Ditto what Bob says below. Anything to do with windows attached devices starts and ends in windows device manager. Very rarely do we in the IT field have to re-install windows these days and we try to avoid it all costs. We can lose a half day production from a machine re-installing windows, bring it up to current security patch level, re-install of applications and devices, restoration of user data. Multiply that times three for a home user just because they don't have the tools we do.
Whenever you install something USB. I don't care what it is, always, always install the driver first. If you suspect a driver issue with a device like the KUSB go to device manager, right click on the device and un-install it, Disconnect the device, refresh the list by searching for new hardware, re-install the driver, either off the hard drive or CD, and plug in the device when asked to by the driver install or when the install is complete. I was doing IT when plug and pray first reared it's ugly head. I've never been able to make myself trust it. The drivers in any version of windows for the popular devices may be weeks, months, or in some cases years out of date. Don't ever expect a fresh install of windows to have the drivers you need for your device. On Fri, 4 Feb 2011 06:16:37 -0600 "Bob Naumann" <w...@w5ov.com> wrote: > John (and everyone else) please **STOP** with the un-installing and > re-installing. > > That ended as a solution to problems long before Windows 98 came out. > Re-installing is generally a colossal waste of time and rarely solves > anything. > > What to do instead? > > Look in control panel and see what Windows tells you that your USB > adapter is. > > If you purchased it from Elecraft, it will either be a Prolific unit > or an FTDI unit. > > If it is Prolific, go here and download the correct driver: > > http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31 > > If it is an FTDI, go here and download the correct driver: > > http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm > > Disconnect your USB cable from the computer, install the correct > driver and after the driver installs, then plug in the cable. After > you plug in the cable, go back into Control Panel and see what com > port # Windows has assigned to your adapter. Set your software to > match that com port number. > > 73, > > Bob W5OV -- R. Kevin Stover AC0H ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
