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Bud Morin

Need to Get Prolific Driver

Using the Elecraft software link to get the Prolific web site I
downloaded the file, PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip
<http://www.prolific.com.tw/support/files/%5CIO%20Cable%5CPL-2303%5CDrivers%20-%20Generic%5CWindows%5Callinone%5CPL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip>
. In my folder it does not have the .zip on it. When I double click it,
up comes a window with a request to select the program to open it. I
don't have Winzip or anything like it. I find on the Internet a free
program, 7Zip, which I suppose will unzip my file. Anyone have
experience with this or something similar. Thanks for your help.

Bud, K9ZT

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Don Wilhelm-4

Re: Need to Get Prolific Driver

Bud,

What OS are you running? Win XP and later can open a .zip file with no
additional software.

On 7/10/2011 3:46 PM, Bud Morin wrote:

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Bud Morin

Re: Need to Get Prolific Driver

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Thanks for their help to: Dick (K6KR), Mike(KS7D), Don(W3FPR),
Dave(W8OV), and Rich(VE3KI). I have sinned. I did not give enough
background. I had, for several years, my K3 and logging programs set up
with an old IBM laptop with Win2000Pro. A few months ago the laptop
destroyed itself. Everything was backed up on the upstairs computer. Why
have I not replaced the laptop by now. I was going to buy a new
superduper modern laptop but did not do so for the following reasons:
senior senior year, lazy, disorganized, dithering over which computer
and how much to pay. Recently someone gave me another old IBM laptop
with Win2000Pro so I thought I would set it up temporarily in order to
use N1MMLogger for casual contesting and logging. It is now all set up
except for the Prolific driver. I don't remember how I got the driver
for the original set up. If it was a CD. I can't find it. I have
downloaded 7-Zip. The help file is not much help. It reminds me of
infantry basic training: 1) point piece in right direction, 2) pull
trigger. So I'll see what happens. Thanks again.

73,
Bud, K9ZT

On 7/10/2011 2:46 PM, Bud Morin wrote:

> Using the Elecraft software link to get the Prolific web site I
> downloaded the file, PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip
> <http://www.prolific.com.tw/support/files/%5CIO%20Cable%5CPL-2303%5CDrivers%20-%20Generic%5CWindows%5Callinone%5CPL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1417.zip>
> . In my folder it does not have the .zip on it. When I double click it,
> up comes a window with a request to select the program to open it. I
> don't have Winzip or anything like it. I find on the Internet a free
> program, 7Zip, which I suppose will unzip my file. Anyone have
> experience with this or something similar. Thanks for your help.
>
> Bud, K9ZT
>
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