I too tried Pictorview 7.0 I didn't get as far is you did. It kept hanging
(locking up)
my computer, which is a brand new Dell with Win98, lots of RAM, & no other
potentially conflicting software.I called Meade & talked to the CCD expert
who didn't seem interested in any of the specifics, but who repeatedly urged me
to
try Version 6.45. while alluding to the fact that "there might be a few bugs to
be worked out" in the new software. I tried Ver. 6.45 and it works fine, no
problems. I think I'll wait for Ver. 7.1.

Neal Mauldin wrote:

> OK, I am close to being done in by my 416 and/or the PV software. I have
> learned over the past few months how to install a pier, how to drift align
> it, how to use tpoint to make a poitning model, and many other things. The
> reason it has taken me months to learn these things (other than the obvious
> conclusion that I may be a slow learner) is that I kept having to send my
> camera back for repair, and it didn't seem like too much of a rush to get
> things set up for imaging without my camera.
>
> So, the 416 didn't work from the minute I got it out of the box. Reurned it
> to Meade. 6 weeks later, got the camera back, hooked it up, and it still
> had the EXACT same problem that I originally sent it in for. Sent the
> Camera BACK to Meade. This time, got it back in 8 weeks. 2 Night ago, I
> hok the camera up and get a very fuzzy, poorly focused image of Saturn. OK,
> not much to look at, but all mine. Maybe all of the aggravation is going to
> be worth it. Then, I make the fatal mistake: fixing something that wasn't
> broken. I find the 32 bit upgrade for PictorView. d/l it and install it.
> It has some problems detecting the scsi device, but I finally get it set up.
> Take my first image, hear the shutter go off, get the "please wait" dialog,
> but when the "data" is downloaded, all I have is a perfectly blank screen.
> No image data at all that I can see. The histogram is non-existant, and I
> tried to play with the background and contrast to no avail. I suspect it
> must be a problem with the SCSI setup (PLEASE don't let it be an actual
> problem with the camera that requires return to Meade. It has come back
> more dinged up than when I sent it each time before, not sure it can
> withstand another trip).
>
> Sorry for the long winded and, dare I say, somewhat petulant e-mail. I am
> going to keep looking in the archives, but hope someone has some insight for
> me. If I can't find anything, I will remove PV 7 and re-install PV 6.45.
>
> TIA
>
> Neal

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