Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
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Has anybody sucessfully connected and HotSynced using the USB cradle and Win 95?

In the Device Properties I get a message: "
Device Failure: Try changing the driver for this device. If that doesn't work see hardware documentation. (Code 2)"

Then it suggest to intall a new driver. Anybody has the driver? I cannot extract it from the Handspring CD. Any help would be appreciated. By the way the USB works fine at home with Win 98.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: venice, ca. USA
Posts: 32

Nope. It flat out isn't. Many posts have appeared on this board attesting to that.

Best bets are to spring for (or "borrow") the Win98 upgrade or order a serial cradle, which is what I finally did after many fruitless attempts to make USB work.

Microsoft's own FAQs say Win95 is not equipped to run USB, despite the presence of any drivers.

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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Columbia, MO, USA
Posts: 68

I would argue that the best option, presuming it's within your means, is to upgrade to Win 98.

I don't advocate wholesale upgrades to Win 98, but when there is a reason for the upgrade I don't recommend against it.

Win 98 is as stable/unstable as Win 95, but it does have driver support for a lot more hardware than any version of Win 95.

LarryD

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 52

Win95 WILL run USB devices provided you have Win95 version B. I'm not sure if the hotsync will work properly, but I know for a fact that other USB devices will

I had Win95B and was running an Intel USB camera with it. Recently I upgraded to Win98SE however. But if you have version B, and USB inputs it should work

harry

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 434

Some USB devices do NOT work for Win 95B. The Visor cradle is one of them.

It's really irritating. I have CDs that run in Win95A that don't work in Win95B or 98. I have software that runs in Win95A/B but not 98. And USB doesn't work in A, sometimes works in B, and usually works in 98.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location:
Posts: 52

Hey EUG,

That's Windows for ya! We're all f*****

Harry