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Title: minipac loses configuration
Post by: mlcampbe on October 22, 2007, 05:14:32 pm: I had programmed my ultimarc minipac as desired and it was working for approx. 1 year. All of a sudden it seems to forget my custom settings at each machine shutdown. I have load the configuration tool, load my saved settings and program the minipac after each reboot.

Any ideas why or how to fix this?
Title: Re: minipac loses configuration
Post by: Hoopz on October 22, 2007, 05:52:55 pm: Running XP? Look at this thread on Andy's site:

http://ultimarc.com/ipac2.html

Problem: (USB Only) Board appears not to work until WinIPAC is run every time following reboot. Yellow exclamation marks in Control Panel, Device Manager.
This is a rare Windows XP problem (fixed in Vista), and is caused by a registry error. It is suspected that this problem occurs if the board is regularly swapped from one USB port to another, or different board versions used on the same PC.
Ensure you are using the latest version of WinIPAC (March 2007) which has a permanent workaround for this problem. Installing the latest version should cure the problem with no further action needed.

Not sure if that's it, but worth a shot.
Title: Re: minipac loses configuration
Post by: ArtsNFartsNCrafts on October 22, 2007, 08:20:16 pm: Has anyone reported configuration problems with ultimarc products (ipac, minipac, etc) running on Windows2000?
Title: Re: minipac loses configuration
Post by: mlcampbe on October 23, 2007, 04:50:04 pm: I downloaded the newer winIpac and also cleaned up some old software on my machine and initial tests look better now. I am going to try it out for a few days and see. Thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: minipac loses configuration
Post by: diverdown on October 23, 2007, 06:08:25 pm: Quote from: HooPZ on October 22, 2007, 05:52:55 pm
Running XP? Look at this thread on Andy's site:

http://ultimarc.com/ipac2.html

Problem: (USB Only) Board appears not to work until WinIPAC is run every time following reboot. Yellow exclamation marks in Control Panel, Device Manager.
This is a rare Windows XP problem (fixed in Vista), and is caused by a registry error. It is suspected that this problem occurs if the board is regularly swapped from one USB port to another, or different board versions used on the same PC.
Ensure you are using the latest version of WinIPAC (March 2007) which has a permanent workaround for this problem. Installing the latest version should cure the problem with no further action needed.

Not sure if that's it, but worth a shot.

Same issues with a machine of mine - fixed following Andys advice
Title: Re: minipac loses configuration
Post by: northerngames on October 23, 2007, 06:12:16 pm: I stuck a usb to ps2 adapter on mine and called it a day and never had a problem since but with the usb straight up it never worked right after power down and that was the same day I got it.
Title: Re: minipac loses configuration
Post by: surface tension on November 07, 2007, 08:48:22 am: Andy's fix works fine when using the USB adaptor.

But, in the system properties->hardware list, you must delete the entry with the yellow triangle. After that, you're good to go.
Title: Re: minipac loses configuration
Post by: mrbones on November 14, 2007, 12:47:14 pm: I've been dealing with loss of configuration for a long, long time. I had to reprogram every time at boot up. I installed the updated software today and its fixed! Just as ST said, as soon as I deleted the yellow triangle in the hardware list, its all good. I'm still in disbelief, but relieved.