{"id":82,"date":"2012-09-07T15:50:46","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T22:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/?p=82"},"modified":"2014-11-06T08:42:06","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T16:42:06","slug":"picoammeter-softare-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/picoammeter-softare-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Actuel Picoammeter Software on Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Normally the installation of our Actuel software used with the RBD 9103 USB Picoammeter is pretty straight forward. Sometimes though, Windows can make it a little bit more challenging.<\/p>\n

When installing Actuel on a Windows 7 PC, the setup may not automatically select \u201crun as administrator\u201d and if not, Actuel will load properly but will not communicate with the 9103.<\/p>\n

To solve this problem, click on the start button in the lower left hand corner of your monitor and hover over the Actuel program ( if it is not already in the list of programs select All Programs, RBD Instruments, Picoammeter, and then\u00a0 right click on the Actuel program Icon and select Properties.<\/p>\n

Select the Compatibility tab and check the Run this program as administrator check box. Actuel will now properly communicate with the 9103 picoammeter.<\/p>\n

\"Actuel

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For more information on Actuel and the 9103 Picoammeter, click on these links:<\/p>\n

Actuel Software Video<\/a><\/p>\n

9103 USB Picoammeter datasheet<\/a><\/p>\n

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