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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body 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'>If the cable that is being used has a cloned or counterfeit Prolific chip, Windows will load the latest Prolific driver.<br>That driver will recognize the counterfeit chip <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>and will Fail</span></b>.<br>This is by design to discourage counterfeiters. The only way to get around it is to do what Jim suggested.<br>Load a backdated driver. Preferably Win7 Prolific 3.2.0.0 or XP Prolific 2.0.2.1.<br><br>The needed drivers and explanation can be found at <a href="http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php">http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Drivers.php</a><br>Read carefully FAQ 1 and 2 at the bottom of the page also.<br><br>I hope this assists.<br><br>John<br><a href="http://www.miklor.com">http://www.miklor.com</a><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'><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 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Tony<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 8:09 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> mikeearls@earthlink.net; 'Discussion of CHIRP'<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [chirp_users] Baofeng cable<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Any version of Windows will recognize the cable.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You don’t need drivers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Michael D Earls<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:50 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] Baofeng cable<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Tony, you're not helping!<br><br>Until the older driver is installed properly, it won't recognize the cable.<br><br>Unless every step is followed EXACTLY, the older driver won't be installed.<br><br>Take it from someone who was convinced that I had followed every direction, several times.<br><br>When you finally do it right, it will work.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Mike Earls<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>AF5MS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>TSRA Life Member<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>NRA Benefactor Member</span></font><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#1f497d" face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><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 style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Tony<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 6:39 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] Baofeng cable<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>He’s not even at the point where drivers are needed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>He can’t even get Windows to recognize the cable.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Repeating “Read the instructions” over and over without offering any actual advice is a waste of everybody’s time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>C’mon…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Tony<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a> [<a href="mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com">mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jim Unroe<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:36 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] Baofeng cable<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Follow the instructions in the guide step by step to select it. If you don't select it as shown in the guide, Windows will continue to use the latest driver and the programming cable will continue to fail to function properly.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div></body></html>