Warning About VOYAGER 2000 And Windows XP SP2

[CaptainSpeleo]

If you have upgraded your computer to Windows XP SP2 and try to install VOYAGER 2000(2.08.1) afterwards, you will likely discover that it will not work. I have discussed this with "Dive-Rite" and have been advised that they are working on the problem.

Considering that I bought this decompression program for almost $300.00 back in 1997 when "Diverse Technologies" still owned it and it was version 1.32, I am glad to still be able to use it in my Windows 98SE desktop.

[Webmaster]

SP2 contained a number of security 'enhancements'. We have experienced secondary problems spawned by that here at work.

You might be able to change some options to get the application to work, and you might not. I'm not familiar with Voyager so I can't really say what the problem could be.

You might be able to determine what the problem is by reading through the M'soft release notes: http://support.microsoft.com/xpsp2swhw

[CaptainSpeleo]

According to the person I spoke with at "Dive-Rite", I was advised to do the following:

Uninstall Voyager

Uninstall the Windows XP SP2 upgrade

Reinstall Voyager

The company is aware that Voyager is not working with SP2 and is supposedly trying to fix the problem. I have no intention of uninstalling SP2 just for that purpose. I'll keep using Voyager in my Windows 98SE desktops until and if they come up with a fix.

I was surprised to see how much the purchase price for Voyager has dropped since I purchased it in August 1997 from "Diverse Technologies".

[DeWayne]

Voyager has been working for me both before and after installing SP2. It does some odd things like report not being able to locate a library after uploading dive data from my dive computer, but so far no major problems with it. Did have to try a couple of times to get the most recent upgrade to install correctly, but all had been working well for somw time now.

[CaptainSpeleo]

Thanks for your input, DeWayne.

[normblitch]

SP2 contained a number of security 'enhancements'. We have experienced secondary problems spawned by that here at work.

You might be able to change some options to get the application to work, and you might not. I'm not familiar with Voyager so I can't really say what the problem could be.

You might be able to determine what the problem is by reading through the M'soft release notes: http://support.microsoft.com/xpsp2swhw

Problems like this are NOT limited to small user software like this...The "improvements" from XP SP2 have caused havoc with mainstream products like the Adobe Photoshop family as well...

Norm

[Dwain]

Hey guys for some reason... Quirks with Windozzz Back bone programming and manufacture bios cause weird things, it doesn't always happen but more often then not, it is. Dive Rite is much aware of this and is diligently working to resolve the conflicts.

As stable as XP is supposed to be, it actually isn’t. XP has caused me many conflicts in the past year that I have been using it. Part was hardware conflicts (and that was on a dell computer and they installed the hardware). Other issues involve the system looking for 32 bit file structure when it is running 64.

If only writing an operating system were as easy as cave diving...

[CaptainSpeleo]

Dwain:

I have 3 computers. I have Windows 98SE in both desktops and Windows XP SP2 in the laptop.

I previously had Voyager 2000(2.08.1) running in the laptop with Windows XP SP2 installed, but the hard drive "crashed and burned" about a week ago, so I had to replace it and install everything from scratch, which was a 2-day job.

I've been fortunate in not having any of my programs not work with Windows XP SP2, until now, so I can't really complain too much.

[curtschu]

On the subject of having a system crash and burn. If like some of us (me) you are terrible about backing up thing and you never know what you did with the program disk once you imstall something. Buy yourself a program that makes a image of you hard drive and create an new image every couple of weeks It will save you two days work if things go bad.

[CaptainSpeleo]

I had about 30 programs and updates burned off to a CD-R, which saved me a lot of downloading time.

Downloading and reinstalling Windows updates wasn't a big problem because I'm on Roadrunner high-speed cable(384/5000).

I keep very few photos and documents in my computers, so a crash is not a big loss.