Rob Bosworth
12-17-2008, 11:06 AM
I am almost afraid to admit this, but I can't get a ULS laser system to work with Vista. OK, I admitted it. I am pretty good on Windows XP, but have had very little experience with Vista.
Last week, I delivered a 1999 ULS M 25 laser engraver to a customer in northern Minnesota. When we got to setting it up, she had on her "E-Machine" was MS Vista operating system. (I am assuming she had Vista 32). No problem, let's just load up the driver and away we should go. So I pulled up the <Printer and Faxes> window and hit add a printer. I got several "cautionary windows" that came up, but kinda blurred by them. I chose to use the USB virtual port 0002 as the default port. (Because the ULS M 25 only has a parallel port, I brought a USB to parallel cable to communicate withe laser. After loading the ULS Vista Pro 1.08 driver from a jump drive, we opened up CorelDRAW X4 and set the parameters to match her 24" X 12" machine. I give her a little tutorial on running CorelDRAW with a laser system. (By now I am feeling a bit cocky!). Pull down the <File Menu>, set the engraving parameters and click OK to send the job to the laser. Nothing. Just a print dialog box that shows there is an error when trying to send the print job over. OK, cancel the print job and try again. Nothing but error. Again cancel the print job.Back to the Printer and Faxes window, delete the old driver, and re-install. This time I did not get any of the "warning windows", but kept getting the same results. It was like we were trying to use the wrong communication port.
Eventually, I unplugged the USB to parallel cable, restarted everything, then plugged the cable into another USB port on the machine. This time, when installing the driver, I decided to try the new USB virtual port 0003. Again, the same results as last time, and no "authorization" "warnings" like we got with the first installation.
After five hours of beating my head into the wall, I gave up. I told her I would see what I could find out about Vista. A couple of people have told me that it has something to do with "Special Authorization" . I don't know anything about Special Authorizations. I have tried to read something about Special Authorizations, but nothing seems to be sinking in.
How do we get the ULS driver to communicate with the laser through a USB to parallel cable? Can anyone explain Special Authorizations and how to overcome my shortcomings?
Sorry if anyone has to read this twice. I am trying to get answers and have posted this on other forums. HELP!!!!!!
Last week, I delivered a 1999 ULS M 25 laser engraver to a customer in northern Minnesota. When we got to setting it up, she had on her "E-Machine" was MS Vista operating system. (I am assuming she had Vista 32). No problem, let's just load up the driver and away we should go. So I pulled up the <Printer and Faxes> window and hit add a printer. I got several "cautionary windows" that came up, but kinda blurred by them. I chose to use the USB virtual port 0002 as the default port. (Because the ULS M 25 only has a parallel port, I brought a USB to parallel cable to communicate withe laser. After loading the ULS Vista Pro 1.08 driver from a jump drive, we opened up CorelDRAW X4 and set the parameters to match her 24" X 12" machine. I give her a little tutorial on running CorelDRAW with a laser system. (By now I am feeling a bit cocky!). Pull down the <File Menu>, set the engraving parameters and click OK to send the job to the laser. Nothing. Just a print dialog box that shows there is an error when trying to send the print job over. OK, cancel the print job and try again. Nothing but error. Again cancel the print job.Back to the Printer and Faxes window, delete the old driver, and re-install. This time I did not get any of the "warning windows", but kept getting the same results. It was like we were trying to use the wrong communication port.
Eventually, I unplugged the USB to parallel cable, restarted everything, then plugged the cable into another USB port on the machine. This time, when installing the driver, I decided to try the new USB virtual port 0003. Again, the same results as last time, and no "authorization" "warnings" like we got with the first installation.
After five hours of beating my head into the wall, I gave up. I told her I would see what I could find out about Vista. A couple of people have told me that it has something to do with "Special Authorization" . I don't know anything about Special Authorizations. I have tried to read something about Special Authorizations, but nothing seems to be sinking in.
How do we get the ULS driver to communicate with the laser through a USB to parallel cable? Can anyone explain Special Authorizations and how to overcome my shortcomings?
Sorry if anyone has to read this twice. I am trying to get answers and have posted this on other forums. HELP!!!!!!