3.2.31 Install Woes and USB bit cable settings not saving - Lost global profiles

Hi, did update on flex 6600 #1. Device hung on update, pulled the plug and then all worked fine. Settings, USB bit cable, etc. all good.

Did the update on flex 6600 #2. Update went great, no issues, until I tried to start it up. It appeared to come up, the screen showed with signals, then vanished from my computer screen.

So I cold booted it again.. started the software and it started up, but the SmartSDR screen vanished again with a warning that it lost connection with the radio. Then the chooser window said it was avaiable via multi-flex as if the instance was already running somewhere else.. very odd.

So, went through the whole process again, same issues, cold boot, start the software, screen comes up, vanishes and then says connection with radio is lost, then the chooser says radio is available via multi-flex.

So, I did the white button factory reset, and no prob, the SmartSDR started correctly. I loaded my profile and seemed all ok, although there were a number of missing global profiles that I just made, so Im not sure whats with that.

The profile that was loaded was for my 222 and 432 transverters... the transverter settings were saved, but only about 1/2 of the USB Bit cable settings were saved. The layout and fields were there, but my millisecond delays, frequencies and bands were not present.

So I filled all the fields out again, tested and all was good, shut down the bit menu, messed around a bit testing, all good.

Shut down SmartSDR and restarted... checked my bit cable menu, it was back but had missing field information. I then redid it again, resaved the profile, exported, etc.

Restarted it all again, sure enough, nothing in the bit cable fields again. I then imported the profile, all was there, but no bit cable fields...so the export / import did not help.

So, before I go on, is there a way to have these fields save? In the past, it was just persistence, whatever you put in the field was there after you closed the window.... there is no "save" button on the USB cable stuff that I can find.

So, had great expectations, but not sure where things are going with flex 6600 #2.

See attached USB Bit cable layout.. see all the empty fields on the right half, most of these have something in them when its working. And 6 of the 8 PPT OFF fields are supposed to be PTT On.

Running Win10, all updates done prior, etc. etc.

Any help appreciated....

Thanks and 73

Mike - KM0T