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Initial Software install

Discussion and questions about Cumulus weather station software version 1. This section is the main place to get help with Cumulus 1 software developed by Steve Loft that ceased development in November 2014.
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Paddleman
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Weather Station: Fine offset 3083
Operating System: Win7
Location: New Zealand

Initial Software install

Post by Paddleman »

I just got a rebadged Fine Offset station for Christmas Model WS8083. I'm trying to install Cumulus 1.9.4 but after I go through the install and click the start Cumulus nothing happens. The icon is on the desktop and all the files seem to be there. In task manager Processes cumulus.exe is running (3960k). If I double click the icon another process starts but the software does not start. I'm running Win7 pro 32bit. I've set the windows notification to never notify and I'm admin of the computer. Can anyone suggest where I go from here?
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steve
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Re: Initial Software install

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Some kind of problem preventing the main window opening, perhaps. If you zip up the diags folder and attach it, I'll take a look, but it sounds like some kind of Windows problem.
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Paddleman
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Weather Station: Fine offset 3083
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Location: New Zealand

Re: Initial Software install

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The Diags folder is empty. I've set the computer to view all hidden files and unticked Hide protected OS files. I'm picking a Win 7 problem, I've tried two computers (Both Win7 pro)
Paddleman
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Re: Initial Software install

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I got it working thanks. I had to give myself full permissions to the c:\cumulus directory. My login has admin rights but is not THE administrator account.
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Re: Initial Software install

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That's strange, I would guess most people run Cumulus under user accounts.
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horace
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Weather Station: Aercus 3083
Operating System: Windows XP
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Re: Initial Software install

Post by horace »

Its a old post but am a newbie I have Aercus WS8083 and cumulus works fine here with fine offset with UV/light sensor
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