> Ray I have Windows Pro and have always been an admin on my own machine, so are you saying I should not run
> both APCC & PHD2 without admin level privs?
This has been said a million times before but running an application on a Windows account with admin privs is *not* the same as
running the application "as administrator".
Running an application "as administrator" runs the application under a special Windows account different from your user account.
Running "as administrator" gives an application many more privileges to which the application shouldn't need access.
https://www.techspot.com/guides/1718-run-as-administrator-explained/
-Ray Gralak
Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): http://www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/accessories/software/apcc/apcc
Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com
Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...]
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 8:49 PM
> To: ap-gto@...
> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Two instances of Astro-Physics V2 driver open
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> Ray I have Windows Pro and have always been an admin on my own machine, so are you saying I should not run
> both APCC & PHD2 without admin level privs?
>
>
> If the above is true, is there some way I can run them under my admin account without admin privs?
>
> Thank you!!
>
> steve
>
>
> ________________________________
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> From: ap-gto@... on behalf of 'Ray Gralak (Groups)'
> groups3@... [ap-gto]
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 11:13 PM
> To: ap-gto@...
> Subject: RE: [ap-gto] Two instances of Astro-Physics V2 driver open
>
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>
> Hi Steve,
>
> APCC creates two virtual ports, one each for two instances of the AP V2 ASCOM driver. The first instance will
> open if the application opening the driver is run in your regular user account. The second instance will open when
> an application (e.g. PHD2) has been run "as administrator".
>
> While this is a feature that no other ASCOM telescope driver has, it is not recommended to run applications "as
> administrator". Thus, assuming you didn't run APCC as administrator (don't!), you should not start PHD2 "as
> administrator".
>
> -Ray Gralak
> Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): http://www.astro-
> physics.com/index.htm?products/accessories/software/apcc/apcc
> Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com
> Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ap-gto@... [mailto:ap-gto@...]
> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2019 7:07 PM
> > To: ap-gto@...
> > Subject: [ap-gto] Two instances of Astro-Physics V2 driver open
> >
> >
> >
> > I open APCC
> > connect to mount in APCC
> > connect to Astro-Physics V2 driver in APCC
> > Open PHD2 it opens a SECOND instance of the Astro-Physics V2 driver
> >
> > Now even if PHD is doing something wrong, I can't imagine two instances of the Astro-Physics V2 driver should
> be
> > allowed to open on the same computer. Am I wrong? Is there ever a situation where two instances of the Astro-
> > Physics V2 driver open on the same PC is legitimate?
> >
> > I am running an AP-900 mount & an AP-1600 mount for the first time ever in the observatory, on the same
> network.
> > Each mount is controlled by a separate laptop, each are connected via TCP/UDP with two distinct IP addresses.
> >
> > When I DO NOT open an instance of the Astro-Physics V2 driver in APCC and allow PHD2 to open an instance
> > everything runs like it should.
> >
> > I get about two clear nights a year, software errors are bad.
> > call me frustrated.
> >
> > Steve
> > retired software developer.
> >
> > p.s. I am running windows10.
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