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I can't get the software to remind me when it is time to re calibrate.  Is this normal for Win 7 on a 64bit  machine.

>>I can't get the software to remind me when it is time to re  
calibrate.  Is this normal for Win 7 on a 64bit  machine.

It's not the calibration application that holds the "nagware", it's  
the Spyder3Utility. Is that running? When you open the Utility's menu,  
is your recal warning set to the value you want (as opposed to  
"never")? Is the Utility functioning in other ways, such as changing  
icon color for different ambient light levels, or outdated display  
calibration?

If so, then it would seem to be the process of popping up the warning  
dialog box that is failing to happen. If not, then it's some other  
factor with having the Utility triggered at startup, or keeping your  
preferences, or some such. But no, this is not normal, or even common.

C. D. Tobie
Global Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor.com
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On Feb 6, 2010, at 8:20 AM, "jslaughterbeck1@..." <jslaughterbeck1@... 

 > wrote:

> I can't get the software to remind me when it is time to re  
> calibrate.  Is this normal for Win 7 on a 64bit  machine.

It is running,  set to remind me in one week. Does the  calibration unit
need to be plugged in all the time for the nagware to work ?  I usually
don't have it plugged in if I'm not running Photoshop or light room as I
don't care about ambient light under normal conditions, and it eats up a usb
port.

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>>I can't get the software to remind me when it is time to re calibrate.  Is
this normal for Win 7 on a 64bit  machine.

 

It's not the calibration application that holds the "nagware", it's the
Spyder3Utility. Is that running? When you open the Utility's menu, is your
recal warning set to the value you want (as opposed to "never")? Is the
Utility functioning in other ways, such as changing icon color for different
ambient light levels, or outdated display calibration? 

 

If so, then it would seem to be the process of popping up the warning dialog
box that is failing to happen. If not, then it's some other factor with
having the Utility triggered at startup, or keeping your preferences, or
some such. But no, this is not normal, or even common. 

C. D. Tobie

Global Product Technology Mngr.

Digital Imaging & Home Theater

Datacolor.com

CDTobie@...


On Feb 6, 2010, at 8:20 AM, "jslaughterbeck1@..."
<jslaughterbeck1@...> wrote:

I can't get the software to remind me when it is time to re calibrate.  Is
this normal for Win 7 on a 64bit  machine.

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>>It is running,  set to remind me in one week. Does the  calibration  
unit need to be plugged in all the time for the nagware to work ?  I  
usually don’t have it plugged in if I’m not running Photoshop or  
light room as I don’t care about ambient light under normal  
conditions, and it eats up a usb port.

No, the Spyder doesn't have to be connected for the nagware to run;  
but some people are determined to turn the Utility off, and that will  
certainly stop the nagware from functioning. It a much less common to  
see situations where people are willing to leave the Utility on, and  
don't get the nags. You'll probably need to create a support ticket at  
the Datacolor website to figure that one out.

C. D. Tobie
Global Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor.com
CDTobie@...

On Feb 6, 2010, at 12:59 PM, "John Slaughterbeck" <jslaughterbeck1@... 

 > wrote:

> It is running,  set to remind me in one week. Does the  calibration  
> unit need to be plugged in all the time for the nagware to work ?  I  
> usually don’t have it plugged in if I’m not running Photoshop or  
> light room as I don’t care about ambient light under normal conditio 
> ns, and it eats up a usb port.