I have done this. You might have to search the Internet for an XP driver. The person I bought the converter from emailed me the driver. You have to unzip the files to a folder and then browse to it in the hardware wizard. What brand of converter do you have?
-----Original Message----- From: Catherine Close [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 7:03 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Serial to USB - BN To Laptop???? AOn this topic, I purchased one of these converters, and when I attempted to install it on my laptop it said the drivers were not for XP. Has anyone installed these drivers successfully and used this, anyway? Cathy t 09:39 AM 11/23/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Yes you can. The belkin usb to serial converter works well. >Chris Westbrook >msn or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >AOL screen name: westbrookc19 >visit my web blog at http://www.clw19.com >At 10:25 PM 11/22/2003, you wrote: >>Hello All: >> >>I know this is an "old" question but please realize I don't peek into this >>list very often. Thus please forgive me! >> >>I would like to purchase a lightweight laptop that has just two USB ports. >>Can one use a serial to USB cable from BN to the laptop? >> >>Thank you! >> >>Jeff >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Jim O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 3:34 PM >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] those braille 'N speak transfer blues. >> >> >> > HI rosele, >> > >> > thanks I will pass this along. >> > >> > I suspect that I will be talking him through much of this. >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Roselle Ambubuyog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 2:28 PM >> > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] those braille 'N speak transfer blues. >> > >> > >> > > Jim, >> > > >> > > There is an alternative. If the files didn't have an extension, the >> > BrailleNote wouldn't know they are supposed to be read as being in >> > contracted Braille. It rightly thinks they are foreign files created >>using >> > a different word processor. I'll discuss what can be done using either >> > Keysoft version 5 or an earlier version. >> > > >> > > If this person is running version 5, then he can: >> > > >> > > 1) Go into Keyword, select the drive and folder, and press SPACE with X >> > (READ with X) to view all file types, and then navigate and hit ENTER on >>the >> > file from the Braille 'n Speak. >> > > >> > > 2) Position the cursor at the top of the file, and put a top-of-block >> > marker. Go to the bottom of the file and put a bottom-of-block marker. >> > >From within the Block Commands menu, type G for Grade of Braille and then >>B >> > for grade 2 Braille. If he has a multilingual software installed, then >> > press L from within the Block Commands menu, then G and B, following the >> > prompts. >> > > >> > > 3) Exit the file and when asked to save it as a Keyword document, answer >>Y >> > for yes. If he doesn't want to convert it to a Keyword document, then >> > answer N for no, and then enter the File Manager, select the option to >> > rename the file, and give it a .brf extension. >> > > >> > > If the person is running an earlier Keysoft version, then he can: >> > > >> > > 1) Enter the File Manager, select to rename the file, and give it a .txt >> > extension. >> > > >> > > 2) Exit and go into Keyword, select to create a Keyword type Braille >> > document (which is the default file type for BT models). >> > > >> > > 3) From within the newly created Keyword type Braille document, enter >>the >> > Block Commands menu, and type I to insert a file. Select the file from >>the >> > Braille 'n Speak that he had renamed with a .txt extension, and the >> > BrailleNote will ask, "Is this a Braille or text document?" Type B for >> > Braille and that would do the trick. Note that you can do this also in >> > version 5. It's like tricking the BrailleNote to think that the file is >>in >> > contracted Braille even though the extension says otherwise. >> > > >> > > HTH, >> > > Roselle >> > > >> > > >----- QUOTED MESSAGE ----- >> > > >Sent by: "Jim O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >> > > >HI Roselle, >> > > >> > > >thank you for the help! >> > > >> > > >I guess my customer will have a little work to do renaming those files. >> > > >> > > >> > > ___ >> > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > ___ >> > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> > >> > >> >> >> >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
