Oh, Margarett; You're too kind. I agree with the old sayings,.. "Knowledge is Power", "If you don't know,.. Ask", & "If all else fails, read the directions." I have a question for all you wonderful folks out there in "Amaya Land"... Have any of you been faced with the dilema of what to do with the kids while attending the ISS show 8 hours away from home when family members and overnight baby sitters are not an option? I have two older kids, ages 7 & 9. I think I remember there being child care services at the ISS show but I believe that was for babies and now I'm wondering if I'm confusing this with some other event. I'll check their website but just wanted to see if you all have any creative ideas. Last year we doubled up with another couple with two kids. The four adults played "daily tag team" in order for everyone to see the show - while the kids and one guardian would go swimming, to the mall or park. It was kind of tight and the wife and I only got to see the show one day each - and not even together. So just looking for ideas and past experiences. Thanks, Ed Orantes 504-258-6260 -------------- Original message from "Margarett" <balinwir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: -------------- Yes thank you Ed!!!!!!! You do seem to have a way with words that the average person ( like me) can understand.Thank you for all you do for this line. Its people like you that makes this work for all of us . Margarett W. ----- Original Message ----- From: r.rinehartsr To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 9:29 AM Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Force Download - Yes or No??? Thanks Ed!! That is the first time the issue has ever been explained in layman's terms so the average person can understand!! The Amaya manual sure didn't say it so eloquently!!! You always jump in at just the right moment!!! Debbie Rinehart Deb'z-N-Stitches www.debznstitches.com 765-342-7392 ----- Original Message ----- From: e3m@xxxxxxx To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 12:03 AM Subject: [amayausers.com] Force Download - Yes or No??? Hey guys, Allow me to shed a little light on this subject, because it seems to be causing some grief. Force Download is a feature in software that is intended to used to get the machine/software out of a "stuck" situation. It should be turned "OFF" under normal circumstances. You will find that when the computer and Amaya machine is booted up ( turned on) .... whatever the last settings were in software and in the machine's memory will "reload" themselves so that you can "pick up where you left off" from where you were last sewing. For example: this could mean either after a storm knocked out your power or if you have to sew 100 shirts and only finished 50 last night and plan to do the remaining 50 this morning. If you happen to encounter a "bug" or "corrupt file", - and turning the entire system off and then on again doesn't fix your problem, the "Force Download" feature might be able to help. What this does is reloads from the computer to your Amaya machine all of the essential files that were originally installed the first time you installed software or the last time you upgraded your software. The downside to leaving this feature "turned on" all the time is that whatever design you were sewing before the lights went out or whatever you were sewing last night will not be there waiting for you when the machine finishes booting up. Simply because those "essential files" were "Forced Downloaded" to the machine and overwrote the files from the last time the machine was on. If you choose to leave "Force Download" on all the time, it won't hurt anything. But if you lose power during sewing, you will have to spend a bit more time trying to figure out how to "pick up where you left off". And that is another subject for a different post. Good Luck to you; Ed Orantes The Embroidery Authority "If I can't answer your question,.... I can't answer your question. -------------- Original message from "Margarett" <balinwir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: -------------- Debbie I sure can't advise on this matter.When we got our machines the trainer set it all up for us, what he did was in the settings tab , checked the first one there that is about the Force Download, which means it will force the design to return to the origin. Margarett ----- Original Message ----- From: r.rinehartsr To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 6:52 PM Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Fw: Re: Amaya has stopped working----- I still need info Now I've heard both opinions about force download. Some say check it, some say don't. I read my manual again, and I was to check it when I first loaded the OS, but I swear it says to be sure and uncheck it after the system is loaded??? Can you advise? Debbie Rinehart Deb'z-N-Stitches www.debznstitches.com 765-342-7392 ----- Original Message ----- From: Margarett To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 4:32 PM Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Fw: Re: Amaya has stopped working----- I still need info Yes it is on its network & computer. I'm not sure about the Force Download being checked. Where do I find this? Margarett ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Yaglenski" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 4:27 PM Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Fw: Re: Amaya has stopped working----- I still need info > Just thinking/wondering out loud here. Is the AMAYA on its own network & > computer? Or if it's on a computer that is also connected to your home > network, is it hooked up to a dedicated/2nd network card that is separate > from the card that touches your home network? > > Also, you do have Force Download checked right? > > JOHN > > -----Original Message----- > From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Margarett > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 4:57 PM > To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [amayausers.com] Fw: Re: Amaya has stopped working----- I still > need info > > Ok - now that the E-Stop button didn't work. What I did was --turned every > thing off, > and started all over. It is working now, but I would like to know why this > happened > so I can fix it if it happens again, and I bet it will, these things seem > to have a mind of > their own- So far this is one thing I can say I DO NOT LIKE ABOUT THE > AMAYA > > XT. > Margarett > Balinwire Embroidery > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Margarett" <balinwir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 1:59 PM > Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Amaya has stopped working > > >> Thanks for your reply- I did try that but NOTHING would work, when I hit >> the >> E-Stop button, the lights didn't even go off, nothing happened. >> Margarett >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Studio 187 LLC" <InsideStudio187@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "Amaya Users" <AmayaUsers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 1:49 PM >> Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: Amaya has stopped working >> >> >>>I KNOW THIS ISN'T POSTED TO THE WEBSITE THREAD, BUT NO "REPLY HERE.. . >>>BLAH > >>>BLAH" WAS INDICATED, AND I COULDN'T FIND THIS TOPIC ON THE WEBSITE >>>EITHER, > >>>SO I'M RESPONDING THIS WAY IN THE HOPES MARGARETT IS ON YOUR LIST AND >>>WILL > >>>RECEIVE MY REPLY. 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