Technical Support
Frequently Asked Questions
Downloading/Installing
1. How do I download and install a program?2. I'm having trouble downloading a program.
3. When installing, I get an error stating that the archive is corrupt.
4. How is the software updated?
5. When I install a new version over an old one, the installer reports that an .EXE file could not be overwritten.
6. How should I install a program to a new location or machine?
8. Can I install the program on a network drive?
9. Can the installation program be run from a network location?
10. How do I uninstall the software?
11. My anti-virus software says that the installer may be infected.
12. How do I install the software on a computer with dual-boot operating systems?
13. Where do I download the Retail Edition?
Product Activation
1. How do I purchase a license?2. How long does it take to get my License ID?
3. Do I have to use the online order form?
4. How much do upgrades cost?
5. When logging in as a different user, the activation status is lost.
6. Can I pay by a bank wire transfer?
7. Can I fax my credit card number instead of using an online form?
8. Can we invoice Gammadyne for a license?
9. Can I order a license by telephone?
10. Are site licenses available?
11. Is a competitive upgrade offered?
12. Is a physical product shipped?
13. Where do I enter the License ID?
14. Can the software be activated on more than one machine?
15. When activating the product, it fails to connect.
16. How do I perform offline activation?
17. Is there any penalty for skipping updates?
18. How is the Retail Edition different from the Shareware Edition?
User Interface
1. How do I use the System‑G user interface?2. All the text is too big (or small)! Controls are getting chopped off!
3. The interface looks bad.
4. Why doesn't System‑G import my color settings?
5. Is there a help file for System‑G?
6. I messed up the skin and now cannot read text in the interface.
7. Clicking the mouse doesn't always seem to register.
8. Can the System‑G interface be shown on television or in a movie?
Miscellaneous
1. What is shareware?2. Gammadyne doesn't seem to be receiving my email.
3. Where should I send suggestions for improvements?
4. Can I get a physical copy of the documentation?
5. Are PAD files available for Gammadyne's programs?
6. Does Gammadyne have a reseller/referral/affiliate program?
7. Can I distribute the shareware version of Gammadyne's programs?
8. How do I capture a screenshot?
9. How about a link exchange?
10. How can I get an old version of a program?
11. How do I inform Gammadyne that my email address has changed?
12. Why did the program revert back to shareware mode?
13. An Illegal Operation is occurring.
14. None of the email hyperlinks are appearing on the website.
15. Why do I not receive notifications of program updates?
16. Can I pay to have a feature added?
We also have support pages for specific programs:
Connection Keeper
Gammadyne Mailer
Self-Extracting Archive Utility
If you still can't solve the problem, you may contact our technical support department. However, please be aware of the following:
- Using email allows us to provide free, unlimited technical support. Our software is very inexpensive, and we do not currently have the resources to provide this level of support over the telephone.
- Technical support can assist with the software's configuration, but within limits. Sometimes configuration requires intimate knowledge of your business and may necessitate a Systems Analyst.
- Technical support is staffed Monday through Friday, 10:00am - 6:00pm Central Time (GMT-6:00). Of course, you can send us email any time.
Click here to send an email to Gammadyne Technical Support. We value your feedback and appreciate your interest in our software!
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Downloading/Installing
Our programs are packaged in self-extracting archives with the .EXE extension. When the downloaded file is opened, an installation program will install the software on your hard drive.
To download a program, click here and click the appropriate "Download" link. In Internet Explorer, the following window will appear:
Click the "Run" button. The file will begin to download. When it finishes, a window like this will appear:
Click the "Run" button to start the installation.
The installers are very simple. The only decision is where on the hard drive the program should be installed. We recommend using the default location.
Notes:
- Newer versions may be installed over old versions without uninstalling first.
- Project files are always compatible across all versions.
- Installing to a network location is not permitted, although the installer can be run from the network.
- Each installer is completely self-contained. Installers are always the complete product, there are no patches.
Our server to normally very reliable. It may help to wait a little while. If the problem persists, please contact our tech support.
It may help to clear the browser's cache, or to try a different browser. Holding down the Shift key while clicking the hyperlink may bypass the cache. In Firefox, go to the Tools menu and choose Clear Private Data. Uncheck all boxes except "Cache". Click "Clear private data now". In Internet Explorer, go to the Tools menu, choose Internet Options, click the "Delete Files..." button, check the "Delete all offline content" box, and click OK.
If the connection is being dropped consistently during the download, you will have to contact your ISP or phone company. Note: Connection Keeper will not help in this situation. Connection Keeper only makes your connection appear active, which is not a problem during a download.
