cannot be enlarged. It works good enough to use, handy to have Sun and Moon for pointing antennas built in . It has been a great program for me over the years.
Art, KC6UQH
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Bob- W7LRD Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 2:11 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] IT/vista
Anyone have any success running IT under Vista? I have a newer laptop and I can't make it go. Use simple english I am not a computer expert.
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The picture will be the same size it always was. It's your monitor resolution that has changed.
If you use Dos Box the graphics screens will work but
picture is small and cannot be enlarged.
The free program SuM.exe, included in the SatPC32 installation, also provides a means of tracking the sun and moon... http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Art McBride" kc6uqh@cox.net To: "'Bob- W7LRD'" w7lrd@comcast.net; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 12:47 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: IT/vista
IT text screens run fine on Vista. You get a few warnings but ignore them and it will come up. If you use Dos Box the graphics screens will work but picture is small and cannot be enlarged. It works good enough to use, handy to have Sun and Moon for pointing antennas built in . It has been a great program for me over the years.
Art, KC6UQH
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