Looking for Kitlog Pro and Vista Users

[rleffler]

I'm having an issue with Kitlog 2.0 on Vista 64. I'm looking for others that have installed Kitlog on Vista to understand if it's a Kitlog issue or an issue with my local implementation.

Please contact me via PM and I'll forward my contact information.

thanks,

bob

[xavierm]

It's probably vista 64 bit. I have a few apps I use that will not run on Vista 64 bit but run fine on the 32 bit versions.

Apps written for 16 bit systems will not run on the 64 bit operationg systems, but will run on the 32 bit.

Something about the OS hooks used.

[tonyjohnson]

I have vista 32. I tried to move my kitlog pro from my old XP computer, where it worked fine, to my vista machine. I has not worked since. Matt has been very good about spending lots of time with me via email trying to get it to work. No joy.

It is very frustrating.

[Radomir]

what kind of problems are you guys running into? Getting errors etc..? a little more details would be helpful.

[LettersFromFlyoverCountry]

Funny this topic should come up. I've been a big fan of Kitlog Pro. But I also found out a few minutes ago that my hard drive is shot and probably unrecoverable.

Guess who just lost 6 years of builder log entries?

That's not Kitlog Pro's fault, of course, but it underscores the fragile nature of what -- in the old days -- was a pretty indestructible log.

No more software for me. From now on it's either an online log (Expercraft, for example) or an old fashioned scrapbook or diary.

[skyfrog]

I was under the impression that your could upload KitLog data to their site, so you have a backup of your data. Is that not the case?

John Edwards
RV-9A - Empennage
(Using mirrored hard drives in my computer)

[xavierm]

Originally Posted by Bob Collins

Funny this topic should come up. I've been a big fan of Kitlog Pro. But I also found out a few minutes ago that my hard drive is shot and probably unrecoverable.

Guess who just lost 6 years of builder log entries?

That's not Kitlog Pro's fault, of course, but it underscores the fragile nature of what -- in the old days -- was a pretty indestructible log.

No more software for me. From now on it's either an online log (Expercraft, for example) or an old fashioned scrapbook or diary.

Will the drive spin when power is applied? Is it recognized by the computer in BIOS?

[rleffler]

Bob,


Depending on the value you place on this data and what ever else you may have on your drive, it may be recoverable. However, it may cost you some bucks to get back. There are firms that can restore data off bad disks.

Also, I personally would trust your local hd over a web vendor. I run a large web site and I can tell you some war stories. There is no guarantee that any vendor may not into similiar issues.

The only answer is to have backups either way you go.

bob

[skyfrog]

Originally Posted by Bob Collins

I also found out a few minutes ago that my hard drive is shot and probably unrecoverable.

BTW, the data still exists on the platters of the hard drive. There are services out there that can recover the information. It depends on the extend of the problem with the hard drive. A head crash will destroy some data, but if it's a motor problem or electronics problem, all the data is recoverable. Even if you delete the files, they are actually still there, just marked as deleted in the FAT table. A low level format of the hard drive can also be recoverable by very cleaver techiques used in spying. Don't ask me how I know...

John Edwards
RV-9A Empennage

[rleffler]

Well, I am some what relieved to hear that it's a Vista compatability issue. Matt's got to address that or his application will be dead.

I probably wouldn't have upgraded if I had know it didn't work. Now, I can't go back. Too much other important stuff that is working.

I hope it gets fixed quickly.