<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div dir="ltr">The best way to uninstall drivers is to go into the Device Manager, select the FTDI cable and uninstall the drivers.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10082" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10081" dir="ltr">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.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I have been a computer technician for many years so if you have any problems or questions, please feel free to ask.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10080" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10079" dir="ltr">This is the FTDI Cable I purchased at Amazon:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10078" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10077" dir="ltr"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10100" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HUB0ONK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00">Amazon.com : PC03 FTDI Authentic Genuine USB Programming Cable for BaoFeng, Kenwood, Wouxun, AnyTone : Electronics</a><br></div><div style="width:450px; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';margin-top:5px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff;" id="enhancrCard_1" class="link-enhancr-attachment link-enhancr-element richcompose-card" contenteditable="false"><table id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10124" class="link-enhancr-element" style="width:450px; 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line-height: 11px; max-height: 13px; font-size: 0pt;"><span class="link-enhancr-element link-enhancr-preview-by link-enhancr-mobile-no-resize" style="vertical-align:middle; font-size: 9px; line-height: 11px; color: #999999; -moz-text-size-adjust: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust:none; text-size-adjust:none;">Preview by Yahoo</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 9px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0pt; border-collapse: collapse;"><div class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 9px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 9pt;"></div></td></tr><tr class="link-enhancr-element"><td class="link-enhancr-element" colspan="8" style="height: 1px; background-color: #e5e5e5; font-size: 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"><div class="link-enhancr-element" style="height: 1px; background-color: #e5e5e5; font-size: 1px; line-height:0px"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_9963"><span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_9964" class="qtdSeparateBR"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10233" dir="ltr">Don't purchase any programming cable that comes with a CD, it is the wrong cable and there is a virus on the CD.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10234" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10235" dir="ltr">Please feel free to ask any questions I have failed to answer, or any questions you need clarification on.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10237" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10303" dir="ltr">Thank you,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10304" dir="ltr">Dan Jolley</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10305" dir="ltr">oldhippie1955@yahoo.com<br></div><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_9968" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_9967" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_9966" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_9965" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_9969" size="2" face="Arial"> <hr id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_10306" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Jim Unroe <rock.unroe@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Discussion of CHIRP <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, February 18, 2016 5:20 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [chirp_users] baofeng cable<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1455835679858_9970" class="y_msg_container"><br>On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 4:03 PM, Lreiher <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:lreiher@comcast.net" href="mailto:lreiher@comcast.net">lreiher@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">> is there any chance that someone is able to write the s/w necessary to<br clear="none">> [in WIN 10] DELETE the FTDI driver which renders the baofeng cable<br clear="none">> inoperative AND write the s/w which would REenable the baofeng cable<br clear="none">> after FTDI has trashed it so we can use it w/ CHIRP and WIN 10? tnx,<br clear="none">> larry KD9AVZ<br clear="none"><br clear="none">When you say "the boafeng cable", do you mean the programming cable<br clear="none">manufactured for Baofeng and has a Baofeng label? If you do, it has a<br clear="none">counterfeit Prolific type chip. It doesn't use FTDI drivers. All you<br clear="none">have to do to make it work is to download, install and select the<br clear="none">Prolific v3.2.0.0 driver that was released back in 2007.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">When you say "the baofeng cable", do you mean the Kenwood style 2-pin<br clear="none">programming cable that fits Kenwood, Wouxun, Baofeng and many other<br clear="none">radios? If you do, all you need to do is purchase a programming cable<br clear="none">with a genuine FTDI chip and no driver will render it inoperative.<br clear="none">There are plenty of sources, Baofeng Tech (a Baofeng radio dealer<br clear="none">based in the USA not to be confused with Baofeng the radio<br clear="none">manufacturer based in China).<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Jim KC9HI<div class="yqt8915261154" id="yqtfd59969"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">chirp_users mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br clear="none">This message was sent to Dan Jolley at <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:oldhippie1955@yahoo.com" href="mailto:oldhippie1955@yahoo.com">oldhippie1955@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none">To unsubscribe, send an email to <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>