[amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 stopped working!

[Larry Gerhardstein]

Peter et.al., SatPC32 screen was blank.  No world map at all.  No 
nothing <|:^]
~Larry W7IN

On 6/22/2010 4:20 PM, Peter Scheller wrote:
> Larry,
>
> I did not get back to you because of Erich's post. He said
> exactly what I tried to convey to you, just in much more detail.
>
> Regardless of operating system used, SatPC 32 behaves much the
> same. My question however is: What did you see when you brought
> up SatPC32? The world map? Please answer that for me. The way you
> fixed your problem was not wrong, by any means. You just done it
> the hard way. Good to hear that you are back up. Maybe we can have
> a chat about SatPC32 on one of the birds.
>
> Aloha from Hawaii
> Peter, NH6VB
>
> > Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:50:06 -0600
> > From: W7IN at montana.com
> > To: erich.eichmann at t-online.de; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: SatPC32 stopped working!
> >
> > Erich, FIXED. For whatever reason, Windows 7 hides many of the files
> > and folders in AppData, including the AppData folder. What I did was to
> > search for Kepler, opened that folder, and then entered by hand
> > 'nasa.all'. That seems to have fixed the problem. So why did it get
> > messed up in the first place? We had a power outage the day this
> > happened. Maybe SatPC32 had the folders/files open when the power
> > glitched and left the files in a critical state. I might suggest
> > opening the file(s) and leave a copy in memory, then close the file (if
> > that is even the case). If I think to, I always download a new keps
> > when I begin operation, but I have not thought to restart SatPC32
> > afterward. Please comment. Thanks much for the help. I've _got_ to get
> > a good UPS for my station computer.
> >
> > ~Larry W7IN
> >
> > 73, Larry W7IN
> >
> > On 6/22/2010 2:34 PM, Erich Eichmann wrote:
> > > Larry, I don't know why you don't see the Application Data folder. 
> You
> > > can
> > > also navigate to the folder "Kepler" from the SatPC32 menu "File",
> > > "Open".
> > >
> > > If nothing helps uninstall SatPC32 and re-install it.
> > >
> > > 55+ 73s, Erich, DK1TB
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Gerhardstein"
> > > <W7IN at montana.com>
> > > To: "Erich Eichmann" <erich.eichmann at t-online.de>
> > > Cc: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:14 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 stopped working!
> > >
> > >
> > >> Erich, If I do a file explorer search for kepler, I see the AppData
> > >> folder. However, in SatPC32 I do not see AppData in c:\Users\Owner,
> > >> even if I run SatPC32 as Administrator. So I can not get at 
> nasa.all in
> > >> the _normal_ manner. ~Larry W7IN
> > >>
> > >> On 6/22/2010 12:27 AM, Erich Eichmann wrote:
> > >>> Hello Larry,
> > >>> when you get the error message ("No source file was found ....") 
> click
> > >>> on OK
> > >>> in the message window. A dialog window will open (the Windows "Open"
> > >>> dialog).
> > >>> In the dialog window navigate to the folder that contains your
> > >>> SatPC32 Keps
> > >>> files, normally the sub folder "Kepler". Under XP the path to that
> > >>> folder
> > >>> will usually be C:\Documents and Settings\Username(i.e. your
> > >>> name)\Application Data\SatPC32\Kepler. Select a data file, for 
> example
> > >>> nasa.all, and click on "Open". To store the path and filename open
> > >>> the menu
> > >>> 'Satelliten' and click on the 'OK' - button.
> > >>>
> > >>> 55 + 73s, Erich, DK1TB
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Gerhardstein"
> > >>> <W7IN at montana.com>
> > >>> To: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 12:09 AM
> > >>> Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 stopped working!
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> My SatPC32 stopped working. I get an error message "Warnung: No
> > >>>> source
> > >>>> file was found for group Standard. Please select a source file for
> > >>>> this
> > >>>> group after the 'OK'. IMPORTANT: In orcer to store the filename for
> > >>>> later starts open the menu 'Satelliten' and click on the 'OK' -
> > >>>> button.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> The SatPC32 application sort of comes up but there is nothing 
> in its
> > >>>> window.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> What am I supposed to do? SatPC32ISS gives the same problem 
> with the
> > >>>> word 'ISS' substituted for 'Standard'. Should I reinstall?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Larry W7IN
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> 
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