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Retevis MA1 Software

mjdewey

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I have two new Retevis MA1 radios on the way to my job. I downloaded version 3.6 software from the Retevis web site. I have tried everything to get it up and running. I deleted the download and also tried the file from Auilance. The file say it installed but when I try to open it I get a error message. "The invocation of the constructor on type'WRFrqTool_Wpfapp.main/window' that matches the specified binding constraints threw an exception.

I have searched for assistance and have tried everything that has been suggested.
Run as Administrator, Compatibility Mode, I gave checked Windows Security Blocking. Nothing works. I was going to write the programming and have it ready when they arrive. If I cannot get the software to work properly I will send the radios back and go another route. The computer I am using is a Windows 11 Pro.

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I ran into something similar with another program a while back. You might be missing a dependency. You can try updating your windows c++ runtime. You might also want to make sure you've got .net framework 3.5 and 4.x enabled in windows features.
 

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My Windows C++ is up to date and net.framework 3.5 and 4.x are enabled and I still cannot get it to run.
 

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Hi Mike (@mjdewey). Just for kicks and giggles, I installed the Retevis MA1 programming software on my Dell laptop running Windows 11 Pro with current updates for what @cmjonesinc suggested. Just like your first post, I got the same error message. Running in Windows 8 compatibility mode did not work either. Same error. So I then ran the Windows Compatibility Troubleshooter for the MA1 application. That did not work either. Same error. Next I right-clicked on the MA1 desktop icon and selected "Run as administrator" and it started OK that time. The MA1 applications seems to be working 100% now as long as I start the program using the "Run as administrator" option.
 

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K4EET success. I runs this was. This is kind of wonky but what the heck it works.

Thanks for the information.
 

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K4EET success. I runs this was. This is kind of wonky but what the heck it works.

Thanks for the information.
Great news! Glad that worked for you. Now you get to figure out the wonky software. LOL :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

<edit> Well... the software does not seem to be too terribly wonky. I figured it out (for the most part). LOL :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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