[TenTec] Updating Orion II Firmware

[K3GHH]

Apologies for the elementary question, but with 3.033xa running (and 
even that was installed by the factory, after service) I obviously don't 
do this very often. Now trying to go to xe.

I'm using an old Windows XP laptop with a cable from the O-2's serial 
port to a laptop USB port through an adapter. After trial and error I 
found that COM3 did not give me a "Port not found" error, so I'm using 
that. The "Ten-Tec Flash32 Flash Update Utility" seems to be running, 
and the laptop screen shows a "11175 total data lines in file" message. 
A couple of the laptop lights are blinking; one looks like a disk icon 
and another like a battery.

But there's no action showing on the Orion screen --- just "FLASH UPDATE 
MODE" and "Press any key to exit." From previous work I remember 
progress being shown on the O2 screen, as the manual says it should be.

Suggestions?

-- John K3GHH