Bix Dobs

Is there some way to recover a configuration

ok dug down deep into all my archives to find a W2K Pro SP4 install (probably could have used XP too but 2k is far less relliant on ms ... using the free VMWare Player, W2K can be installed and runs most dos programs VMware allows adding h/w links plus has drag drop features that still work in 2k ... all round solution .... took all of 30minutes of default settings to install and get xtalk mk4 back up and running with a USB serial port .. there are some easy to follow youtube sessions on how to install...

Not sure looking at the CPP change whether this patch addresses connectivity ... I have used CROSSTALK MK4 forever ... being a 16bit Dos Program, Win 7 64b and above will NOT run it in any compatibility mode ... the current version of DosBox does run the xtalk but won't allow it to connect to a USB Serial port set to emulate Com2 ... While the above 249 Patch turns off the 5 n 1 error it does not address the Com 2 connectivity issue

Reinstalled latest version of 7z from 7-zip.org no change 7z files unzip properly no changes have been made to the 7z configuration files were created by zipping a folder and its contents (right click and added to archive) right click and view in 7z now shows what appears to be a flat hierarchy (one level) with multiple duplicate folders and files ... very confusing Has something changed in Win 7 Pro 64 that could effect how 7z worked ( there have been a wack of updates from MS recently) Or have...