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[mackrackit]

I saw this on the amazon link you gave

Bought this cable, and the little CD that came with it clearly assumed a greater level of knowledge than I possessed! I was lost and couldn't install a driver for it. Then I found the link to the seller (Aquarius Computers) and an invitation to contact via a contact form. This was 2.30pm on a Saturday, and by 4pm same day I had a reply pointing me at a site to directly download the driver, which was straightforward to install. Everything working smoothly now.
If you have the same problem (I have XP and using the cable to run an external modem) Google "PL-2303 Software and Drivers" (include the double quotes) and choose the link ending ID=31. There, on the Prolific Technology Inc. site, you will find a file to download called wd_pl2303_v20019v2028.zip. Caters for Win98SE/ME and Win2K/XP/2003.

[LEDave]

Hi mackrackit,

On the disc there's a folder called: PL2303 which contains a winxp folder containing: PL2303-DRIVER-INSTALLER.

Is that the one I need / should install?

Dave

[mackrackit]

I would get the latest greatest from the manufacture.

What OS are you running?

[LEDave]

What OS are you running?

XP.

Shall I go for:

Google "PL-2303 Software and Drivers"?

This one:

PL-2303 USB to Serial Bridge (H, HX, X) Installshield Driver Setup Program
Installer version & Build date: 1.3.0 (2010-7-15)
Windows 98/ME Driver: v2.0.0.19
Windows 2000/XP/Server2003 (32 & 64-bit) WDM WHQL Driver: v2.0.13.130
Windows Vista/7/Server2008 (32 & 64-bit) WDF WHQL Driver: v3.3.11.152
Language Support: English (default), Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Japanese
For Prolific USB VID_067B&PID_2303 Only

Dave

[mackrackit]

That looks good.
You did say a fresh restore point has been made. Are you backed-up?

[LEDave]

Are you backed-up?

10 days ago, I could do a new one in the morning. I do a complete disc image, it's worth it.

Dave

[LEDave]

Mmm,

Well I installed the driver:

Prolific USB-Serial Com Port (COM3)

However it says:

This device cannot start. (Code 10)

And code 10 from M-SOFT says:

Code 10

If the device has a FailReasonString value in its hardware key, that string is displayed as the error message. The driver or enumerator puts this registry string value there. If there is no FailReasonString in the hardware key, you receive the following error message:
This device cannot start. (Code 10)
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Here are some things that you can try to resolve this problem.

Update the driver

In the device Properties dialog box, click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver to start the Hardware Update Wizard. Follow the instructions to update the driver.

You may be prompted to provide the path of the driver. Windows may have the driver built-in, or may still have the driver files installed from the last time that you set up the device. If you are asked for the driver and you do not have it, you can try to download the latest driver from the hardware vendor’s Web site.

I've deleted and re-installed it, same outcome and checked for a later driver, same outcome.

What's meant to happen here then mackrackit, is the USB-Serial meant to work through the Serial Communicator or via it's own application?

Dave