Switching between my windows 11 laptop and windows 11 desktop, why does it downgrade?

rbenton01

I use my laptop and my desktop both with my Flex 6400. I replaced windows 10 laptop with a windows 11 laptop, to match Windows 11 on my desktop. After installing SmartSDR on my new win 11 machine, switching back to my windows 11 desktop, it requires a downgrade. Why?

KD0RC

You need to load the same version of SmartSDR on both computers. 3.8.20 is the latest V3 and 2.12.1 is the latest V2.

Gord-VA7GP

Len's nailed it - you need the same SmartSDR version on both computers.

I've run into issues where a desktop / taskbar icon remains from a previous software installation, and when I launch what I think is the latest version, it is not.

So I wonder if you may remove SmartSDR (and DAX and CAT) icons, then re-create them with a right-click on the known-latest SmartSDR executable? I think SmartSDR tries to help by including the version-number with the desktop-icon. Make sure you're trying to launch 3.8.20

Summary: my own inattention during an upgrade has led me to trying to launch a previous version of some softwares. And it usually ends badly.

rbenton01

Thanks! So my flex 6400, which I left on, must have automatically, unknowingly to 3.8.20?

Where is the update available on Smart SDR?

Mike-VA3MW

There is no way the radio would automatically upgrade to 3.8.20 or any version. It can only happen with a user initiating the upgrade. There is no 'code' in the radio to make that happen.

You can download 3.8.20 from the website in the download area.

ka9ees

@Gord-VA7GP Yes just delete the old Icons and create new ones. I just start the new version and then pin the Icons created on the task bar.