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hey i have kpg-101d software for my kenwood tk 2170 and i attempted to read my radio and it would not read it kept giving me a check connections and com port errors. then it deleted everything in my radio....by this point i was highly pissed...does anyone know why this happened...it may also be a vista thing (i HATE vista)
 
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Vista and Kenwood

Last I heard none of Kenwood's software is compatible with Vista. When you purchased the software did you read the documentation?
 

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I can program 3173s (similar platform) just fine on an XP box, but I haven't yet tried Vista.

Is the cable aftermarket, or Kenwood?
 
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fish_squeezer44 said:
Last I heard none of Kenwood's software is compatible with Vista. When you purchased the software did you read the documentation?
I have Vista on my desktop and run all of my Kenwood software just fine.

barkerdrmmr182 said:
....i attempted to read my radio and it would not read it kept giving me a check connections and com port errors....
You may want to check your cable against a OEM Kenwood programming cable. I believe it is the lower plug is just a hair too long on the aftermarket ones. I was informed of this by my Kenwood tech several weeks ago.
 
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Sorry for the delay...but im lookin at gettin another computer with XP software if that doesnt work its more than likely the cable...its a aftermarket cable so very likely. It acts like it wants to work on Vista but messes up. It will only read 6 blocks out of like 260 or somethin like that and says check connection and com port. I dont know guys I will let yall know though thanks for all your help!!!
 
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It was vista....go bill gates....not but anyways i bought a new lap top with xp and everything works the way it should the cable works great and radio is reprogrammed so the moral of the story use xp no vista thanks for all yall help!!
 
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