When the installer reports that it is corrupt, this means that the file itself has been altered. The installer will always check to make sure it has not been changed before installing as a precaution, because there is a good chance the installation will not work.
The most common cause of this is a faulty download. Delete the downloaded file (so that the browser does not cache it), then re-download it.
Another possible cause is a virus. Viruses modify executable files when infecting them, which in turn can cause the installer to report that it is corrupt. Please check your system for viruses.
To update the software to a new version, simply download the new version from our website, and install it over the old version. For minor upgrades (x.1), the upgrade is free and the product will remain activated. For major upgrades (x.0), the software will require reactivation. Open the Help menu, choose "Product Activation", enter your License ID, and click "Activate". This will consume one activation from your account. If all activations are used up, please purchase another license here.
The Retail Edition can only be updated by installing the Shareware Edition, and activating it as described above. A Retail License entitles the user to 3 activations. If all activations are used up, the user must downgrade back to the Retail Edition or purchase a new license.
This is almost always caused because the application is still running. The installer will replace the file during the next reboot.
It is necessary to uninstall the program, then reinstall it at the new location. Project files must be manually copied to the new location using Windows Explorer. Uninstalling will not delete project files.
Once moved, the software must be activated with your License ID. This will consume one activation from your account. If all activations are used up, please purchase a new license here.
No. Our programs must be installed on the machine from which they are run.
Yes, and the network location does not need to be mapped to a drive letter.
Go to Control Panel and choose "Add or Remove Programs". Select the program to be uninstalled. Then click the "Remove" button.
If you are uninstalling our software because it contains bugs or did not meet your needs, please tell us.
Most likely this is a false positive (assuming the installer was downloaded from our site). We carefully scan all of our installers for viruses. There has never been an incident where one of our installers turned out to be infected with a virus. There may be a virus on your system that is infecting the installer.
If you are certain that it is infected, please let us know.
All of Gammadyne Corporation's programs can work on computers that can boot to more than one operating system, so long as each operating system is either Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, or Vista. Boot into each operating system that you want the program to be available in, and install the program. During each install, specify the same installation directory. That's all there is to it! Product activation need only be performed on one system for both systems to recognize it.
Go here, enter your License ID, and click the Submit button. The download should begin within a couple of seconds. The download is an executable installer for the software. Simply open the file to begin installation.
Product Activation
Go to our ordering page and click on the appropriate "Purchase" link. This will open the ordering form where you can enter your details and credit card information. Once the credit card is processed, you will receive a License ID by email (along with instructions).
Plimus, the company that accepts payments for us, can usually process the order automatically, by computer, and deliver the License ID by email within minutes. Sometimes, human intervention is required, but it rarely takes more than a couple of hours.
These and other details are listed on our ordering page.
Our online ordering system has proven to be extremely reliable and secure. However, we also accept check or money orders mailed to:
Gammadyne Corporation
10025 Mastin
Overland Park, KS 66212
USA
Notes:
- Be sure to tell us your email address and what product you are ordering.
- Money orders and checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank.
- More information about policy and ordering can be found here, including information about phone and fax orders.
This depends on the type of license.
Shareware License
Minor upgrades (x.1) are free. Major upgrades (x.0) will require re-activation of the software. One activation is consumed from the license. Each license contains 5 activations.
Retail License
If the Retail Edition is installed, the only way to upgrade is to install the Shareware Edition and activate it with your License ID. Each license contains 3 activations.
Notes:
- It is perfectly okay to skip upgrades.
- Upgrading will never consume more than one activation.
This happens on Vista when our program lacks admin rights. If UAC is enabled, this will occur even when the user is an admin. The best work-around is to search the \Users folder for the activation certificate and copy this to the same folder under the other user.
| Program | Activation Certificate |
| Clyton | ec-reg.dat |
| DJ Jukebox | juke-reg.dat |
| FSRU | fsru-reg.dat |
| Gammadyne Mailer | gm-reg.dat |
| Random Word Gen. | rwg-reg.dat |
| Scratchboard | sb-reg.dat |
| SEAU | seau-reg.dat |
Yes. On the second page of the ordering form, in the "Payment Method" area, choose "WIRE TRANSFER with Proforma Invoice". Please note that there is an $18 processing fee for wire transfers.
Yes. On the second page of the ordering form, in the "Payment Method" area, choose "CREDIT CARD by FAX".
Sorry, but we only sell our software on the Internet or through mail order. We cannot issue invoices at this time.
Click here for more information on placing an order.
If you would like to make payment for an order by telephone, simply fill out the Order Form as you normally would and select "Phone" on the "Payment Method" section. After submitting the order, you will be given the phone number needed to call in the payment information.
