Bob Nielsen wrote:

I tried the demo (successfuly) and am pretty sure the problem is that I
can't find my original EZW version 3 to version 4+ upgrade file and
copying the c:\Program Files\EZW directory from my Win 98SE partition
(which I want to delete eventually) either didn't give me all the files I
needed or the registry won't recognize something. I'll try installing
version 3 (I still have the CD for that), which is less capable, but
better than the demo.

Bob N7XY

I encourage people having any problem with EZNEC to email me. But I
think this is of general interest to all users of Windows programs as
well as EZNEC, so I'll continue posting here for a short while. It is
drifting away from anything to do with antennas, though, so it should be
taken to email if it's not resolved very soon.

Like many Windows programs, EZNEC requires files and Registry entries
which which are installed with the installation program but not in the
EZNEC program directory. So it won't function properly or at all if you
just copy the program directory from another computer or operating
system. (The demo program is a little more tolerant this way and you
might get away with it, depending on what you already have installed on
your machine. But don't count on it.) The only way to produce a
functioning full-version program is to install it on the target system
using the installation program. This also holds true for many other
Windows programs. Sorry, Toto, we're not in DOS any more.

Anyone who purchases an upgrade doesn't get an "upgrade file". You get
the complete newer version of the program which doesn't require the old
version to install or run. An upgrade just gets you a special price, not
a different program.

Email me if you need to make arrangements to download the program again.

For those of you who have EZNEC or might purchase it in the future -- if
you aren't able or willing to back up the downloaded file, spend the
extra $10 for the CD. I heartily recommend this for all programs, not
just EZNEC.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL