The Prolific drivers have been problematic in recent years. 73, Guy. On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Brian Hunt <huntin...@coastside.net> wrote: > I recently upgraded to a Windows 7-64 bit HP machine due to the demise > of my Windows XP Pro laptop. The biggest problem I had was going from a > physical RS232 serial port on the laptop to a USB to RS232 converter. I > tried several failures before I hit on a solution that worked. It is a > USB/RS232 converter with an FTDI chipset and current drivers for it in > Windwos 7-64 bit. Try as I might I couldn't make a converter with the > Prolific chipset work. Note that Elecraft have gone to a KUSB with the > FTDI chipset. You didn't give many details of your friend's problems > but I'd bet the above is part of it. > > Brian, K0DTJ > > Hope this helps > On 9/27/2012 9:30 PM, Robert Mccormack wrote: >> Has anyone on the list experienced problems with Win7 when attempting a K3 >> firmware upgrade? >> >> My friend Aki ZL1GO has attempted the upgrade using his new Win7 computer >> without success - no >> >> problems with his old XP machine. >> >> >> I have only XP, so I can't help him. >> >> 73, >> Ken ZL1AIH >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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