Unusual XP Home issue

[N4DES]

I'm attempting to install CPS into a newer laptop that has XP home and only USB ports (no serial or DVD/CD unit).
So I load up ver 12.00.00 Astro 25 on a thumbdrive and go through a sucessful loading of the program with no issues.

I then re-boot the PC and attempt to run the portable CPS and it gives me a "file missing error" and shuts down. I go ok and try the mobile CPS and get the same error. The error is not specific as to what file is missing so I'm at a loss. I searched the archives and didn't see anyone with a similiar issue with XP Home so if anyone has any input please send it my way.

Thanks
Mark

[MTS2000des]

I've had the same problem with both Astro 25 CPS and MTS2000 CPS if it doesn't "see" a COM1/COM2/COM3/COM4 on a laptop (a Lenovo R61 with XP Pro SP3) with no real serial port. Once I installed a USB-serial adapter and a serial port both CPS applications would run.

[rc50won]

This was the solution to my issue on post:

http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... 15#p366315

Thanks MTS2000des!

Marshall, N4BIF