Andor software setup

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iQ needs the following to be read-write:
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Andor iQ needs the following to be read-write:
  
  
First display hidden files
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First display hidden files:
 
control panel - folder options - show hidden files
 
control panel - folder options - show hidden files
then set permissions to full control for all users for  
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Second, turn off the "use simple file sharing" setting in Control Panels - Folder options - View tab - advanced setting, last item in the list.
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Third -  Click the "reset all folders" button in the view tab.
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Now the file permissions should appear as a tab when you right click on a folder and choose Properties.
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Next set permissions to full control for all users for  
  
 
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kinetic Imaging\
 
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kinetic Imaging\
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(and all subdirectories)
 
(and all subdirectories)
  
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In Windows 7 you find this folder here:
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(You need to set full permission for all users and all subdirectories)
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C:\ProgramData\KineticImaging\
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Open the "Configuration manager" software from andor.
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first, select a real drive (change from virtual drive) to a physical disk drive which is not the operating system drive (C:). Choose for example the data disk
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next - turn multi-level user control "off" (uncheck the box)
  
first define location of common image disk in the configuration manager  
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next define location of the Shared ImageDisk in the configuration manager  
  
give full permission to that ImageDisk directory<br>
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then give full permission to that KineticImageDisk directory
  
 
also give full permission to:<br>
 
also give full permission to:<br>
 
C:\Program Files\Andor Bioimaging\Common Files
 
C:\Program Files\Andor Bioimaging\Common Files

Latest revision as of 13:36, 27 December 2010

Andor iQ needs the following to be read-write:


First display hidden files: control panel - folder options - show hidden files

Second, turn off the "use simple file sharing" setting in Control Panels - Folder options - View tab - advanced setting, last item in the list.

Third - Click the "reset all folders" button in the view tab.

Now the file permissions should appear as a tab when you right click on a folder and choose Properties.

Next set permissions to full control for all users for

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kinetic Imaging\

(and all subdirectories)

In Windows 7 you find this folder here: (You need to set full permission for all users and all subdirectories)

C:\ProgramData\KineticImaging\

Open the "Configuration manager" software from andor.

first, select a real drive (change from virtual drive) to a physical disk drive which is not the operating system drive (C:). Choose for example the data disk

next - turn multi-level user control "off" (uncheck the box)

next define location of the Shared ImageDisk in the configuration manager

then give full permission to that KineticImageDisk directory

also give full permission to:
C:\Program Files\Andor Bioimaging\Common Files

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