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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Yes, It sounds like what you experienced is described in FAQ #2 at <b><i><u><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php</a></span></u></i></b><br>This is a very common issue.<br><br>The driver does not follow the cable. If the cable is moved to a different COM port, Windows will now load the newest driver it finds.<br>Windows will now load the newest driver it finds, not 3.2.0.0 <br>When this occurs, you will need to load Prolific driver 3.2.0.0 to the new USB slot or plug the cable back into its original USB slot.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Anyway, glad to hear you got it working<br>John<br><br><b><i><u><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'><a href="http://www.miklor.com">http://www.miklor.com</a></span></u></i></b><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Tom Maynard<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, December 06, 2014 1:37 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Discussion of CHIRP<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [chirp_users] HELP<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 06-Dec-14 09:15, Shon Edwards wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is a very good explanation and should work fine. I usually just use the "official" cables myself and have no problem, so this is another option in case things don't pan out.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></blockquote></div><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I just went through this process for the first time myself, just last night. Both my radio and my programming cable came from Banggood (China).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>After a bit of struggling I got my systems communication smoothly. My configuration:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Laptop: Windows 8.1 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=black face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Radio Baofeng UV-82<o:p></o:p></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I did try using the USB cable driver that came with Windows and it did not work. I downloaded the drivers from the Miklor site and they also did not work. As a last resort I used the drivers from the mini-disc supplied with my cable. Again: No luck at all.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Then I realized that Windows was automatically updating the USB cable driver the instant I plugged in the cable. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I discovered this by drilling down deep within Device Manager and looking at the Date/Version of the installed driver. As soon as the cable was inserted (with or without radio connected), Windows upgraded the driver instantly (Fail).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The solution for me — and YMMV, of course — was to re-enter Device Manager and to click on the “Roll Back Driver” button, after assuring the O/S that this was in fact my intention the driver reverted to the one that <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">I</font></i></em> had installed. Immediately thereafter everything was golden and CHIRP worked perfectly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I confess that it took me close to an hour to realize, diagnose, and correct the problem but I got mine working.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thereafter I went back to the CHIRP Wiki page with the hope of being able to edit in my Windows 8 approach (since Win8 isn’t specifically mentioned there). Alas, although it is a Wiki page, I found no way to edit it — despite having registered/authenticated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Instead, I post this here, hoping it will help someone. I can provide more detailed info, even a step-by-step procedure, if someone with Write authority on the Wiki would publish it there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tom Maynard WZ9U<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>P.S. I am actually using the driver that came with my cable on the mini-disc. I'm sure the download from Miklor would also work, but once I had a working solution I opted not to experiment further. (If it ain't broke, right?)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div></body></html>