Sorry, there are no site licenses. However, there are pricing tiers for volume discounts. Please visit our ordering page for details.
No, sorry.
No, because it is not necessary. Our programs can be downloaded from this website, eliminating the need for a disk. After placing an order, you will receive a License ID that can be entered on the product activation window to unlock the full functionality of the program.
This product activation system provides the quickest access to the full version, and helps keep our prices low. Since we regularly update the software, the value of having a disk is minimal.
Open the "Help" menu. Choose "Product Activation". Enter the License ID in the first field. Click the "Activate" icon.
This is allowed for Shareware Licenses but not Retail Licenses.
This indicates that something is blocking the activation request from being sent to Gammadyne's server. Possible causes include:
- Firewall software
- Norton Internet Security
- Microsoft's built-in firewall (Control Panel > Windows Firewall)
- Router's built-in firewall
- Using a proxy server that is not configured in Internet Explorer
Please disable all firewalls and try again. If using a proxy server, make sure that Internet Explorer is configured to traverse it.
If all else fails, please use the Offline Product Activation feature instead.
If Online Activation fails, Offline Activation can be used to activate the software using nothing more than email. The email can be sent from a different computer, so long as the activation request code is generated on the computer where the software is installed.
Please follow this procedure:
- Choose "Product Activation" from the Help menu.
- Enter your License ID.
- Click the "Offline Activation" icon. The Offline Activation window will appear.
- Click the "Copy" button next to the Email Address field. This will copy the email address to the clipboard.
- Open your email client and compose a new message. Paste the email address in the To: field (Ctrl+V).
- Return to the Offline Activation window.
- Click the "Copy" button next to the Request Code field.
- Return to the email client. Paste the request code into the Subject: field.
- Send the email.
- Within 3 minutes, an auto-response should arrive. If it does not, please check your spam filter.
- The auto-response will contain instructions. In summary, you need to reply to the auto-response. This step is necessary to confirm that you can receive email from us before an activation is consumed from the license.
- After you reply to the first auto-response, within 3 minutes you will receive a second auto-response.
- View the attachments of the second auto-response. The product activation certificate is attached to the email. Save the attachment to the directory where the program is installed.
- Restart the program and use the About window to verify that it is now activated.
No, none at all.
The two are identical except for the following:
- The Retail Edition does not require product activation. The Shareware Edition must be activated to unlock its full functionality, and this consumes an activation from the license.
- The Retail Edition is not permitted to be installed on more than one machine.
- The Retail License only includes 3 activations instead of 5, but activations are only needed for upgrades.
User Interface
The System‑G user interface is very similar to Windows®, and even shares many of the same hotkeys. There is a detailed help file available for System‑G. Just choose "Help" from the bottom of the "System‑G" menu.
Increase the window's size or tap the F11 and F12 keys until the optimal font size is achieved.
Recommendations:
- The first thing you should do is press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F5 to reset all interface settings to the default. This can clear up certain problems.
- Tap the F11 and F12 keys until the font size is right.
- There are various color schemes (called "Skins") that can be selected from the System‑G, Skins menu.
- For LCD monitors, the "ClearType" font feature should be enabled. This is located in Control Panel > Display > Appearance > Effects > Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts.
- The monitor should be set to its native resolution - which means the resolution matches the number of physical pixels. ClearType fonts do not appear correctly without this.
- The monitor should be set to 32-bit color.
- Individual interface settings can be changed in the "Configuration Editor" (located on the "System‑G" menu). Press F1 in this window to view the help file.
- Maximize the window so that controls have more room.
- Windows XP users should install the Calibri font. To obtain the font for free, install PowerPoint Viewer 2007. System‑G help files will use the font immediately, but the skin will not use the font unless it is changed in the Configuration Editor.
- Install the latest version of the software. System‑G is undergoing continuous improvements.
The operating system does not contain all of the colors settings that System‑G needs to draw the user interface, so System‑G must use a separate set of color settings. Partial color settings are not imported because we cannot guarantee that the interface would appear correctly.
An entire color scheme (called a "Skin") can be selected from the System‑G > Skins menu. The color settings can be edited by choosing "Configuration Editor" from the System‑G menu.
Yes, choose "Help" from the bottom of the System‑G menu to open the help file.
If the skin settings ever get messed up such that you cannot read text in the user interface, press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F5 to reset all System‑G settings to their default.
Between the pressing and releasing of the left mouse button, the mouse cursor must remain on the same spot (within a certain tolerance). Also, you must not hold the left mouse button down for longer than half a second. Otherwise, it will not register as a click.
