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More info?)
Contact the device maker and see what they advise, they made
it, they know what is required to make it run. If they
don't want to make a driver or device breakout box then
follow my previous advice to buy new hardware or you can
dual boot the computer.
"Rhett" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:19c8e01c44d88$005ea470$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| Its a speicallty item doesnt work that way all the time,
| works on all op systems but xp.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Buy different hardware.
| >
| >
| >"Rhett" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
| >message news:1988101c44d84$88d26c50$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| >| Btw is there a work around for this ?
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >XP does not allow direct hardware control, you must
| have
| >| an
| >| >XP driver.
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >"Rhett" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
| >| >message news:19ea001c44d74$de798ef0
| $a001280a@phx.gbl...
| >| >| checked its set still nothing it works with windows
| 2k
| >| >| without a hitch same goes for 95,98 nt4 so its a
| >| problem
| >| >| with XP in itself.
| >| >| Rhett
| >| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >| >I will have to check on that one, its a laptop
| always
| >| >| >problems with laptops and port settings but will
| check
| >| >| on
| >| >| >that, thanks
| >| >| >Rhett
| >| >| >>-----Original Message-----
| >| >| >>First, do you know if the standard serial ports
| are
| >| >| >enabled in the
| >| >| >>computer's BIOS? A lot of computer do not have
| then
| >| >| >enabled these days,
| >| >| >>since it is becoming a legacy port (will
| disappear).
| >| >| >>
| >| >| >>"Rhett" <rhettjd@edirectlink.com> wrote in message
| >| >| >>news:1975001c44d6d$07ea5bf0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| >| >| >>> Well I have XP home edition and with my
| business we
| >| >| >have
| >| >| >>> a scale that connects to a serial connection,
| when
| >| >| >tried
| >| >| >>> on serial it is not seen at all by XP.
| >| >| >>> If use a serial to USB conversion it is seen in
| >| hyper
| >| >| >>> terminal and can see the data comming down the
| >| pipe.
| >| >| >But
| >| >| >>> otherwise it doesnt work as its intended. It
| works
| >| >| fine
| >| >| >>> in Windows 2k but not in XP and is there a fix
| for
| >| it?
| >| >| >>> Ive searched through knowledge base and find in
| one
| >| >| >>> instance a possible fix but unsure if it will
| >| really
| >| >| >>> correct the problem.
| >| >| >>> Thanks
| >| >| >>> Rhett
| >| >| >>
| >| >| >>
| >| >| >>.
| >| >| >>
| >| >| >.
| >| >| >
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
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