EPIC Programmer - Works for all chips but the 16F876A

[Bruce]

If you're using the MeLabs USB programmer, are you flipping the zif socket
around, and plugging the ribbon cable onto the header marked 28-40 Pin?

[4Lewis]

Well, i am now.

The programmer at school is screwed into a board, so I couldn't do that before. Only after begging for the install documentation 2 minutes ago did I see what was happening.

You are soo correct, sorry for newbie mistake (i should know better)