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[[Category:Cumulus 1]] | |||
=Cumulus Help= | |||
One of the attractions of the original Cumulus software is that the installer installs a detailed set of help screens, so that each [[Cumulus_Screenshots|screen]] has a button that you can click for assistance, and the [[Cumulus_Screenshots#Main_Screen|Main Screen]] has a '''Help''' menu where you can look up more guidance, such as [[Webtags|web tags]]. The final 1.9.4 helpfile can also be downloaded (for viewing using Windows Help) from [https://cumuluswiki.org/Downloads/Cumulus.chm link in resources section below]. At the time of typing, it can also be viewed at [http://cumulussites.net/index.php?a=page&id=cumulus_help Cumulus Top Weather Sites]. See resources section below for a translation into French. | |||
= Upgrade Advice = | |||
If you are one of the Cumulus users who has retained the Cumulus version they originally downloaded and not upgraded to final version 1.9.4 build 1099, please read on. | |||
Upgrading your Cumulus 1 version to the final version simply involves downloading the installer package (only the final one is available below) | |||
* As you run the installer, untick the selection on [[File:Components_screen.JPG]] if you want to keep your existing [[Customised_templates#Cumulus_Web_Templates|Cumulus Web Templates]] | |||
* Upgrading by default installs over your existing files, but does not affect your [[Data folder|"data" subfolder]] so all existing extremes and logs are retained | |||
* Upgrading does not affect any [[Strings.ini|strings.ini]] file, although the options for content may be extended by an upgrade (see [[Samplestring.ini]]) | |||
* Upgrading does not affect your existing [[Cumulus.ini (Cumulus 1)|cumulus.ini ]] file, although there may be additional [[Cumulus_Screenshots#Configuration_Menu_Screens|Configuration Menu options]] | |||
* Upgrading will fix most of the bugs in your current version, and offer new functionality, see the '''changes.txt''' file that the installer provides. | |||
* Upgrading to version 1099 allows you to install the 1099.1 or 1099.2 patches, the latest of those allows selection of years up to 2030 in several year selectors that otherwise end at 2020. | |||
= Final Cumulus 1 version = | = Final Cumulus 1 version = | ||
If you want to run Cumulus 1.9.4, there is no reason why you should not. It is a stable release, and only one bug has been identified. | Cumulus 1 has now been described as '''Legacy Software''', simply because it is no longer supported, and can no longer be updated (Steve Loft did not share the source code, so it cannot be edited, and the Microsoft environment used for producing Cumulus 1 is no longer available). | ||
If you want to run Cumulus 1.9.4, there is no reason why you should not. It is a stable release, and only one bug has been identified. The single known bug, never fixed even in 1099, is that the original Cumulus software uses the wrong [[Fineoffset_Memory_Map|memory location for pressure for Fine Offset models]]. These weather stations are also considered legacy ones. There is a workaround described within [[FAQ#Cumulus_doesn.E2.80.99t_show_the_same_pressure_as_my_Fine_Offset_console|FAQ page]]. | |||
==Date Selection== | |||
The | * You can type any date you like into selection boxes on view month, view year, view period, and view NOAA report. | ||
* As well as directly typing in a date including a year into the selection box, you can pick some dates from the drop down boxes that can select some years, and (where relevant) any month and any day within any month. | |||
* The Cumulus installer provided by Steve Loft creates a year drop-down selection that only contains years 2008 (Cumulus was "born" in 2003, but not available to public until 2008) to 2020 (Steve Loft last worked on this software in 2014 and 2020 seemed a long way into future). | |||
* A Mark Crossley patch can be applied to the final Steve Loft build 1099 software, the patch simply edits one component that changes the year drop-down selection to include the years 2020 to 2030, making it easier to select years in the current decade (at time of typing this) in the relevant screen box. The other files installed by the standard 1099 download are still needed for the patched file to work. | |||
==Download Instructions== | ==Download Instructions== | ||
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This is a multi-stage process: | This is a multi-stage process: | ||
#First Download the Windows Installer Package, the [https://cumuluswiki.org/Downloads/CumulusSetup.exe CumulusSetup.exe file here]. | # First Download the Windows Installer Package, the [https://cumuluswiki.org/Downloads/CumulusSetup.exe CumulusSetup.exe file here]. | ||
#*(''There are two special alternatives'', their [[Downloads#Special_Cumulus_1_versions|download links appear later on this page]]) | #* (''There are two special alternatives'', their [[Downloads#Special_Cumulus_1_versions|download links appear later on this page]]) | ||
#Choose a location where you will install the software on your Microsoft Windows device | # Choose a location where you will install the software on your Microsoft Windows device (the installer defaults to previous location if one is recorded in the registry) | ||
#* Don't install to "Program Files", any files there can only be updated by an installer, you want your data files to be change while Cumulus is running as data is received! | |||
#* It is best to install to a root of whatever drive has plenty of spare space, this might be where you are using for your working files or normal documents | #* It is best to install to a root of whatever drive has plenty of spare space, this might be where you are using for your working files or normal documents | ||
#Now run the installer, so it creates a large number of files and folders, [[File:Cumulus folder structure.PNG|right]] | # Now run the installer, so it creates a large number of files and folders, [[File:Cumulus folder structure.PNG|right]] | ||
#*(make sure the files and folders are installed in right location) | #* (make sure the files and folders are installed in right location) | ||
#*As you run the installer, read the instructions it displays (see below) [[File:Install_read.me_screen.JPG]]. | #* As you run the installer, read the instructions it displays (see below) [[File:Install_read.me_screen.JPG]]. | ||
#*This read me text can also be downloaded from a link in the resources section below | #* This read me text can also be downloaded from a link in the resources section below | ||
#When the installer has completed, there is another download to do. | # When the 1099 installer has completed, there is another download to do. | ||
#Now download the patch available [[Software#Cumulus_1|here]]. | # Now download the 1099.2 patch available [[Software#Cumulus_1|here]]. | ||
# Take the file "Cumulus.exe" from the patch, and use it to replace the file "Cumulus.exe" from whichever of the three installer packages you used earlier | # Take the file "Cumulus.exe" from the patch, and use it to replace the file "Cumulus.exe" from whichever of the three installer packages you used earlier | ||
#All other files from the full release, must be retained after applying the patch. The patch does not change any of the compiled code, nor its functionality. | # All other files from the full 1099 release, must be retained after applying the patch. The patch does not change any of the compiled code, nor its functionality. | ||
#Start running Cumulus as instructed on [[Setup|Setup page]]. | # Start running Cumulus as instructed on [[Setup|Setup page]]. | ||
== Special Cumulus 1 versions == | == Special Cumulus 1 versions == | ||
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[[Category:Cumulus Files]] | [[Category:Cumulus Files]] | ||
The patch, | The patch, mentioned in download above, can NOT be applied after installing either of these special versions, it changes the GUI to make the drop down list cover years 2020 to 2030, but it is basically the 1099 build code so that does not include the Instromet specific code. | ||
==Additional guidance== | ==Additional guidance== | ||
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If you need any help with Cumulus 1, see if your question is answered, in this Wiki, on the original Cumulus software's [[FAQ]] page. If you cannot find your answer on that page, then use the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=4 correct C1 support forum] to see if others have answers. | If you need any help with Cumulus 1, see if your question is answered, in this Wiki, on the original Cumulus software's [[FAQ]] page. If you cannot find your answer on that page, then use the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=4 correct C1 support forum] to see if others have answers. | ||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
