Lookout 4.5 / Windows XP problems

[rfoote]

Hi my name is Roger and I am new to this forum, but have been using Lookout for SCADA since it came on floppy.

I was asked to replace an aging Win 98 era PC with a faster machine and ran into numerous glitches.
I am finding Lookout 4.5 unstable with Windows XP... Before starting this project, I asked around and everyone thought it would be ok, but no.

I loaded my Lookout Integrator V5.1 onto the new machine and all the problems seem to dissapear. Unless I am missing something, it looks like upgrade time for my client.

Anyone else?

[AllanS]

Hello Roger!

I have been using Lookout 4.5 with Windows XP successfully. I am sure you are doing more intensive processing with it then I am though. Could you please tell me some of the errors you are getting and I can see if they are known issues? Let me know and we will go from there. Have a great day!

Allan S.
National Instruments

[rfoote]

Hi Allan

We are running 18 processes in a U.S. Buraeu of Reclamation supplied canal system...

First issue:
Process files load ok manually, but when auto loading them via the startup option, it chokes and crashes.

Second issue:
Lookout V4.5 crashes just sitting there running no processes, and has to be terminated with task mgr.

I tried re-installing, but the order of failures just changes with each new install.

There are no other apps running on this pc, just lookout.

Pretty much gave up on 4.5, and am looking into upgrading them to 6.0 and using that license to activate 5.1, which I have the install disk for. I am alittle nervous about 6.0 right now and will use 5.1 (hopefully) until 6.whatever addresses the issues I have read about here.

I don't have 4.5 on this machine now, so if I get an upgrade I guess it will be a moot point.

Thanks

Roger

[AllanS]

Hello!

I can not find any reoccuring issues inreguards to running Lookout 4.5 with Windows XP. The upgrade sounds like the right idea. Please post if any new issues occur with the newer version of Lookout.

Have a great day!

Allan S.

[rfoote]

Thanks

I wonder if there is something in this XP configuration that is set up in such a way as to disrupt 4.5... I don't know.

5.1 does run better, but that may just be the fact that 5.1 is more recent coding.

If I ever get time (yeah right) I will load up 4.5 on a new XP install and fool around. A lot of these districts I work for don't want to upgrade, since 4.5 has been serving them so well. And it really has.

Anyway, thanks for letting me bounce this around here!

[Bob_L]

Roger,

Is your version actually 4.5.1.18? The initial release (4.5) was somewhat buggy.

Regards,

Bob

[rfoote]

Hi Bob

I don't know... I would have to go to the site and look. I will note this though, thanks.