shiftedbits
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Does anyone else have trouble getting the Crimson 3.0 simulatior to work?
First I installed Crimson 2.0 looked thru it but never used it for any develompment. Then I downloaded and installed 3.0 from Redlions Website w/o first uninstalling 2.0. I got the Simulator mode to work with Crimson 3.0 once, where it worked for several hours w/o a problem. Since that first time, I cannot get it to work at all. This is regardless if it is the same project or a new one. I tried it with a simple One tag project whete having only a single virtual tag, one numeric display, and no COMMS. Still No-Go.
The Error that pop-up is "cannot find packet.dll " which by the way I have on my PC. I uninstalled 3.0, uninstalled 2.0 and re-instlled 3.0. But still can't get it to work.
I am running XP pro with SP 3. This is prestine LAPTOP where there are no games, web and ot other junk programs etc and it is not used for web surfing at all. On it, I have installed RSView 32, RSview ME, PANEL BUILDER 32, RSLinx (both Enterprose and Server versions), Logix 5, 500, & 5K, Mitsubishi, AutomationDirect, Ge-Fanuc (even the DOS based LM-90), & Idec programing software. At times, it is also CIMPLICITY server whenever I am working with CIMPLICITY. No problems with any of those. I can run most of them simultaneously (ones that allows it), and keep them running for days. I even access and work on the laptop remotely (although it is on the same LAN).
When I am running Crimson 3.0, none of those other programs (including MSOffice, Email, etc.) are running and I am logged in locally. Even went to great lengths to manually shut of all GE's and Allenbradley/Rockwell software services that runs in the background. I ve tried it on another XP Pro SP3 desktop where only office apps are installed along with latest MS patches and upgrades. Same results. Could not get the SIM mode to work at all.
Any Ideas on how to get this to work? This shouldn't be this hard, or this troublesome. Right?
First I installed Crimson 2.0 looked thru it but never used it for any develompment. Then I downloaded and installed 3.0 from Redlions Website w/o first uninstalling 2.0. I got the Simulator mode to work with Crimson 3.0 once, where it worked for several hours w/o a problem. Since that first time, I cannot get it to work at all. This is regardless if it is the same project or a new one. I tried it with a simple One tag project whete having only a single virtual tag, one numeric display, and no COMMS. Still No-Go.
The Error that pop-up is "cannot find packet.dll " which by the way I have on my PC. I uninstalled 3.0, uninstalled 2.0 and re-instlled 3.0. But still can't get it to work.
I am running XP pro with SP 3. This is prestine LAPTOP where there are no games, web and ot other junk programs etc and it is not used for web surfing at all. On it, I have installed RSView 32, RSview ME, PANEL BUILDER 32, RSLinx (both Enterprose and Server versions), Logix 5, 500, & 5K, Mitsubishi, AutomationDirect, Ge-Fanuc (even the DOS based LM-90), & Idec programing software. At times, it is also CIMPLICITY server whenever I am working with CIMPLICITY. No problems with any of those. I can run most of them simultaneously (ones that allows it), and keep them running for days. I even access and work on the laptop remotely (although it is on the same LAN).
When I am running Crimson 3.0, none of those other programs (including MSOffice, Email, etc.) are running and I am logged in locally. Even went to great lengths to manually shut of all GE's and Allenbradley/Rockwell software services that runs in the background. I ve tried it on another XP Pro SP3 desktop where only office apps are installed along with latest MS patches and upgrades. Same results. Could not get the SIM mode to work at all.
Any Ideas on how to get this to work? This shouldn't be this hard, or this troublesome. Right?
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