Spyder2Express profile not loading on startup

01/19/2008 10:41:09 PM · #1

OK, I just got over a panic attack over so pics I had edited and figured out my problem...

My Spyder ColorVision Startup isn't loading on startup all the time. I can manually load it after startup by clicking on it in the "Startup" menu under Start Programs, but it's not loading on startup by itself.

Anyone know how I might fix this? I'm running Vista Home Premium. With a Spyder2XPress.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

01/19/2008 10:42:16 PM · #2

BTW, I have spyder2express selected as my default ICC profile under Color Control Panel, still doesn't seem to be doing what it should.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

01/19/2008 10:43:58 PM · #3

Hmmmm..... I was just going to suggest setting the default.

Do you get an error when it tries to load the profile? Do you have anything else loading at startup that could possibly interfere with the loading of the profile?

01/19/2008 10:47:44 PM · #4

I dunno... my AVG (antivirus) doesn't seem to want to check for updates at startup either.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

01/19/2008 11:07:29 PM · #5

Appears to be a MAJOR problem with Vista!
//railgun74.blogspot.com/2007/08/windows-vistas-achilles-heel.html

Everyone using Vista... are you sure you're calibrated?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

01/19/2008 11:28:02 PM · #6

Glad you found an answer as in what's happening. Hopefully there's a solution.

I'm still using XP. I'll probably stick with it until I have to upgrade computers.

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/19/2008 11:31:02 PM · #7

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

I'm still using XP. I'll probably stick with it until I have to upgrade computers.

I've actually considered going BACK to XP, although I think this computer has a few drivers that are Vista only.

NstiG8tr

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

01/20/2008 12:12:34 AM · #8

I calibrate my laptop with it. It runs Vista. Color profile loads on startup just fine

ETA: I just started it up to be sure and it loaded fine.

Message edited by author 2008-01-20 00:15:07.

01/20/2008 12:57:08 AM · #9

Originally posted by NstiG8tr:

I calibrate my laptop with it. It runs Vista. Color profile loads on startup just fine

ETA: I just started it up to be sure and it loaded fine.

Yeah, mine starts up to, but then the profile changes.Wait to the computer completely loads, then clickk on the ColorVisionStartup in the Startup group. Anything change?

I thought mine was starting up too...

01/20/2008 01:25:40 AM · #10

Leroy Dickson said...
I'm having the same problem. My simple fix is to put the ColorVisionLoader (Spyder) shortcut on the QuickLaunch bar so that I can load the profile at will.

From the blog you referenced. How do you put the ColorVisionLoader on the QuickLaunch Bar?

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

01/20/2008 01:28:47 AM · #11

Originally posted by cloudsme:

From the blog you referenced. How do you put the ColorVisionLoader on the QuickLaunch Bar?

Copied it from the Startup group in the Start Menu via a right click and pasted it to the Quicklaunch bar.

Tajhad

Canon EOS R

01/20/2008 02:04:15 AM · #12

Just curious - could it be something to do with Media Centre ?
I replaced my computer about 3 months ago - decided I didn't want Vista because it may have problems with older programs. I put XP media centre on. I don't use it much (tends to be my wifes computer) - mainly use my laptop (also running XP).
Every month of so my laptop will tell me at startup that it hasn't been calibrated for a month and would I like to recalibrate. This is something my desktop doesn't do - although it hasn't been calibrated for 3 months. I was curious to why the desktop doesn't do this - it appears in the profile.
I figure it could be one of two things - the monitor (a samsung 226BW). It had a number of colour profiles with it - that as far as I know I disabled.
The other thing - the Media Centre Program. What a dog of a program ( but built into Vista I believe). This program wants to take over everything to do with media ( and I suspect calibration) and does it extremely badly. So I'm very suspect of it.
Could it be this that causes the problem in Vista ? I beleive it is an incorporated part of the OP.

01/20/2008 07:47:47 AM · #13

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by cloudsme:

From the blog you referenced. How do you put the ColorVisionLoader on the QuickLaunch Bar?

Copied it from the Startup group in the Start Menu via a right click and pasted it to the Quicklaunch bar.

Thank You Leroy.

01/20/2008 09:26:11 AM · #14

seems to load fine for me. popup at startup says the profile has been loaded into the graphics card.

reloading from the startup folder doesn't change anything. win vista home premium.
nvidia gefroce 7300gs.

is adobe gamma loading at startup?

01/20/2008 09:28:51 AM · #15

in the spyder2 settings you can tell it how often to remind you to calibrate. could be as simple as the desktop is set to 'never' or for longer than 3 months... but it should still load a windo at startup saying whether or not the profile has been loaded properly.

Originally posted by TajHad:

Message edited by author 2008-01-20 09:29:54.

01/20/2008 09:30:55 AM · #16

I have suspected that the calibration is turning off at times. I have seen it happen several times, once while loading PS CS3.

Leroy,

I have my spider2express on the quicklaunch bar now. When I click on it, it just wants to do a full recalibration. How do I get it to reset the gamma without recalibrating?

01/20/2008 09:35:38 AM · #17

did you copy it from the colorvision folder - or the startup folder ?

the colorvision folder has the calibration tool. the startup folder has the profile that's supposed to load at startup. might be called something other than spyder2express if you named it when you calibrated last.

01/20/2008 10:14:08 AM · #18

Originally posted by soup:

No, I've only had CS3 on this machine, so Gamma was never installed.

This morning it loaded fine (likely just to try to prove itself) but it's not consistent.

I'm going to try to do some research today to see if it might be the ATI chipset.

01/20/2008 10:16:18 AM · #19

Originally posted by cloudsme:

If you go to Start > All Programs > Startup, there will be ColorVisionStartup. Right Click it, click copy, go down and right click somewhere on the click launch bar a click paste.

01/20/2008 11:23:43 AM · #20

you have the most updated driver - i would assume.

you have to be sure there are no other color managing apps loading at startup.

have you upgraded the drivers for the ATI card recently? that might have a color managing app as part of an upgrade. something you previously turned off that is now back to on.

01/20/2008 11:46:30 AM · #21

Originally posted by soup:

you have the most updated driver - i would assume.

Actually, I just looked. There are more recent drivers available. Gonna try that.

01/20/2008 12:15:34 PM · #22

I just upgraded the ATI drivers from the ATI site, not Dell's site and Spyder profile loaded on this reboot. I'm gonna reboot a few times and see if it fixed the problem. Thanks soup, never occurred to me to check the graphics driver.

01/20/2008 12:25:31 PM · #23

soup <==== The force is strong in this one! :-D

01/20/2008 01:03:15 PM · #24

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Originally posted by cloudsme:
I have suspected that the calibration is turning off at times. I have seen it happen several times, once while loading PS CS3.

Leroy,

I have my spider2express on the quicklaunch bar now. When I click on it, it just wants to do a full recalibration. How do I get it to reset the gamma without recalibrating?

If you go to Start > All Programs > Startup, there will be ColorVisionStartup. Right Click it, click copy, go down and right click somewhere on the click launch bar a click paste.

Thanks again, that worked.