Windows firewall exceptions list, Launching flitedeck with weather, Windows vista – Jeppesen FliteDeck 3 User Manual

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8. Reboot your computer.

NOTE

If you are not receiving signals from your weather receiver, consult your

weather receivers manufacturer's User's Guide for troubleshooting tips.
Some basic troubleshooting tips are available at

Satellite Weather

Troubleshooting

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9. Start FliteDeck.

For additional information about XmLink, click Help > Contents in the XmLink
application. XmLink is a Baron Services, Inc., software.

Windows Firewall Exceptions List

To access the Windows firewall exceptions list:

1. Open the Control Panel.

The procedure for opening Control Panel depends on whether you have the
Classic Start menu set in Windows XP. Try one of the following:

• Open My Computer and click the Control Panel.

• Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

• Click Start > All Programs > Control Panel.

2. Choose Security Center.

3. In the Windows Security Center dialog box, click Windows Firewall.

4. In the Windows Firewall dialog box, click the Exceptions tab.

Refer to the Microsoft Windows documentation for additional information.

Launching FliteDeck with Weather

After you have successfully installed and configured the Jeppesen Weather Services
on your computer, use the following procedures based on your operating system to

view weather in FliteDeck.

Windows Vista

One of the ways Vista’s security changed was by separating system services and

user applications into separate ’sessions’. Keeping the system services isolated helps
to better secure them, but also makes any interactive interface unavailable to the

user. That’s where the Interactive Services Detection service comes in. When a
service needs to interact with the user, Interactive Services Detection presents a

dialog that will switch the user to the session where the service is running so they
can interact with the service. XmLink has been set up as a service, so when your
computer starts, the Interactive services dialog detection window appears where you

can gain access to session 0 (look in your taskbar for the minimized window). The
following is the recommended process to work with XmLink under the Windows Vista

configuration:

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