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Windows 7 Display Color Calibration Error

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WayneR

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I've been having a problem with Windows 7 color management. Whenever I attempt a color calibration via 'Calibrate Display Color' or 'Color Management' I receive this message:-


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I have tried multiple fixes but none of them resolve this issue. I've changed the color profile many times and every time I try to calibrate it states that it can't find the file specified.

I've exhausted online searches for a resolution to this. It might be an ownership issue but I'm uncertain. The executable, DCCW.exe, is present in the system32 folder. Whenever I click on this executable it gives this same message. I wish it would mention which file it can't find.

Any help with this frustrating problem would be appreciated.
 
In answer to xrobwx71's post:

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I can't remember some of them now but I did change and attempt to set the color profiles in several different ways following online instructions. I downloaded new color profiles for my monitor. I tried to change the profile in the advanced color management. I deleted the Config Binary value in the registry which regenerated at the next boot (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\Config). I also ensured that the Calibration Management Key was enabled in the registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ICM\Calibration\CalibrationManagementEnabled). I extracted a fresh version of DCCW.exe from the DVD. I ran the calibration in Safe Mode. Mostly, I've tried this calibration countless times and always run into the same error. In Color Management advanced settings I get this when I tick the box 'Use Windows display calibration':

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In answer to plodr's post:

I have DCCW.EXE-424E7995.pf in the prefetch folder not the file mentioned in your recent post. The dccw.exe.mui file is in the x86_microsoft-windows-icm-dccw.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_en-us_c4b773d77d426117 folder.

The error occurs if I click on the executable DCCW.exe but I am most familiar with it occurring near the end of the calibration sequence in the 'Adjust color balance' screen: I can't get beyond this screen.

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This might not be helpful. Here is another way to attempt this How do I calibrate my monitor? - Coolblue - anything for a smile
I've gone through some of the steps under Windows 10, even though I'm running Win 7.
Instead of Display settings, I chose Screen Resolution then Advanced settings which was near the bottom right side. (The resolution I'm currently running on my 22" monitor is lower than the recommended default).
I get a popup for a plug and play generic monitor either because I don't have a video card or didn't load anything special for the monitor. (I got this monitor 2nd hand when a business was going to e-cycle them.)
 
Still no success with this. I wish there was a way to identify the file that can't be found (in the error message). It is not essential as I can brighten or darken the screen though the Intel HD Graphics Control Panel or through the monitor on-screen settings. But 'Calibrate Display Color' was another way to darken the screen display easily and my preferred option. I'm sure that the solution is out there somewhere and probably an easy one but so far no dice.
 
Unfortunately not. I tried that and the problem must have occurred prior to the available restore points. A repair installation would fix it but it's hardly important enough to warrant that remedy.
It's obviously an uncommon problem but hardly a serious one.
Cheers.
 
Wayne McLean said:
Unfortunately not. I tried that and the problem must have occurred prior to the available restore points. A repair installation would fix it but it's hardly important enough to warrant that remedy.
It's obviously an uncommon problem but hardly a serious one.
Cheers.
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it's not a big deal,you'll preserve your personal files and apps and have a fresh installation of Windows without corruption.

How To Do a Windows 7 Repair Upgrade
 
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