ST8xme won't connect

Discussion in 'STF Series CCD Cameras' started by Robert Shartrand, Dec 22, 2016.

  1. Robert Shartrand

    Robert Shartrand Standard User

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    I've been smoothly running my ST8xme with CCDSoft v186 for years now until I tried an ST4000xcm on the same setup. The ST4000xcm worked perfectly right from the start. But then I put my trusty ST8xme back on and CCDSoft5 won't detect it any more. So I downloaded and updated the drivers and no luck. I removed and reinstalled CCDSoft and no luck again. It's setup to run with a USB connection.
    The camera is working properly in Device Manager but won't connect in Maxim DL, CCDops or CCDSoft.


    Any help is appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Bob
     
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  3. Robert Shartrand

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  4. Robert Shartrand

    Robert Shartrand Standard User

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    Problem solved!
    With the help from Tim Puckett, it was decided that CCDSoft was corrupted by the other camera so I did a full system restore for my Win7 x64 and the problem was gone.(Restore to an earlier point didn't work) This site is great for getting help!
    Moral of the story: always back up you full system to another hard drive and store the drive in a very safe place.
    Happy Holidays,
    Bob
     
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