[TenTec] OT: Programming Cheap Chinese Handhelds

[Richards]

The  cheapest solution ...

is to TURN OFF WINDOWS AUTOMATIC UPDATES - and load the driver that came 
with the cable.   It will work as advertised.  Once you turn the Windows 
Automatic Update feature back on, it will download the newer Prolific 
brand driver and overrule the bootleg cable driver that came with the 
cable.    OR... you can load the driver on a Win XP or earlier system 
that does not do   automatic driver updates, and avoid the whole mess.

No cost.   Just that easy.   That is what I did  (we also used a real 
serial port, instead of a USB cable, and it works swell that way, too.)

Just My take.

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On 9/8/2014 1:15 AM, geoffrey mendelson wrote:
> The cheapest option is to spend $2 and buy

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