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Topic: windows 8
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| By: Sean M | Posted on: Apr 24 2014 at 05:43:24 AM | the ocx does not work with windows 8.1. Is does the same thing when I use MSCOMM32.
as soon as you open the port, is just hangs. When stepping thru code in VB6, as soon as you step into mscomm.portopen = true, it does not step out until I unplug the usb serial cable.
this sympton is for both Ocx's
Using an aten usb to serial bridge. Code works fine on Window Xp. | |
| By: Matt | Posted on: Apr 24 2014 at 11:54:26 AM | I assume you're using VB6 ?
I have never used VB6 on Windows 8. Its just not stable. So i cant say how the ocx works in the IDE/debugger under windows 8.
but applications that i build/compile on XP and Windows 7 are quite happy deploying to windows 8 machines. | |
| By: Sean M | Posted on: Apr 25 2014 at 11:26:16 PM | oops, actually there is a problem with the driver. Unloaded and installed the driver and now it works. Sorry for that.
Yes, am using VB6, and have found it actually very stable on Windows 8.1
Will now test further.
thanks
Sean | |
| By: Guest | Posted on: Apr 26 2014 at 09:20:15 AM | | If the serial port is a USB-RS232 adapter then drivers can sometimes be a bit of a problem. Windows 7 and 8 will usually install drivers automatically as soon as the device is connected. This can sometimes result in the wrong driver being installed. Seems to affect devices based on Prolllificc chipset more than others. Theres nothing inherently wrong with that chipset. Theres Just so many cheap manufacturers making poor product based on that chipset. | |
| By: Sean M | Posted on: Apr 28 2014 at 04:57:49 AM | yes it was the prolific driver. All good now.
Can confirm that Comm32 works on Windows 8.1 and also Windows 2012 R2 Server. Will be buying :) | |
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