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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
. {Or click
C:
Drive,
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,
Microsoft
visual
C++
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 desktop
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
.