Buy the software, install it and install the CPS into it.
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Guys, to run old CPS (XP era) on Windows 7 -- especially 64-bit, you need to download and install Windows Virtual PC, and Windows XP Mode. These downloads are free from Microsoft, provided you have a genuine copy of Windows 7 installed.
Install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7
I'm using this setup in a Windows 7 64-bit native environment, with a ioGear USB-Serial adapter, to program MTS2000s, MCS2000s, ASTRO Saber/XTS3000 and ASTRO Spectras -- with the SRIB. No problems/bricks ever encountered.
Install and use Windows XP Mode in Windows 7
I'm using this setup in a Windows 7 64-bit native environment, with a ioGear USB-Serial adapter, to program MTS2000s, MCS2000s, ASTRO Saber/XTS3000 and ASTRO Spectras -- with the SRIB. No problems/bricks ever encountered.
BigEd1314
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I have a windows 8 laptop, got xp virtual machine running. I try to read my astro saber and the radio starts to read, radio beeps, and "1 CSQ" displays on the screen, then the CPS displays that communication has failed. Any ideas what might be the problem? Cables and rib work fine when I last used them on a xp laptop, I just no longer have access to that computer. Thanks in advance.
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brndnstffrd
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Is it a fresh install of Windows 7 or is it a copy that has been upgraded from a previous version. Sometimes programs will not be able to run on a copy of Windows that has been upgraded.
I forget which, but one version of CPS even says that it will not run on a copy of Windows that has been upgraded from a previous generation, only a fresh full install.
EDIT: This is what i was thinking of, I found this in the MTS/MCS CPS Readme, the same is also in the Astro Saber,Spectra, and XTS3000 CPS:
Also what Mars said is good advice too
I forget which, but one version of CPS even says that it will not run on a copy of Windows that has been upgraded from a previous generation, only a fresh full install.
EDIT: This is what i was thinking of, I found this in the MTS/MCS CPS Readme, the same is also in the Astro Saber,Spectra, and XTS3000 CPS:
I didnt see it mentioned in the Waris CPS.
Also what Mars said is good advice too
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