Installation
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Download the software
DXLog.net is available for download at http://www.dxlog.net/sw
DXLog is completely free of charge. Operational costs are generously covered by K1LZ and K1XM.
The development team does not accept donations at this time.
DXLog does not have any formal minimum requirements but the general
recommendations are Windows 11 and 4Gbyte of RAM.
Prerequisites
DXLog.net is written using in C# and compiled for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8..
It runs on any Windows version with Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.8 but
the development team only verifies DXLog on Windows 10 and 11.
Due to the need to support SSL v1.2 for secure communication with live scoreboards and to download
essential data bases like Super Check Partial, Windows XP is no longer supported.
Before installation of DXLog.net, you need to verify that you have Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 installed on your PC system.
If you are not sure, you can start DXLog.net installation and the installer will warn you if .NET Framework 4.8
(or above) is not installed on your PC system.
Microsoft.NET Framework 4.8 is included in all Windows 10 and Windows 11 installations.
If you plan to use your PC's parallel LPT port for CW keying and other functions, you need to download
and install the DLPORTIO.DLL driver due to limitations in Windows.
It can be downloaded from http://dxlog.net/sw/files/tools/port95nt.exe
If you plan to use the contest recorder, an MP3 encoder must be installed. See the Contest recorder section for more information.
As of version 2.1.1 DXLog.net is using SQLite database for data storage.
On some older or custom Windows versions Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 RTM Redistributable Package (x86 version) needs to be installed.
If this package is not found during installation, DXlog.net installer will warn you.
You can download and install this package from: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=5555
Install the software
DXLog installs in the protected Program Files folder on your computer.
When a never version is available, DXLog will prompt you to install it and guide you through the installation.
Important: The guided installation may cause a false malware alert. The development team is working on a solution.
If the guided upgrade cannot be used or does not work you can manually download the installation package
(the .MSI file) here https://dxlog.net/sw
You can just install a newer release. There is no need to remove older versions.
Important: Never modify the files in the installation folder, typically C:\Program Files\DXLog.net.
Application configuration files as well as contest and database definitions are copied to a folder in Windows'
hidden %AppData% folder called during the first run of DXLog.net.
Important: If you need to edit DXLog files, you should only edit these copies.
This hidden folder can be reached via the Files|Open configuration directory menu shortcut,
the %AppData% system variable, or its direct location which is C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\DXLog.net
with USERNAME being the active user name on your computer.
Important: To make a completely clean reinstall of DXLog:
- Uninstall DXLog
- Go to the application data folder by entering %appdata% in Windows explorer
- Delete the DXLog.net folder
- Install DXLog
Installing intermediate releases
From time to time the development team will make intermediate releases available.
Such releases may not be of production quality and typically solves a particular problem.
If you do not suffer from this problem, and are not part of a testing activity you are not
recommended to install such releases.
Intermediate releases are often referred to as devtest releases and they are available [here].
Since the installer may not recognize a public release as newer than recent devtest release,
you may need to uninstall the devtest release before installing it.
Resetting DXLog to factory settings
- Go to the application data folder by entering %appdata% in Windows explorer
- Delete (or better, rename) the DXLog.net folder
- Start DXLog
