<DIV>Thanks Rex. Going on your sugestion, I browsed around "Device Manager" and located the conflict. (although the system said there was none). I'm running a brand new out of the box Dell, and initially tried to hook it directly to my old PC using a cross-over ethernet cable (didn't work) fo file transfer. The setup wizzard assigned the ethernet port to COM1 which had been assigned to the serial port too. I disabled the driver and rebooted. All is well. Thanks for the help.........Tom Hybiske, K3GM<BR><BR><B><I>Rex Pirkle <pirkle@texoma.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tom,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If your system died in a power failure, run scandisk first to make sure you do not have any disk errors, WL5.5 might be reading a corrupted file. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Then check to see if you have created a conflict on your COM port:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">START>PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>SYSTEM TOOLS>SYSTEM INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Check through the 'Hardware Resource" summaries, 'Conflicts/Sharing', <SPAN class=SpellE>IRQ's</SPAN> etc. to see that the 'Status' checks are all 'OK'.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Davis</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> docs for Vantage Pro 2 say,” The console uses a serial or USB port... If you are connecting the console directly to the computer, leave the setting at 19200, the highest rate for the port.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Vantage Pro2 supports baud rates of 1200<SPAN class=GramE>,2400</SPAN>, 4800, 9600, 14400, 19200" <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If you do not 'auto detect' the Com port in WL5.5 set-up, you will have to match the baud rate of you com port setting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Party-data-stop should be N-8-1. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From the Desktop, RIGHT-click 'My Computer', select 'Properties', then 'Device Manager'.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Check under "Mice and other pointing devices' and "Modems", making sure that XP didn't slip in a device driver that doesn't belong there.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These are serial devices and XP will sometimes auto-install an incorrect device driver there, creating a conflict. If you see something wrong, either 'Uninstall' or 'Disable' it. My guess is that this is the likely problem.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By disable/re-boot/enable sequence, you deny XP the chance to slip its own conflicting device driver in at start-up. It cannot load it because you disabled the port. Check the windows startup log to look for clues. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On my machine, XP is convinced that I have a "Microsoft Serial BallPoint"; XP will re-install it at re-boot, and create a conflict. If you see that, "Disable" it and forget about it. It is a common problem. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Also, check the 'Ports (COM & LPT)' tab for errors under Device Manger.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If <SPAN class=SpellE>COMs</SPAN> are all clean, maybe a re-install of WL5.5 is in order.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I think WL5.5 uses the "STATION.CFG" file to store com settings, and that <SPAN class=GramE>might be hosed</SPAN> up.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Good luck<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Subject: [<SPAN class=SpellE>wxqc</SPAN>] Problem with <SPAN class=SpellE>Weatherlink</SPAN> 5.5 and </SPAN></FONT><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Com</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceName><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><st1:PlaceType><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Port</SPAN></FONT></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN class=GramE>I'm</SPAN> not sure if brought this on myself by <SPAN class=SpellE>foolin</SPAN>' with the com settings, and I'm not sure how to fix it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN class=GramE>Thought maybe someone could offer a suggestion</SPAN>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Running Windows XP, if I reboot the PC, or if there's a power failure with abrupt termination, then re-launch <SPAN class=SpellE>Weatherlink</SPAN>, it dumps out of the upload with the following error in the log "<SPAN class=SpellE>Weatherlink</SPAN> tried to open a comport that is in use by another program.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please wait for the other program to finish, or close the other program."<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have to disable the com port, <SPAN class=SpellE>rebott</SPAN>
the PC, and enable the com port in order for it to hook up again.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Is there something <SPAN class=GramE>I'm</SPAN> doing wrong, or is this how it works. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN class=SpellE>Tnx</SPAN>, Tom <SPAN class=SpellE>Hybiske</SPAN>, K3GM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>wxqc mailing list<BR>wxqc@lists.gladstonefamily.net<BR>http://pond1.gladstonefamily.net:8080/mailman/listinfo/wxqc<BR><BR>The contents of this message are the responsibility of the author.</BLOCKQUOTE><p>
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