Need to explain Windows 7 driver install better

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winoman
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Need to explain Windows 7 driver install better

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Hi -

I just went through a very round about (and at times frustrating) process for installing the device in Windows 7. So OK I'm totally new to Windows 7 and I'm sure the learning curve was part of the issue - but I began by printing and reading your GX upgrade/install guide - and I have to tell you it would have saved me a lot of trouble if the windows 7 install info was there and not just on this forum. Anyway - on to getting this little baby to display something useful...looking forward to it and taking it step by step...

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Hi Winoman,

Official Windows 7 documentation is coming, eventually, until it gets here check out the How To list, created from the best tips of fellow GX users.

~Troy
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Post by winoman »

Thanks Troy - I actually managed to figure it out. I'm only moderatly techno-savy (likely far less then most who diddle with these sorts of things) and I'm new to win 7 (& 64 bit) - but I do like cool (& useful) tech and I could easily see that the GX was for me. So I just built a new system - a first for me - and I'm dealing with a myriad of issues - but its been mostly good. I just felt I was a bit blindsided by the lack of warning that I couldn't just load up the software following the directions given and expect it to work. I figured it out and managed - and I've downloaded and installed LCD studio as well...haven't managed to get it to do anything - but I haven't yet had the time to really sit down in figure it out...maybe in a few weeks (I have a lot on my plate). In the meantime I have a very nice digital clock on my comp - at least until I put it to sleep - as the display doesn't come back after. I know that this is a known problem - just haven't had time to look into it (the fix) yet...but it would be nice if it were just an easily loaded patch or such...

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Post by Clark »

Hi Winoman,

Good to hear you are up and running; that clock/cpu cycle is nice until one can find the time to really sit down and get into LCD Studio. I see a bug report in our project system for the wake from sleep issue, so it is on the list, but there is no official patch yet. If I remember correctly, the fix is to go into the services section of the task manager and restart DriverCore, I'm running through the install on a new Windows 7 machine today so I'll check it out.

Update: Restarting DriverCore is not enough, from what I've experienced you'll have to cycle power to the display, then restart DriverCore.

~Troy
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