To Select A Device Type For Preps Versions Prior To 5.2.2; Missing Hardware Key Error - Xerox FreeFlow Operator And Administrator Manual

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To select a device type for PREPS versions prior to 5.2.2

Missing hardware key error

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You must select a device type for each signature in order to use
old PREPS job files.
1. Start PREPS.
2. Select [Setup: Device Setup].
3. Select [Press Sheet Size] in the "Installed Devices" section.
4. Select [OK] to close the Device Setup dialog.
5. Close the PREPS application. You can now use the old job
files.
For more information about device setup, refer to your PREPS
documentation.
If the "Preps Server error, check Preps Automation Front-End
server" error message is displayed on your PREPS UI or on the
server that you are using to run PREPS, do the following, even if
the PREPS hardware key is not missing:
1. Stop the PREPS Automation Front-End server by performing
one of the following:
• If there is a yellow folder icon (with the tooltip "Waiting for
Jobs") in the systray, double-click the icon to open the
Preps UI.
– In the UI, select [File: Exit] to close PREPS.
• If there is not a yellow folder icon (with the tooltip "Waiting
for Jobs") in the systray, then the application must be
stopped in the Windows Task Manager.
– Open Windows Task Manager, find the PrepsSlv.exe
process, and end the process.
– Find the PrepsSrv.exe process and end the process.
2. Close the FreeFlow Process Manager applications and shut
down the FreeFlow Process Manager server.
3. Reinsert the hardware key.
4. Reboot the FreeFlow Process Manager server.
5. Open the FreeFlow Process Manager applications and
resubmit the job. The Preps Automation Front-End server
starts automatically.
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