Im running Vista X64 using an RS232 USB adapter from Maplins I've had none of the issues you've had. Luckly its just worked out of the box.
--- In [email protected], "Mark Ebert" <eber...@...> wrote: > > > > > I think I figured out how to do something with Icom CS-2820 cloning > software for the desktop computer. > > > > I installed the software from the disc on my new Gateway FX6800-11 > running Vista 64 OS. > > The Icom OPC-478UC which is the USB cloning cable to speaker jack 2 of > the rig does not work since Icom has no drivers for the USB in V64. See > Icom Knowledge Base Article 812A2A454A The digital settings either did > not appear or were greyed out. When I loaded my .icf file all digital > settings had a red X > > > > There is no setting in the software to open digital settings so I > figured it had to be in the windows registry. > > > > So I opened the command prompt and typed regedit and began to snoop > around. > > > > Under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\Icom\Setup there is an entry called Etc > Data. On the Vista machine on which the digital was still locked ( > because the USB cable does not work) I changed the value I found of Etc > Data from decimal value 32993 to decimal value 800. (These are not the > hexadecimal values!) I carefully remembered the first value just in > case. > > > > After making the change on that single registry entry I went to my > program and voila all the digital data settings are open and editable. > > > > It was never my intention to clone the radio with this computer. I just > wanted to copy my memory file off the laptop, edit it on the desktop > with its wide screen monitor and full keyboard, and then copy it back to > the laptop I use to clone the radio. > > > > It worked. > > > > If anyone has a newer laptop with Vista 64 and they want to use this > software they need to have OPC-478 RS-232 cloning cable and not the > OPC-478UC USB cloning cable. I think the serial RS232 data cable from > the 91 AD will also work. Of course they will need an RS232 jack or a > USB to rs232 adapter certified for Vista 64. > > > > Mark - N0EOF > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
