DreamStation Software Now Available [EncorePro v.2.17.8.0]

[archangle]

I got the program to work by deleting all of it and reloading making sure to use the right password. The problem is when I try to download from the card I keep getting the message "The media does not belong to an active Encore patient." When adding the patient did fill in all those fields marked in red.

Do you have a download button on that screen? Just click the download button. It puts up that message unless you have assigned that card to a patient.

[OpalRose]

I get that same message with Encore Basic. I just ignore it and hit the download button.
Annoying, but works ok.

[Jimsp1]

I got the program to work by deleting all of it and reloading making sure to use the right password. The problem is when I try to download from the card I keep getting the message "The media does not belong to an active Encore patient." When adding the patient did fill in all those fields marked in red.

Do you have a download button on that screen? Just click the download button. It puts up that message unless you have assigned that card to a patient.

Thanks That worked!
Now I have a couple months of data to look at.

[Want2SleepInMT]

I have been fighting this download all day. At first I kept getting the computer must be restarted loop, and was able to stop that by booting in safe mode with networking. But now, I keep getting the "Installation of SQL Server Express Failed" Message. Does anybody have any ideas?

[SuperSleeper]

Just to put more info out there, make sure you have the minimum requirements for the EncorePro software:

Encore Pro 2 System Requirements:

1. Windows-compatible computer running Windows XP professional SP2, XP Home SP2, Vista Business SP1, Vista Home SP1, Vista Ultimate SP1 or Server 2003 SP2

2. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or later

3. Windows Installer 4.5 or later

4. 1 GHZ or faster processor speed

5. 1GB of RAM

6. 40 GB hard drive with at least 5 GB of available space

6. CD or DVD-ROM drive

7. 1024 x 768 or higher resolution video adapter and monitor

[SuperSleeper]

I have been fighting this download all day. At first I kept getting the computer must be restarted loop, and was able to stop that by booting in safe mode with networking. But now, I keep getting the "Installation of SQL Server Express Failed" Message. Does anybody have any ideas?

All I can offer is my personal experience. I installed it on WinXP, and it was very slow going. Yes, it rebooted (for me, about 3 times, one time after each dependency component was installed, plus the final installation)... for my XP box, it necessitated one reboot for the Windows 4.5 installer update, once again for the SQL server component, and once again for the final install, if I'm remembering correctly.

Plus, it seemed to "hang" the installation for several minutes. But it was doing stuff in the background, as I could hear my hard drive chattering away. It eventually moved on to the next part of the installation phase.

One thing - on many PCs, Windows really doesn't boot up fully until after it's been on for nearly 5 minutes. On each reboot during the installation process, I made sure that I didn't click anything as far as the "continue" button until AFTER a full 5 minutes following each restart. Continuing the install too quickly upon reboot may introduce problems. The installation process likely needs your computer to be FULLY booted up and running to work properly.

Maybe others can offer some insight on your issues as well. Like I said in my initial post, this software is bloated and kind of a pain - but it's the only thing out there for DreamStation users currently. If folks don't have a DreamStation machine, I'd recommend either EncoreBasic or SleepyHead instead.

Hopefully others can chime in on this as well.

[Want2SleepInMT]

Encore Pro 2 System Requirements:

1. Windows-compatible computer running Windows XP professional SP2, XP Home SP2, Vista Business SP1, Vista Home SP1, Vista Ultimate SP1 or Server 2003 SP2

Dang, if this is "it" for what it will run on, I guess I am out of luck on Windows 7.

[SuperSleeper]

I think it will likely run on Windows 7, 8 & 10. The reason for these requirements is that when EncorePro 2 first came out, Windows Vista was the "latest and greatest" Microsoft operating system, and they never updated the system requirements list after that.

But I would assume that the rest of the requirements are likely close to being necessary, but it will probably install okay on systems with somewhat less in RAM and processor speed, but run quite a bit slower.

[archangle]

I have a vague recollection of doing this and having some problems that were only resolved if I actually logged out and logged back on as administrator. "Run as administrator" didn't work.

I had some program that wouldn't install unless I used the actual administrator account that was named "Administrator." There's a secret, hidden, "Administrator" account in some versions of Windows. You can't log into it unless you "unhide" it. On rare occasions, I've run across programs that had to be the "real" Administrator account. I'm not sure if Encore Pro was the program that required this, but you might try it.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-v...d=noscript

i.e. log out and try logging in as an administrator.

[Want2SleepInMT]

I have a vague recollection of doing this and having some problems that were only resolved if I actually logged out and logged back on as administrator. "Run as administrator" didn't work.

I had some program that wouldn't install unless I used the actual administrator account that was named "Administrator." There's a secret, hidden, "Administrator" account in some versions of Windows. You can't log into it unless you "unhide" it. On rare occasions, I've run across programs that had to be the "real" Administrator account. I'm not sure if Encore Pro was the program that required this, but you might try it.



i.e. log out and try logging in as an administrator.

Yay! I got into the administrator account, and am on reboot number 3...