[chirp_users] Prolific Update

[Bill Gabbard]

I just Right-Clicked the Update and Clicked Hide, so won't show again.
Thanks,
Bill
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Phaeton 
  To: Discussion of CHIRP 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 5:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Prolific Update


  Make sure you go into the driver details and make notes
  about the version and date. That will keep your head from
  spinning around should the driver for your counterfeit chip
  become replaced. Another thing you can do is stop your
  internet connection when installing these daily updates.
  It will prevent Windopes 7 from trying to install the latest
  WHQL drivers from the Microsoft repository. I'm not certain
  but once you do that the driver installer may present your 
  with dialog stating 'no newer driver could be found, keep the
  current driver?' I've seen so many of these kinds of dialog from
  installers it's hard to keep them all memorized. 


  Sent from my 15.4" MacBook Pro, i7 quad core 


  On Feb 26, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Jim Unroe <rock.unroe at gmail.com> wrote:


    No. Do not update.


    Unless your programming cable has a genuine Prolific usb-to-serial chip in it (most cheap cables have a counterfeit chip), the updated driver will detect the counterfeit chip and stop working. You must continue to use the older driver that does not perform this check.


    Jim


    On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Bill Gabbard <wcgabbard1 at windstream.net> wrote:

      I've a Windows 7 PC that the Windows Update notified me the below Update is available.  Should I update it?
      Thanks,
      Bill
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      Prolific - Other hardware - Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port

      Download size: 114 KB

      You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.

      Update type: Optional

      Prolific Other hardware software update released in February, 2013

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