<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear All,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">Could anyone using the DeltaVision Spectris or RT microscopes please make that you close the IC540 (dv instrument controller software) in Windows before switching off the power strip at the end of your session. It is also important that the software is closed by hitting the <FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#D0143F"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><B><I>escape</I></B></SPAN></FONT></FONT> key a couple of times, rather than clicking on the "X" at the top right hand side of the program window. Our engineer has informed me that failure to do this tends to make the software less stable over time. As usual, please give one of us a shout if you're not sure what I'm talking about.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Thanks!</DIV><DIV>Sam</DIV></BODY></HTML>