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« on: December 22, 2009, 11:37:35 PM »
I have a GQ-4X -  has anyone tried version 5 of the programming software with windows 7?

I use right now GQ programmer version 3.03 in win xp and it runs fine.  

Version 5 in win 7 (64 bit) keeps rebooting on me - What I mean is when the programmer tries to initialize on startup it says ready then disconnects and initialize again.  

Both are running in a virtual machine on a mac.
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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 12:05:28 AM »
The actual error message I'm getting is

"Hardware out of synched!
Please re-connect the programmer"


It disconnects from the USB hub then reconnects and tries to initialize again.
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2009, 12:09:29 AM »
Have you tried running the program in "simulated XP mode" within W7 ?
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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2009, 12:11:35 AM »
No  -  I've tried that at work it it actually boots XP in a virtual machine!  -  It's nuts!  It's like having vmware installed in windows 7. 


I'm trying some different settings now.  It initializes and says ready but then disconnects !
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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2009, 12:13:56 AM »
What is causing this Munch, a new computer?
or a new Windows?
Your GQ-4X worked fine all summer?
Did you get some updated version from the MCUMall people?
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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2009, 12:19:20 AM »
I am running a MacBook Pro with snow leopard.   I have XP installed in a virtual machine and the programmer works perfectly - 100% -  and I even backed up my chips with it tonight. 
I also have win7 installed in a virtual machine and that is where the problem comes in.   

in Win7 it does not work.   - Even thought the mcumall page has the drivers and software for it.   


I would just like to dump my XP virtual machine.   I use Win 7 for almost everything now and it runs fast and well on my mac.
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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2009, 12:28:16 AM »
OK I have another Win7 laptop - and I installed the programmer software on that and it worked fine.   So the problem must be with the  virtual machine. 

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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2009, 02:33:33 AM »
Thanks for letting us know. I'm still running GQ-4X v4.04 on XP with no issues, but like it or not, there's probably a Windows 7 in my future...  muted no
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« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2009, 02:39:17 AM »
Hopefully, MCUMall will have the bugs worked out of their updates for the programmer soon!
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2009, 06:08:56 AM »
Just a thought... have you tried it without the hub?
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« Reply #10 on: December 23, 2009, 10:52:17 AM »
It is confirmed that everything runs fine in Windows 7.  I loaded version 5 and the 2.03 driver in a standalone win7 machine and it runs fine.  

The problem is with my VM.  I'm going to uninstall everything and try version 3.03 with usb driver 1.0.    
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« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2009, 12:00:50 PM »
Related, but just an FYI for others reading this later....

Version 4.02 works fine under Vista 64-bit.
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« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2009, 04:01:21 PM »
The reason I ask that is because I had a similar issue wwith XP in Fusion, it didn't like the USB 2.0 hub I had. I bought a different one and everything was fine...

It wasn't with a programmer, though, it was with a USB to serial converter.
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« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2009, 04:08:15 PM »
I have tried directly in the machine - no luck. 

I tried version 3.03 but that didn't work at all under the 64 bit version of win 7.   The drivers aren't compatible.   

Does anyone have 4.02?  I would like to try it.  MCUmall only has the latest version (5) available. 
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« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2009, 06:56:54 PM »
Thanks!  -  I tried it but same result -

When I start the software I get the initialization screen then I hear the tone as if I disconnected the programmer then it crashes. 

Too bad there isn't mac software. 
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