[WT-support] Windows 7 and serial to USB adapter solution to problems

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Upon further research, it appears these drivers are only appropriate for
USB-to-Serial adapters based on the Prolific chipset,* not* FTDI.

The official web site for these drivers is:

http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?id=31


and PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip appears to contain:

- Windows 2000/XP/Server2003 (32 & 64-bit) WDM WHQL Driver: v2.0.16.166
- Windows Vista/7/Server2008 (32 & 64-bit) WDF WHQL Driver: v3.3.17.203

It would be nice to know if these drivers work as well.

The link below seems to point to an older version (3.2.0.0 ?)  It also seems
the vendor, www.valley-ent.com, no longer sells anything with a Prolific
chipset, only FTDI, so the link may eventually disappear.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> Thanks for posting the info, but are you saying that this driver helps *
> both* Prolific and FTDI USB-to-Serial adapters work better?
>
> Can you show us how you navigated to the executable link from the main web
> page?  A direct link to an exe is useful, but the context of that link (HTML
> page) would be helpful as documentation.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> 2011/7/19 José Nunes CT1BOH <ct1boh at gmail.com>
>
>> Many people have reported problems with COM to USB adpters under Windows
>> 7.
>> I have been told that I should use USB to serial adapters based on the
>> FTDI chip set instead of Prolific chip set.
>>
>> With this driver, all my problems went away, no matter what USB to serial
>> adapters I use
>> http://www.valley-ent.com/soft/radio/PL2303Vista3200.exe
>>
>> Tks CT1ILT for tip.
>>
>> --
>> --
>> José Nunes
>> CONTEST CT1BOH - http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh
>>
>
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