A user interface is meant to be seen. You do not need direct permission from Gammadyne Corporation to show video or still images of the System‑G interface.
Miscellaneous
Shareware is software that is freely downloadable by the public. Shareware usually has one or more "safeguards" that motivate users to pay for a license. Typical safeguards include disabled features, nag screens, time limits, etc. Purchasing a license from the shareware's author will allow the user to unlock the shareware limitations.
We do run spam filters, and it may be possible that your email is getting blocked. It may help to send the email from the same email address that was used to purchase a license (these addresses are whitelisted). Or, send us a very simple text email with "Email not arriving!" in the body, and we will whitelist your address. Or, use our website contact form.
You may send ideas for new features to our tech support, and they will evaluate them and add them to our "To-Do" list.
We take all suggestions seriously, although we cannot guarantee they will be implemented. We do add custom features for a fee. Inquire with our technical support staff.
Click here to send a request for improvements. Or choose "Send Feedback" from the Help menu.
In the interest of keeping prices low, we do not provide printed manuals. However, the Help file can be printed. Simply choose "Print" from the File menu.
Yes, here are the URL's:
| Clyton | http://gammadyne.com/pad_ec.xml |
| Connection Keeper | http://gammadyne.com/pad_ck.xml |
| DocPad | http://gammadyne.com/pad_dp.xml |
| DJ Jukebox | http://gammadyne.com/pad_juke.xml |
| FSRU | http://gammadyne.com/pad_fsru.xml |
| Gammadyne Mailer | http://gammadyne.com/pad_gm.xml |
| Random Word Generator | http://gammadyne.com/pad_rwg.xml |
| Scratchboard | http://gammadyne.com/pad_sb.xml |
| SEAU | http://gammadyne.com/pad_seau.xml |
| Toriss | http://gammadyne.com/pad_toriss.xml |
Yes, here.
Because our programs are shareware, we want them to get as much exposure as possible. Anyone may freely distribute the following shareware programs:
Connection Keeper
DocPad
DJ Jukebox
File Substring Replacement Utility
Gammadyne Mailer
Random Word Generator
Scratchboard
Self-Extracting Archive Utility
Under the following conditions:
1. You may only distribute the original, unmodified installation file (download it from the program's home page). However, you are permitted to rename the file.
2. You must not represent that you own the software or that it is free.
3. The Retail Edition must never be distributed.
4. You must not represent that the software is fully functional (i.e. without shareware safeguards).
5. You must not provide a License ID for the software.
The last two conditions do not apply to our freeware programs.
Left click on the window caption's icon (or right click on the window caption), and choose "Copy window to clipboard". This will place the screenshot in the clipboard, where it can then be pasted into an image editor like MS Paint. From there, it can be saved to a file, making it possible to attach the screenshot to an email.
The hotkey for screenshots is Ctrl+Alt+F5. However, this only works in System‑G windows.
Great! Click here to send us an email that specifies your home page URL, a banner or text description, and the location of your link to us. We will promptly link back to you on our links page.
Click here to see the banners that you may use in your link to us.
We do not provide downloads for old versions. If you have a problem with a new version, contact us. If we can't resolve the problem quickly, we will email the old version to you.
Click here to send us an email telling us your old and new email address. We'll change our records as soon as possible and email you back when it is done.
This can occur for the following reasons:
- If the activation certificate is deleted or becomes inaccessible due to security settings.
- The program is moved to a different hard drive.
- The program is uninstalled, then reinstalled.
- A major upgrade (x.0) is installed.
- Logging in as a different user that does not have admin rights, or when Vista's UAC feature is enabled.
Except for the security problem (which needs to be fixed), it will be necessary to reactivate the software. Sorry, but the activation is non-refundable.
Please consider the following:
- Our software is not supported on any Mac or Linux operating system.
- If you have similar problems with other programs, then the problem is probably with your system. The most likely causes are overheating and faulty RAM.
- If the crash occurs during a database operation, it may help to delete and recreate the data source (in ODBC Administrator).
- If the crash is occurring in UFILTER.DLL then you need to update (or uninstall) Vcom SystemSuite.
- Checking for viruses would be prudent.
If the problem does seem to be a bug in our software, please report it to us. If a window offers to send us the crash details, please comply. From this information, we can often diagnose and fix the problem. We often provide patched versions to those that report such problems.
This occurs when Java is not enabled in your Internet browser. Please use the web form.
Most likely, we do not have your current email address in our records. Notify us of your new email address here.
Note: we no longer send update notices to AOL because the high percentage of undeliverables will cause AOL to blacklist us.
Yes, and at an affordable price. Please contact us with a brief description of the feature, and we'll let you know what it might cost.