CMS Software

CMS Software Troubleshooting and FAQs

Adobe Reader and OpenLab Chemstation
ISSUE For some installations, arising chemmain.exe crashes have been reported. Many of them can be eliminated by switching the Adobe Acrobate Reader to the...
Fri, 7 Oct, 2022 at 9:29 AM
ChemStation: Configuration System Failed to Initialize. ChemStation Will Shutdown Now.
Issue When your Agilent OpenLab ChemStation Edition software fails to launch with errors "Login failed with the following message: Configuration syste...
Thu, 3 Nov, 2022 at 3:47 PM
Communication errors between software and CMS instrument
An instrument may show as offline due to a number of reasons, typically related to communication errors. Understanding how your instrument communicates w...
Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 at 3:26 PM
GCMS: The ChemStation did not complete its initialization cycle
Error When opening the GCMS Acquisition software, the error message "The ChemStation did not complete its initialization cycle" is displayed and ...
Thu, 6 Oct, 2022 at 1:01 PM
GCMS: Tune error - No emission current
Error Tune aborts with the error message "There is no emission current" Issue Caused by broken or shorted filaments. Try using the second filam...
Mon, 17 Oct, 2022 at 1:20 PM
How to add an OpenLab license
All OpenLab CDS software versions need a valid license file (.lic) to work. When purchasing new software, together with the software disks or USB drive, the...
Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 at 3:52 PM
How to send Windows and OpenLab Log Files
When obtaining errors on the OpenLab software, it is sometimes necessary to send Agilent the log files from both Windows as well as the OpenLab software in ...
Wed, 7 Sep, 2022 at 5:33 PM
How to set the IP address of an Agilent HPLC
This article describes the general procedure of how to check the IP address of an High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) module and how to modify it ...
Wed, 13 Sep, 2023 at 8:54 AM
MassHunter Excel Reporting Issues
ERROR When selecting the option to save reports in excel format in either MassHunter Qual or MassHunter Quant, no report gets generated in the specified fo...
Thu, 6 Oct, 2022 at 1:10 PM
OpenLab CDS 2.x Licensing Errors
All OpenLab CDS software versions need a valid license file (.lic) to work. The creation and insertion of this license file into your software is typically ...
Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 at 6:24 PM