Problem reading radios once XP SP 3 installed????

[beemare]

Since XP SP3 has been installed on my home PC, I haven't been able to read or write to any radios with CPS IF they are used with a RIB.

I don't have any problems reading any of my ASTRO25 stuff with ribless cables, just the ones that use a RIB and cables. (XTS3000, MCS2000, CDM1250, etc.)

I have done everything I can think of, different cables, checked COM port settings and tried 3 different radios.

Any ideas??

[MTS2000des]

Never had any problems with XP Pro SP3 on three different machines, an IBM T30 P4 1.8GHz, a Dell P4 2.2GHz Dimension desktop and an old Toshiba Portege 7020CT. All of them run both MTS2000 CPS 2.02 and XTS3000 5.02 just fine using RIB and cable.

[Terry_Glover]

Since XP SP3 has been installed on my home PC, I haven't been able to read or write to any radios with CPS IF they are used with a RIB.

I don't have any problems reading any of my ASTRO25 stuff with ribless cables, just the ones that use a RIB and cables. (XTS3000, MCS2000, CDM1250, etc.)

I have done everything I can think of, different cables, checked COM port settings and tried 3 different radios.

Any ideas??

Remember? If you had CPS installed on your computer when you updated to XP SP3, you were warned/advised in the SP3 pre-installation notes that certain programs and hardware using a serial port might become corrupted or non functional. You need to uninstall then re-install Motorola CPS to insure total functionality and safeguard against bricking a radio.

I doesn't happen to everyones SP3 XP computer, but it does happen, and I'm living proof!

Terry

[ve3nsv]

I believe I am having this problem also but never realized this was the reason until now. I had some problems reading an M1225 and a CDM with the RIB box and had no luck reading anything with Dos box that previously worked.

I will do some investigating and report back.

[beemare]

Thanks guys.

I'll try your suggestions and see what happens. (I'm glad I'm not the only one this has happened to!)

Thanks
beemare

[beemare]

Wouldn't ya know it??!!! I uninstalled and re-installed the CPS for my MCS2K and it works!!

Weird! Thanks to all who helped!