LettersFromFlyoverCountry
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Wondering of anyone here has successfully updated a VP-50 unit on a Windows 7 box, and using a USB-to-serial adaptor. I've been wrestling with this for a week. I can get the XP box to talk to the unit OK but it still bogarts after erasing existing software (which leaves you without an electrical system), but I can't get the Windows 7 box to communicate at all, which is kind of a drag since I went out last week and bought the darned thing so I can do software upgrades without lugging the whole home desktop unit to the hangar.
Anyway, I've tried three separate USB-to-serial adaptors with the W7 box to no avail, and all three cables on the XP box still result in a bad install.
The VP software upgrade instructions are here if anyone sees any secrets therin that I might be missing.
I suppose it's possible that the problem is in my VP unit, which seems fitting. It's always ME.![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Anyway, I've tried three separate USB-to-serial adaptors with the W7 box to no avail, and all three cables on the XP box still result in a bad install.
The VP software upgrade instructions are here if anyone sees any secrets therin that I might be missing.
I suppose it's possible that the problem is in my VP unit, which seems fitting. It's always ME.