From: Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com>

Date: October 3, 2007 4:15:16 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Why are Menus Grayed Out Unless Camera Attached to Mac?

Hi Don;

On 3-Oct-07, at 3:54 PM, Don Singer wrote:

Milton:

I am the proud owner of a New Imaging Source camera and Astro IIDC. I

registered the program and successfully copied and pasted (via the

program) the unlock key to my computer. I registered the Camera in

anticipation of getting a new computer, rather than the computer.

When I boot up the program without the Camera attached, the only menu

item NOT grayed out is Open Camera. When I attach the Camera, all

choices are functional.

That is what happens when you license for a camera.

I was under the impression that the program could be used WITHOUT the

camera attached, but that does not seem to be the case...am I doing

something wrong?

Nope. What it's doing is the correct thing.

Is what I am seeing because I registered the Camera and not the Laptop?

Yes, that's correct.

I really want to be able to use the program without the Camera

attached when I want to process files at my leisure.

You don't need to have the camera attached all the time, just the first time Astro IIDC is launched, per session.

So:

1) Attach camera to Laptop

2) Launch Astro IIDC

3) Close the Camera Controls Window

4) Unplug camera

5) Process all you want - just don't Quit Astro IIDC.

So as long as you don't Quit Astro IIDC after it's been registered, the registration will still be valid.

Hope That Helps..

Milton J. Aupperle

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