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 Message 720 
 Tim Schattkowsky to Alan Beck 
 Re: Locked up install ver 4 
 10 Apr 22 22:54:22 
 
MSGID: 2:240/1120.29 5b97ab86
CHRS: IBMPC 2
TZUTC: 0200
REPLY: 1:229/426.36 5b5d1a01
//Hello Alan,//

on *10.04.22* at *11:32:40* You wrote in Area *WINPOINT*
to *ALL* about *"Locked up install ver 4"*.

 AB> When I install version 4 of Winpoint on my 64 bit Windows 10 machine I

Actually for WP its version fourhundredsomething (for historical reasons), as
I do no longer do major releases (as in the 90s), but publish based on the
internal version number, which (for consistency) remains at the fast counting
scheme I invented for it in the 90s. 

 AB> end up with all the buttons to the left greyed out. 

What does that mean? Screenshot?

 AB> The software sometimes is locked to the point I have to reboot.

?

 AB> Polling is very limited, like 3 lines.

What means 3 lines?

 AB> I have uninstalled and upraded, downgraded and reinstalled countless
 AB> times, to no avail.
 AB> Thoughts?

As usualy: Funny antivirus software? I once had a strange issue, where certain
software stopped working on my machine because Acronis True Image (wrongly)
classified its behavior as ransomware ... (not that I think WP would fit that
pattern).

 AB> Why does this happen to me?

 AB> Alan

 AB> --- WinPoint Beta 5 (359.1)
 AB>  * Origin: Winpoint (1:229/426.36)

Regards,
Tim

--- WinPoint 408.3
 * Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:240/1120.29)
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