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boss

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Posted: 05:21pm 14 Nov 2012

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Hi,

after I upgraded Windows7 to Windows8 the driver stop working - see picture. Anyone has solution?

Thanks for answer
boss

BobD

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Posted: 05:30pm 14 Nov 2012

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I had four Win 7 machines. It would only work on two of them. On the other two it would just hang most of the time and give an occasional odd error message. I'll try it on Win 8 later. I have a Win 8 pro x64 and an x86 machine. I can't read what your problem is, the image is not good after it has been thru Gizmo's upload mangler.

jman

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Posted: 05:34pm 14 Nov 2012

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Mine works with Windows 8 64Bit

You will need to put Windows 64Bit into test mode to load the driver
take look here Test Mode

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John

boss

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Posted: 06:33pm 14 Nov 2012

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Hi,

I attached the copy of the screen as ZIP file

boss

2012-11-15_043029_PIC32.zip

donmck

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Posted: 07:31pm 14 Nov 2012

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jman said Mine works with Windows 8 64Bit

You will need to put Windows 64Bit into test mode to load the driver
take look here Test Mode

Regards

John

That links doesn't work for some reason John, so I asked Dr Google and came up with this:
http://laslow.net/2012/03/14/disable-driver-signature-enforc ement-in-windows-8/

I think I am going to hate w8

Don...

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Gizmo

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Posted: 07:52pm 14 Nov 2012

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BobD said Gizmo's upload mangler.

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now.
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boss

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Posted: 08:27pm 14 Nov 2012

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Hi,

thank you very much folks. I'll try it tomorrow. I this shouldn't happen to such company like Microchip - it is really embarrassing.

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boss

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Posted: 02:34pm 15 Nov 2012

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Hi,

it works as described. Thanks!

boss

panky

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Posted: 01:02am 16 May 2013

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Hi Guys,

Trying to install the Silicon Chip drivers on Win 8 and getting the error referred to above. Sadly, all the above links now appear broken - anyone out the got current instructions for loading drivers under Win 8?

Geoff, should these instructions be in the Silicon Chip Drivers PDF?

Thanks,
Doug.

... almost all of the Maximites, the MicromMites, the MM Extremes, the ArmMites, the PicoMite and loving it!

panky

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Posted: 02:32am 16 May 2013

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Hi Guys,

Being the impatient begger I am, I tried surfing the web for a solution.

Found it at Microsoft with the search line in google

"windows 8" uncertified drivers

The long and short of it (without pictures) is:-

Installing Silicon Chip drivers under Windows 8

Move cursor to top right of screen
then roll and down and click on settings
Click on power
Then on change pc settings
Click on general
Scroll display on right down to advanced startup
And click on restart now

After pc restarts click on trouble shoot
Then click on advanced options
Click on startup settings
Click on restart
Wait for PC to start up again
Select disabled driver signature enforcement by pressing 7
Once PC boots up you will now be able to go in and update silicon chip driver
After it installs correctly restart the PC to return to normal driver signature enforcement mode.

Good Luck, Doug.

... almost all of the Maximites, the MicromMites, the MM Extremes, the ArmMites, the PicoMite and loving it!

JohnS
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Posted: 02:35am 16 May 2013

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Time to email Mickeysoft and complain about them pointlessly changing drivers YET AGAIN.

Enough complaints and enough dropping sales and eventually they'll learn. Or die.

John

Geoffg

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Posted: 03:11am 16 May 2013

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Thanks Doug, I will update the documentation with your notes.

Geoff

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Alan68
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Posted: 05:40pm 20 May 2013

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Hi Guy's

I use a Windows 8 64Bit laptop and until this morning worked perfectly with my colour maximite.
I did notice last night when I shut windows down it started installing updates.
I have always used the same USB port for the maximite to stop the comm's port number changing.
I tried different USB ports and still no silicon chip USB serial port appeared in device manager.
On the other side of my laptop is a single USB 2 port I use for my mouse, I plugged the maximite in and the silicon chip USB serial port appeared in device manager.
I have retried plugging the maximite into the USB 3 ports and it no longer works with USB 3.

Alan

James_From_Canb

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Posted: 05:55pm 20 May 2013

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Try TZ's method of clearing com ports. Well, it's not his, but he found it. See posting Tbs thread
It fixed up some problems for me.

James

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