TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

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TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#1 Post by naja_return » Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:40 pm

I'm using T400 with Windows 7 Pro(x86).
I've just install Sierra Wireless Watcher for my Sierra AirCard 881 PCMCIA.
After I install it TVAC freeze immediately then it continue freeze randomly. And every time I boot up explorer.exe will crashed because TVAC toolbars was not loaded. If I remove TVAC Toolbar it will boot smoothly but TVAC GADGET still freeze!! I will take about 1-2 min for load TVAC after I install Sierra wireless Watcher. Before that it work fine.
Please Help!

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#2 Post by Harryc » Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:09 pm

Boot into safe mode and uninstall Sierra Wireless Watcher. It obviously has an issue with the apps and drivers in your setup.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#3 Post by naja_return » Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:55 pm

Harryc wrote:Boot into safe mode and uninstall Sierra Wireless Watcher. It obviously has an issue with the apps and drivers in your setup.
If I uninstall Sierra Wireless Watcher how can I use my AirCard?

I've tried reinstall many time before.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#4 Post by Harryc » Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:58 pm

Maybe it is not compatible with access connections. Uninstall that first. Use windows networking.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#5 Post by naja_return » Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:09 pm

Harryc wrote:Maybe it is not compatible with access connections. Uninstall that first. Use windows networking.
How can I use GPS feature from Sierra 881?
I found that every time I plug Sierra 881 in TVAC will freeze for a while. Even Sierra Wireless Watcher not run.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#6 Post by Harryc » Sun Dec 20, 2009 5:46 pm

I don't know enough about Siera Wireless Watcher to answer your question. Does it have a GPS feature? If so, uninstall TVAC. Access connections was designed to run and work with Lenovo adapters and drivers.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#7 Post by naja_return » Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:01 pm

Harryc wrote:I don't know enough about Siera Wireless Watcher to answer your question. Does it have a GPS feature? If so, uninstall TVAC. Access connections was designed to run and work with Lenovo adapters and drivers.
I understand that TVAC design for Lenovo adapter. But it seem like TVAC try to control Sierra 881 even it isn't Lenovo's Network Adapter. So after plugged in Sierra 881 TVAC will freeze for a few minutes. Then it will continue work normally. But if I use TVAC Taskbar Tool Explorer.exe will crashed too.

I don't understand why older TVAC on XP doesn't have issue like this.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#8 Post by Harryc » Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:08 pm

Well, I've asked you twice to uninstrall TVAC. If you don't want to try that then I'm afraid I can't help you. Good luck.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#9 Post by naja_return » Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:14 pm

Harryc wrote:Well, I've asked you twice to uninstrall TVAC. If you don't want to try that then I'm afraid I can't help you. Good luck.
Thanks for your help. But Uninstalling TVAC is not my option.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#10 Post by Harryc » Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:19 pm

Look at it this way. If you uninstall TVAC, and then Sierra Wireless Watcher functions 100% normally, that tells you that the problem is an incompatibility between TVAC and the Sierra utility. At least you know what you are dealing with at that point. You can always reinstall TVAC and/or try previous or later versions of TVAC... Once you identify the incompatibility you can propose change to Lenovo and or Sierra, but that is a long shot for the reason I mentioned previously about TVAC...Lenovo adapters only.

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#11 Post by bill bolton » Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:53 pm

naja_return wrote:I've just install Sierra Wireless Watcher for my Sierra AirCard 881 PCMCIA
What version of Watcher are you using?

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Re: TVAC freeze with Sierra 3G watcher

#12 Post by naja_return » Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:37 am

bill bolton wrote: What version of Watcher are you using?

Cheers,

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R3.1.0.34 Build 2258

TVAC 5.42 (6JC725WW)

both latest I think.

I've tried on X61 with same OS

Same thing happens.

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