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Title: Windows XP compatability
Post by: snuffyjr on February 01, 2006, 06:51:58 PM

I've just upgraded to XP after a hard drive
crash. When I tried to load Activehome
(V1.3)from the CD, It loaded, but tells me
that some files aren't loaded. Am I going
to have to upgrade to the latest version in
order to continue to use my system?

Title: Re: Windows XP compatability
Post by: Brian H on February 01, 2006, 07:41:55 PM

May help but even the latest 1.43 isn't too
happy with XP.
Some have found that doing the following
sometimes helps:
Rt Click the AH Icon
Properties
Compatibility
Compatibility Mode: Windows 98/Windows ME
Disable Visual Themes
Turn off Advanced Text Services.
Mine kept disconnecting from the Serial Port
and had to be closed and reopened.

Title: Re: Windows XP compatability
Post by: erisso on February 06, 2006, 01:46:27 AM

At first with Software installed, XP would
not reconize/find USB Port ( no
communication at all. )
Here is how i did...
Remove USB cable from putor and remove ALL
software from 'Windows delete program' ,
use ‘Custom` and at each step select ‘select
all’.

1_Now unplug USB port

2_ go to your "System" in your "Control
Panel", select "Hardware"  then "Device
Manager"

3_ Clic on the + of the " Universal Serial
Bus Controllers" here you should see one
with no "ID" or "mal functioning" or "Bold"
or "unknown device" i don't quit recall, but
it was evident. Select that one by right
clicking on it, then choose "Uninstall" and
confirm with "OK" and close all windows from
this process

4_ Now you go back to your "Control Panel",
select "Add hardware"
Before clicking on "Next" be sure to connect
to Internet , from here XP identified the
module.

5_ Install AH software and restart your putor

6_  ( if your program bugs like mine did, do
next step then restart putor)
as Brian H said.....
Rt Click the AH Icon  Properties  then
Compatibility
Compatibility Mode: Windows 98/Windows ME
Disable Visual Themes
Turn off Advanced Text Services.

here every thing went great so one by one I
reinstalled

Compatibility Mode to NT2
Enable Visual Themes
Turn back on Advanced Text Services.

Little long to do but it work

Eric

Title: Re: Windows XP compatability
Post by: Brian H on February 06, 2006, 09:07:50 AM

Thanks for that added information erisso.

Title: Re: Windows XP compatability
Post by: erisso on February 06, 2006, 01:06:48 PM

IMPORTANT INFO :
in step 1_ of the fallowing procedure you
should read it as 'PLUG USB CABLE'  sorry for
this

Title: Re: Windows XP compatability
Post by: Brian H on February 06, 2006, 03:34:44 PM

Erisso; Your message is about the newer USB
cm15a correct? The Active Home snuffyjr is
talkiing about is the older serial port
cm11a; if I read the message correctly.

Title: Re: Windows XP compatability
Post by: erisso on February 06, 2006, 05:58:20 PM

cm15a is correct i had 1 CM11A and got one
other after purchase a IBM modell but could
never get them to communicate so finaly got the
CM15A , it was needed as i controle poultry
barn and was urgent as i hade to controle
them by hand...LOL  Eric