Post by Admin on Jun 22, 2015 10:11:57 GMT -8
1. Make Sure the GPS is turned on and plugged into the USB Port.
Go to your Control Panel and then programs and features. Look to make sure that the PL-2303 Vista Driver Installer is the only PL-2303 file there.
If there are two PL 2303 files, or you don't show any listed at all, or the wrong one is listed, unplug the GPS USB cable from the computer, uninstall the driver(s) and restart the computer. (See "g" below)
Then Click Here for GPS 7/8 Download Page and make sure the "operating System" is selected as Windows Vista/Windows 10. Then Download and install the driver.
2. After the driver is installed:
Plug the USB cable back into the computer, and make sure GPS is turned on.
a. Windows 8/Windows 10: From the main screen of your computer, press and hold the Windows Key on your keyboard (it looks like a circle with four curved boxes in it) and press X. On Windows 8.1-Windows 10 you will Right click the Start button to get this menu. (Looks like the 4 square windows symbol usually in the bottom left hand corner of the computer screen) A small menu comes up on your screen. In that menu, click on Device Manager.
or
Windows Vista/Windows 7: Click on your windows start button, then "Right Click" on Computer or My Computer on the right, and click on "Manage." In the computer Management Window, that opens, under system tools on the left, click on "Device Manager."
b. In the list of devices in Device Manager, find Ports (Com and LPT). Under it you should see something called Prolific USB To Serial. If you do not see this, look under Other Devices for something called USB serial Controller. In either case, right click on the name of the device, and left click on Update Driver Software. (Might be listed under "Other Devices - USB to Serial, right click, choose properties, and then update driver and follow the above) **If you see a message that the driver is phased out, YOU STILL MUST RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT UPDATE DRIVER
c. In the box that comes up, click on Browse My Computer, which should be the bottom option. In the next screen, click Let Me Pick, which should also be at the bottom of the box.
d. If your entry in device manager already started with the word Prolific, skip to step e. If it was USB serial controller, scroll down the list you will see until you find Ports (COM and LPT). Click to highlight Ports, and press next.
e. You will see either one or two items called Prolific. If one, click to highlight it and press next. If more than one, click the one that ends in 3.2.0.0
If the 3.2.0.0 is not listed, close out all the windows back down to your desktop, and go to "f" below. Otherwise let the installation finish and then open the course manager and attempt to load courses.
f. If you did not see the 3.2.0.0 in the driver box, then you will need to uninstall the driver and re-install it.
g. FOR Windows 8 - 10, Right Click your Windows Start Button then select Programs and Features In the search box in the upper right type in "PL" this will filter down the list to the installed drivers. If you see "USB to Serial" or "Windows vista Driver Installer" or both, Highlight and then click "Uninstall"
h. Once the driver(s) has been uninstalled, reboot your computer, then Click Here for GPS 7/8 Download Page and make sure the "operating System" is selected as Windows Vista/Windows 7. Then Download and install the driver.
i. Go back to "2." above.
(You may download the Driver package straight from Prolific also: www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41 )
Go to your Control Panel and then programs and features. Look to make sure that the PL-2303 Vista Driver Installer is the only PL-2303 file there.
If there are two PL 2303 files, or you don't show any listed at all, or the wrong one is listed, unplug the GPS USB cable from the computer, uninstall the driver(s) and restart the computer. (See "g" below)
Then Click Here for GPS 7/8 Download Page and make sure the "operating System" is selected as Windows Vista/Windows 10. Then Download and install the driver.
2. After the driver is installed:
Plug the USB cable back into the computer, and make sure GPS is turned on.
a. Windows 8/Windows 10: From the main screen of your computer, press and hold the Windows Key on your keyboard (it looks like a circle with four curved boxes in it) and press X. On Windows 8.1-Windows 10 you will Right click the Start button to get this menu. (Looks like the 4 square windows symbol usually in the bottom left hand corner of the computer screen) A small menu comes up on your screen. In that menu, click on Device Manager.
or
Windows Vista/Windows 7: Click on your windows start button, then "Right Click" on Computer or My Computer on the right, and click on "Manage." In the computer Management Window, that opens, under system tools on the left, click on "Device Manager."
b. In the list of devices in Device Manager, find Ports (Com and LPT). Under it you should see something called Prolific USB To Serial. If you do not see this, look under Other Devices for something called USB serial Controller. In either case, right click on the name of the device, and left click on Update Driver Software. (Might be listed under "Other Devices - USB to Serial, right click, choose properties, and then update driver and follow the above) **If you see a message that the driver is phased out, YOU STILL MUST RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT UPDATE DRIVER
c. In the box that comes up, click on Browse My Computer, which should be the bottom option. In the next screen, click Let Me Pick, which should also be at the bottom of the box.
d. If your entry in device manager already started with the word Prolific, skip to step e. If it was USB serial controller, scroll down the list you will see until you find Ports (COM and LPT). Click to highlight Ports, and press next.
e. You will see either one or two items called Prolific. If one, click to highlight it and press next. If more than one, click the one that ends in 3.2.0.0
If the 3.2.0.0 is not listed, close out all the windows back down to your desktop, and go to "f" below. Otherwise let the installation finish and then open the course manager and attempt to load courses.
f. If you did not see the 3.2.0.0 in the driver box, then you will need to uninstall the driver and re-install it.
g. FOR Windows 8 - 10, Right Click your Windows Start Button then select Programs and Features In the search box in the upper right type in "PL" this will filter down the list to the installed drivers. If you see "USB to Serial" or "Windows vista Driver Installer" or both, Highlight and then click "Uninstall"
h. Once the driver(s) has been uninstalled, reboot your computer, then Click Here for GPS 7/8 Download Page and make sure the "operating System" is selected as Windows Vista/Windows 7. Then Download and install the driver.
i. Go back to "2." above.
(You may download the Driver package straight from Prolific also: www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=225&pcid=41 )
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