SSDR and a clean Win10 install

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• George KF2T Member ✭✭✭

  August 2015 edited February 2019

  Worked fine here. Congrats & enjoy!
  
  

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• James T. Whitehead Member ✭✭

  August 2015 edited August 2015

  Dear Randy - I have 2 Flex 6500 radios - each with it's own pc - performed a clean windows 10 install and then installed my Flex Radio software - no problems whatsoever - these 2 machines were running Windows 8.1 - I downloaded the ISO file and setup bootable DVD's and a USB Drive and performed the usual format and clean install - you will love your radio - it keeps on getting better and better!!

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• G4IUA Member ✭✭

  August 2015 edited February 2017

  Good to hear.  I've gone the upgrade route (8.1 to 10) but still not completely happy with SSDR and all the associated programs running.  That's why I've been waiting for feedback from others - and if it works 100% I'll see no reason not to go for it.  
  
  Jeff - G4IUA

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• Gerd Henjes Member ✭✭

  August 2015 edited August 2015

  Works just fine here too!
  
  Gerd, W2ISB
  

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• Steve W6SDM Member ✭✭

  August 2015 edited August 2015

  I have updated three machines from 8.1 and another from 7.  No problems with any of them.  My SSDR machine was Windows 7.  I completely uninstalled SSDR, removed all associated directories, removed all VSP ports and DAX drivers.  I ran CCleaner to get all the strays out of the registry.  I upgraded and then re-installed SSDR.  Everything came up and has been working fine for about a week now. 
  
  Given a choice between 7 and 10, I would pick 10.  The logic is that all future drivers and things are going to be designed for the new software.  If you don't want the learning curve of learning the new Windows 8/10 menu schema, get a free program called Classic Shell and your start menu will look just like Windows 7.
  
  73,
  
  Steve
  
  
  

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• Jim K4JAF Member ✭✭

  August 2015 edited January 2018

  Upgraded the laptop here from 8.1 to 10, did a clean install on it with no problems at all.  On the main desktop upgraded from win 7 to 10 with no problems.  I did completely removed all SSDR programs, ports, etc beforehand and then reloaded them after the upgrade..  Only problem was my internet speed dropped drastically after the upgrade but must have been outside network problems as after a day or so, came back just to what it was before (I do have slow DSL here).
  Enjoy the 6300, great radio for the $$$$...  73s Jim K4JAF
  

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• Jim K4JAF Member ✭✭

  August 2015 edited January 2018

  Upgraded the laptop here from 8.1 to 10, did a clean install on it with no problems at all.  On the main desktop upgraded from win 7 to 10 with no problems.  I did completely removed all SSDR programs, ports, etc beforehand and then reloaded them after the upgrade..  Only problem was my internet speed dropped drastically after the upgrade but must have been outside network problems as after a day or so, came back just to what it was before (I do have slow DSL here).
  Enjoy the 6300, great radio for the $$$$...  73s Jim K4JAF
  

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• Andy F5VAI Member

  August 2015 edited June 2020

  Randy,
  
  I would advise you to read this before you do a clean install of Windows 10.  Apparently Microsoft say that you should do the normal upgrade path to Windows 10 first, as if you do a clean install first, then your product key might not be detected.  
  
  http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/31/9077997/microsoft-windows-10-clean-install-how-to-guide
  
  73's Andy F5VAI
  
  

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• Randy Diddel Member

  August 2015 edited October 2015

  ndy,
  
  Not really an issue as I have a M$ MSDN account and will be using full install ISO's not upgrade bits.
  
  73
  
  /randy

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• Randy Diddel Member

  August 2015 edited October 2015

  Thanks everyone!  I consider this answered.
  
  73
  
  /randy

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• NX6D Dave Member ✭✭

  August 2015 edited December 2019

  I'm running a 6500 on a Win10 box that got a clean install last week.  All is well with the radio and the client software.  No problems with DAX or CAT.  I'm running SSDR over DXLabs and under WSJT-X and FLDIGI.
  
  I am working around some Win10 bugs related to the use of Homegroups.  My interpretation of the problem is that the existence of a Homegroup clobbers the permissions on Documents, OneDrive, Videos and Pictures folders.  The problem is probably much more complex and subtle than I've described (they usually are). This problem has been widely reported.
  
  My workaround for the present is to simply do without Homegroups.  I expect to see this problem evaporate in the next month or so as fixes come down.
  
  Otherwise, all running very well.
  
  73
  
  

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