Windows 2000 and 1225 software

perthcom · Post by **perthcom** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 1:33 pm

Hi
I've searched the archives to see if anyone has asked this before, but there wasn't anything found.

Our old desktop programming computer has died, so we have replaced it with a newer unit running Windows 2000 Professional.

All our windows based software runs fine except the 1225 series. The program runs, but when programming or reading a radio, it gives the error that it cannot communicate with the radio (Check and RIB is powered up, cables etc). If you disconnect the RIB, it says it cannot find the RIB, so obviously it sees the RIB, but not the radio.

Has any come accross this before? Motorola is no help.

Thanks

jackhackett · Post by **jackhackett** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 1:42 pm

While 1225 software is a Windows program, I believe it is actually based on the old 16 bit Win 3.1 stuff, and probably will have the same sort of problems the DOS RSS has running on newer computers.

Tony Soprano · Post by **Tony Soprano** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 1:58 pm

1225 RSS is definitely a no-go on Win 2K or XP.

kydeputy1463 · Post by **kydeputy1463** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 3:42 pm

I have it running on Win ME with no problems at all.

KG6EAQ · Post by **KG6EAQ** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 3:59 pm

kydeputy1463 wrote:I have it running on Win ME with no problems at all.

ME is 3.1/9x Based, not NT like XP and 2k.

perthcom · Post by **perthcom** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 6:45 pm

I had thought I had saw some kind of work around somewhere...

guess I'll have to dredge up another old '98 machine!

Post by **wavetar** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 6:32 pm

Yeah, the 1225 RSS cannot capture the COM port in Win2k or XP. We had to set up our new DELL laptops with a Win98/Win2k dual boot config for that very reason.

Todd