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Re: Running RIS 2.0 on XP
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:53:54 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Nancy Devine wrote:
> I am very new to Robotics. We got RIS 2.0 a couple of days ago and have been
> working on getting it set up on the computer. Today I got the software
> (included with the set) running on my Windows 98 laptop, but I cannot get it to
> run on my Windows XP desktop. When I try to download firmware to the RCX the
> computer hangs and must be manually shut off with the power switch (CTRL-ALT-DEL
> has no effect). I downloaded the patch from the Lego Mindstorms website for
> running under XP, and the problem persists. I tried downloading the BricxCC
> software, but I have had the same problem with that…the computer hangs at the
> same point. Does anyone have any experience or suggestions to get the software
> to work on an XP computer? Thanks so much!
The problem has to do with Hyperthreading on new systems. You can find info
about the problem in these forums by searching for USB. Here are a couple of
posts about the problem, the second is a fix. Good luck.
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=22081
http://news.lugnet.com/robotics/?n=22119
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| I am very new to Robotics. We got RIS 2.0 a couple of days ago and have been working on getting it set up on the computer. Today I got the software (included with the set) running on my Windows 98 laptop, but I cannot get it to run on my Windows XP (...) (20 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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