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windwardpos_device_error_on_windows_10 [2020/06/30 10:16 (4 years ago)] – ↷ Page name changed from windwardpos_device_error_on_windows_8 to windwardpos_device_error_on_windows_10 kevinwindwardpos_device_error_on_windows_10 [2020/07/29 13:14 (4 years ago)] (current) kevin
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 ====== WindwardPOS Device Error on Windows 10 ====== ====== WindwardPOS Device Error on Windows 10 ======
 +If receiving an "Exception eOleSysError in module WindowardPOS.exe at xxxxxxxx.  Error accessing the OLE registry." message as seen below.  Follow the instructions in this article to resolve.
  
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-The first time you login to a freshly installed Windward System5 on a Windows 10 computer, you will get the error above. This means that 1 of the software components (WindwardPOS.exe) is not properly registered in Windows.+The first time you log in to a freshly installed Windward System5 on a Windows 10 computer, you will get the error above. This means that 1 of the software components (WindwardPOS.exe) is not properly registered in Windows.
  
 WindwardPOS Device Manager is a small application that comes with the software that handles some of the POS devices like (Pole / Customer Display, Cash Drawer, etc). So this is an important application for front tills or cash registers. It may not be needed for back-office computers but we should really fix the error and it's easy. WindwardPOS Device Manager is a small application that comes with the software that handles some of the POS devices like (Pole / Customer Display, Cash Drawer, etc). So this is an important application for front tills or cash registers. It may not be needed for back-office computers but we should really fix the error and it's easy.
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   * Click "Change setting for all users" button at the very bottom   * Click "Change setting for all users" button at the very bottom
   * You will then get a 2nd window where you can enable "Run this program as an administrator"   * You will then get a 2nd window where you can enable "Run this program as an administrator"
-  * Click APPLY, OK & OK to close all window and login to System5+  * Click APPLY, OK & OK to close all window and log in to System5
  
 **NOTE:** You will get another error pop here but that's OK, we are expecting that. Just click on the "YES" button and logout of System5. **NOTE:** You will get another error pop here but that's OK, we are expecting that. Just click on the "YES" button and logout of System5.
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   * Uncheck "Run this program as an administrator   * Uncheck "Run this program as an administrator
   * Click APPLY, OK & OK to close all window   * Click APPLY, OK & OK to close all window
-  * Log back in to System5 and the error should be fix+  * Log back into System5 and the error should be fix
windwardpos_device_error_on_windows_10.txt · Last modified: 2020/07/29 13:14 (4 years ago) by kevin