[amsat-bb] Re: Problem with SatPC32

[Adrian Engele]

Larry,

Not meaning to sound like a Grinch but did you read the instructions at the SatPC website?  I and many others have it running flawlessly on W7/64 and W8/64.

See the instructions below

http://www.dk1tb.de/downloadinfo.htm
http://www.dk1tb.de/Vista_eng.htm

Good luck.

73, Adrian AA5UK




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> From: PE0SAT | Amateur Radio <pe0sat at vgnet.nl>
>To: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
>Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 2:40 AM
>Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Problem with SatPC32
> 
>
>Hi Larry,
>
>I have it running on a Windows 7 64bit version without a problem.
>If I remember right, you have to run the installer as Admin. Right
>click and select run as administrator.
>
>Take a close look at the install guide and as specially the Windows 7
>remarks.
>
>73 Jan PE0SAT
>
>On 25-11-2013 00:59, Larry Ryan wrote:
>> I tried installing SatPC32 Ver 12.3 from a CD on my new PC: 64-bit
>> Win7. This will not work due to this version being 32-bit only.
>> 
>> I tried installing from this CD on my HP Mini, 32-bit Win7 and I get
>> this error every second: Fehler bei Fließkommaoperation which I think
>> translates to floating point error. I have to use file manager to stop
>> the popup error messages. I cannot find patches for this problem on
>> the SatPC32 websites. It looks like my HP Mini will not run it.
>> 
>> I really want to install it on my new 64-bit laptop. It looks like
>> all the downloads are trial versions of the full software. You must
>> pay for the full version. So, do I have to purchase another copy to
>> get the newer 64-bit version? I can't use the Ver 12.3 CD on my 64-bit
>> Win7 laptop.
>> 
>> 73, Larry W7DGP
>> 
>> 
>> 
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