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Determine status of UAC (User Account Control):
. Click on
Start.
2. In context menu, scroll to Settings and select Control
Panel.
3. Double click the User Account (and Family Safety).
4. Double click on Change your Windows password. (If
you chose the Control Panel classic link from left hand
column in step 2, skip this step).
5. In Turn User Account On or Off screen, identify if
UAC option is enabled / on (ticked) or disabled / off (un-
ticked).
NOTE
We highly recommend disabling this option for
seamless operation of the Weather OS software.
To Turn User Account Off:
6. Deselect the UAC option by un-ticking the box (click
once).
7. Click Ok.
8. In you must restart your computer dialogue box, click
Restart now.
iNSTALL SOFTWARE
. Insert provided CD into disk drive.
2. Run CD software.
3. Setup Wizard dialogue box will appear and guide you
through the installation process.
a. If you have Windows Vista and User Account
Control is ON (ticked):
i.
In Select installation Folder dialogue box, next
to Folder text box (C:\Program Files\Oregon
Scientific\Weather OS), click Browse.
ii. To select a new location to save the program,
select C:\Users\admin.
subfolder Users, subfolder admin.}
iii. Click on (Create New Folder) icon.
iv. Type OS Weather and click Ok.
v. In User Account Control dialogue box, click
Allow.
vi. Continue with installation process.
4. During
installation,
Redistributable Setup dialogue box may appear.
Select Repair and click Next.
5. Once setup has been successfully completed, click
Finish, then Close.
6. After successful installation, double click on
shortcut.
7. Click Display in Oregon Weather Station dialogue box.
DiSABLE SLEEP MODE
To allow for continuous data updates, ensure Sleep Mode
on computer is disabled.
TO DiSABLE SLEEP MODE ON COMPUTER
(WiNDOWS XP)
. Right click on Desktop.
2. In context menu, click on Properties.
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{Or click C: Drive,
Microsoft
visual
C++
desktop
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