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G-Code, CAD, and CAM => LazyCam (Beta) => Topic started by: alex on July 29, 2006, 01:40:45 PM

Title: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: alex on July 29, 2006, 01:40:45 PM

I am a new user and am slowly trying to understand this software. I have installed LC, I believe in the right places, It is visible in the file column but it does not load. early this morning I was obliged to do a force shutdown on my computer, and found over a dozen LC running or open.. What am I doing wrong please.
Alex MacKenzie

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: Brian Barker on July 29, 2006, 08:13:27 PM

Is LazyCam.exe in the Mach3 directory?

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: alex on July 30, 2006, 12:18:33 AM

Brian
Yes it is, with the licence, taig XML etc.
A.M.

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: Brian Barker on July 30, 2006, 09:09:24 AM

It is not doing that to me here :( I will keep my eye out!

Thank you
Brian

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: alex on August 04, 2006, 02:54:05 AM

Help
I have tried completely uninstalling Mach including the drivers, new download and installation, nothing seems to work. Lc still is running in the background. Are there any hidden configurations that I could not find? Perhaps my machine must be hooked up to the computer. This one is not.

Another question, My machine is hooked up to another computer which is using mach version 1.84.002, with it I can load DXF, JPEG BTM as well as Gcode. The 190.70 only permits loading Gcode and lazy cam (which doesn't work). Is this normal?
Alex

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: Chip on August 04, 2006, 05:47:28 PM

Hi, Alex

Have you try-ed running it from the window's Explorer, to just run LC.

What are the spec's on your computer.

It will run on it's own.

Have you been able to use it at all.

Chip

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: alex on August 05, 2006, 03:20:19 PM

Chip
Tried everything,  (from mach directory, from windows explorer), same result, seems to load but only indication is in the windows task manager list of working apps.
My computers are both under XP home 1.8Ghz and 2Ghz 224Mo of ram. completely clean
Alex

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: alex on August 05, 2006, 06:02:41 PM

Problem solved by Chip Many thanks
Problem was video display setting which was too high. Setting it to none solved the loading problem. Now all I have to do is learn to use it
Thanks again Chip
Alex MacKenzie

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: Brian Barker on August 06, 2006, 07:29:52 PM

Thank you Chip!!!

To show you my thanks I am redoing the postting output class this week :) This is Huch more work then I wanted to do but I think it is time!

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: RikP on January 24, 2007, 01:26:47 PM

Sorry, but I do not understand the solution.  Video display to high? resolution to high, but " setting it to none?  could you please elaborate? 
thanks rik

Title: Re: Lazycam running in ''background''
Post by: Chip on January 25, 2007, 09:58:36 PM

Hi, Rik

Goto Windows Start bottom left bottom corner of your Screen, click on it, Control Panel, Display, Settings, Advanced, Troubleshoot,

Hardware Acceleration, Set it to None or second dot.

Mine is set to Second dot and I unchecked the Enable write combining also, not sure about the write combining been-a-while since I look at

this.

Dont forget the Apply button then OK.

Hope this Helps, Chip