PicKit 3

[ScaleRobotics]

Maybe this will cheer you up to know others don't exactly love the pickit3 either.

[tazntex]

Isn't that wonderful, ...

[Heckler]

After you watch the above video you MUST!!! watch this one. Not only is it funny but it is amazing at the response Microchip gives to the previous video.

Go Microchip!! and great work to Dave Jones who did the EXCELLENT critique of the PICKIT3.
It is an amazing example of the power of a good review.

[mackrackit]

tazntex,
I do not have a PicKit3 but you errors have nothing to do with that.

Are you using MPASM when you compile the PBP code?

You can also post the code that is giving trouble. PBP.

And it is not a good idea to keep your project file in "program file" in a program's directory.
Make a directory in the root of your drive for PIC_PROGS with sub directories for each project. File name paths are shorter not to mention having things organized. But part of that is just my opinion...