I run T-Bolt mon and Lady Heather successfully on Windows-7 64-bit using FDTI USB to serial converters. With the FDTI USB converters you can disable 'Serial Enumerator' in the advanced device properties to stop the port being assumed to be a mouse by Windows.
On 21/04/2013 12:19, gandal...@aol.com wrote: > Hi Dick > > I've tried it via a Prolific USB to serial adapter, running as COM4, and > as far as I can tell, the answer is yes---ish:-) > > Both TboltMon version 2.60 and Trimble GPS monitor 1.60, seem to be ok > monitoring a Thunderbolt under Win7 Ultimate 32 bit, until Windows pulls its > old trick and decides the data is coming from a serial mouse, in this case a > serial ballpoint mouse. > Disabling the mouse restores operation, and I can once more switch between > the two Trimble programs ok, but online comments suggest that a permanent > fix for this problem, which has been around for years, seems to be far more > elusive under Win7 than with previous versions. > > Although I'm using a USB to serial converter, as this Win7 laptop has no > actual serial ports, previous experience with the WinXP rackmount kit I > normally use, where I have fixed it permanently, suggests the problem is > just > as likely to occur with "proper" serial ports. > > Just checked Lady Heather and she's also running fine under Win7 using the > same setup. > > Regards > > Nigel > GM8PZR > > > > > > In a message dated 21/04/2013 03:49:40 GMT Daylight Time, > w1...@earthlink.net writes: > > Will T-Bolt Mon work in Windows 7 ? > > Thanks, Dick, W1KSZ > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > > -- > Stephen Tompsett (G8LYB) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.