Aah Eugene they dont tell you that Thats what we were getting all the time which is now making sence becuase also at the time I was finding strange files on my desktop which later on proved to be hacking my registry to get into my email account which The authorities catagorically denied and said Oh nothing to worry about Only I didnt believe them just as well I didnt as well so that might make sence of some of this
No I think what you are refering to is windows xp 64 bit not 32 bit Ive just been reading up on same difficulties with arduino ref programmer not working on xp
Yes they mention this as you have but its for 64 bit that this entry exists for
Here some further reading regard this problem I seem to recall trying something like this last time and had same problem many years ago hence why I gave up with this
You can imagine what this does to the Industry cant you Especially if you happen to be a student or simply trying to learn and you pass mark is dependant on getting your parrellel port to read and output a value
Fantastic isnt it In other words here is how we can prevent you from getting any further or passing your degree
Charming. ... ! ! !
Im just about to puy a schematic together and see if I can get it to work 15years later still not to worry thanks Eugene Third time lucky maybe
I found some very interesting information for you tonight on java serial ports Which I thought might interest you Steve etc So I’m uploading some files plus the package which should make life that more interesting for you
By the way you can’t download this package from Sun or Oracle anymore took me some time to find this It might be an idea to make a permanent link to this now Yes its still works A ok on XP 32 bit The linux interpretation is working I might try and sit down this year and rewrite this
Thanks Mark, I have been reading a lot of stuffs on this, a lot of which don't make any sense at all, but am still reading, and if there is something I am sure of, it's that I am sure going to make it work, THANKS everybody I have found all suggestions really helpful
Don’t worry James take your time read through some of it
Doesn’t matter if you don’t understand this from the word go Don’t expect too It took me nearly 15 years and I still struggle with this , nothing to be ashamed off
If someone’s thinks you a fool for asking a question bare in mind that for 5 minutes it may appear that people think this , but there after your are ten times the man that they are for asking and 100 times wiser than they will ever be
Read as much as you can take in what you can then ask questions about what you have read and what ever it is that you’ve understood People will be only to pleased to guide you if you are prepared to make that effort yourself
The discussion addresses controlling PC parallel ports for an infrared electronic lock project. Key challenges include limited direct access to parallel ports on modern Windows OS (especially XP and later), requiring special drivers or registry modifications such as disabling LPT polling via the registry key "DisableWarmPoll". Many users report difficulties with parallel port interfacing due to OS restrictions and driver issues, leading to recommendations to use serial ports or USB interfaces instead. USB-to-serial or USB-to-TTL converters (e.g., FTDI chips, PL2303HX modules) are suggested as more reliable alternatives. Several tutorials and toolkits are referenced for parallel port interfacing, including resources at logix4u.net, beyondlogic.org, and eeweb.com. Programming options for GUI control include Visual Basic, Delphi, Tcl/Tk, Java (with native method calls), and C#. Some users recommend microcontroller-based solutions using PIC MCUs with RS232 level converters (MAX232C) or FTDI chips for USB communication. Registry editing advice includes backing up before changes and awareness of 32-bit vs 64-bit Windows differences. Additional ideas include integrating smart card readers, webcams, or Raspberry Pi for advanced control and networking. Overall, the consensus favors using serial or USB interfaces over direct parallel port control due to modern OS limitations and driver support challenges. Summary generated by the language model.
