[chirp_users] Prolific Chip On Windows 11

[Gary V. Smith]

How does one "lock" a driver in place.  Some 
people have suggested shutting Windows Update off 
after installing version v3.2.0.0, but I'd rather not do that.  Thanks.

73,
Gary - W6GVS

At 08:39 PM 3/2/2023, you wrote:

>On 3/2/23 17:09, Anthony (N2KI) wrote:
>>I plugged a Baofeng programming cable into a 
>>laptop running Windows 11 but Win11 does not 
>>have the drivers to support it.  Anyone have a 
>>programming cable that works on both Windows 10 and 11?
>>Â
>>Regards,
>>
>>Anthony (N2KI)
>
>Someone will probably reply with a more complete 
>answer but the short form is that the current 
>drivers can detect counterfeit prolific part 
>(and FTDI, for that matter) and refuse to work 
>with them.  Your cable is almost certainly built with a counterfeit chip.
>
>What you need to do is point your web-browser at 
>miklor.com and dig down to the instructions for 
>downloading and installing the Prolific v3.2.0.0 
>driver, which predates the counterfeit 
>detection, and use that.  Also lock it in place 
>so that Windows doesn't replace it again with the newer rev.
>
>Benton 2mar23
>--
>NX7O
><mailto:benton at siletzbay.com>benton at siletzbay.com
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