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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>My understanding is that the driver that caused problems was pulled. Has anyone hit this issue this calendar year where a driver update broke a ftdi cable?</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You should be able to move a ftdi cable to any port with the Windows 10 automatically installed drivers and it still works. My cable from valley-ent.com has had 0 problems on 10, and I never manually installed any drivers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:jriechert@gmail.com">Jerry</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, February 18, 2016 4:04 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">Discussion of CHIRP</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [chirp_users] baofeng cable</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I think what the OP is concerned with is those that purchased an FTDI cable in good faith that turns out to have a fake FTDI chip in it. Recent FTDI drivers disable these fake cablex. He's asking for a way to cancel out the change made to the cable so it's usable again.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Jerry R<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Dan Jolley via chirp_users <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The best way to uninstall drivers is to go into the Device Manager, select the FTDI cable and uninstall the drivers.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>I purchased this FTDI cable from Amazon 3 weeks ago and I've never had any problems with it. When I plugged it into the USB port, Windows 10 automatically installed the drivers and I've never had any problems with it.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>I have been a computer technician for many years so if you have any problems or questions, please feel free to ask.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>This is the FTDI Cable I purchased at Amazon:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUB0ONK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00" target="_blank">Amazon.com : PC03 FTDI Authentic Genuine USB Programming Cable for BaoFeng, Kenwood, Wouxun, AnyTone : Electronics</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=900 style='width:337.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td colspan=8 style='background:#E5E5E5;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt;background:#E5E5E5'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr style='height:4.5pt'><td width=2 rowspan=5 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the CD.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Please feel free to ask any questions I have failed to answer, or any questions you need clarification on.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Dan Jolley<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:oldhippie1955@yahoo.com" target="_blank">oldhippie1955@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><img border=0 width=348 height=1 style='width:3.625in;height:.0104in' id="Horizontal_x0020_Line_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D16A6A.1AD5C570"></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Jim Unroe <<a href="mailto:rock.unroe@gmail.com" target="_blank">rock.unroe@gmail.com</a>><br><b>To:</b> Discussion of CHIRP <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:20 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [chirp_users] baofeng cable</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Lreiher <<a href="mailto:lreiher@comcast.net" target="_blank">lreiher@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>> is there any chance that someone is able to write the s/w necessary to<br>> [in WIN 10] DELETE the FTDI driver which renders the baofeng cable<br>> inoperative AND write the s/w which would REenable the baofeng cable<br>> after FTDI has trashed it so we can use it w/ CHIRP and WIN 10? tnx,<br>> larry KD9AVZ<br><br>When you say "the boafeng cable", do you mean the programming cable<br>manufactured for Baofeng and has a Baofeng label? If you do, it has a<br>counterfeit Prolific type chip. It doesn't use FTDI drivers. All you<br>have to do to make it work is to download, install and select the<br>Prolific v3.2.0.0 driver that was released back in 2007.<br><br>When you say "the baofeng cable", do you mean the Kenwood style 2-pin<br>programming cable that fits Kenwood, Wouxun, Baofeng and many other<br>radios? If you do, all you need to do is purchase a programming cable<br>with a genuine FTDI chip and no driver will render it inoperative.<br>There are plenty of sources, Baofeng Tech (a Baofeng radio dealer<br>based in the USA not to be confused with Baofeng the radio<br>manufacturer based in China).<br><br>Jim KC9HI<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to Dan Jolley at <a href="mailto:oldhippie1955@yahoo.com" target="_blank">oldhippie1955@yahoo.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" target="_blank">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to <a href="mailto:jriechert@gmail.com">jriechert@gmail.com</a> at <a href="mailto:jriechert@gmail.com">jriechert@gmail.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>