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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : PicoMite with XP?

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PhenixRising
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Posted: 10:02am 23 Oct 2024
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I have downloaded MMEdit (portable) for my XP machine but I have never used the Pico on XP. Device manager just shows "Pico ?"
 
stanleyella

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Posted: 03:38pm 23 Oct 2024
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"Is Windows XP still usable in 2024?
Yes, in fact, they are. According to StatCounter, as of March 2024, 0.39% of desktops are still running Windows XP. Let's do a little math. Microsoft claims there are 1.4 billion Windows PCs in the world, so that means we still have not quite 5.5 million XP computers up and running somewhere"
 
PhenixRising
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  stanleyella said  "Is Windows XP still usable in 2024?
Yes, in fact, they are. According to StatCounter, as of March 2024, 0.39% of desktops are still running Windows XP. Let's do a little math. Microsoft claims there are 1.4 billion Windows PCs in the world, so that means we still have not quite 5.5 million XP computers up and running somewhere"


I use a Panasonic Toughbook CF18 on the plant-floor and it has been rock-solid for years. Very low-powered and I didn't wanna risk trying to install W7.
 
Volhout
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Posted: 04:11pm 23 Oct 2024
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Hi Phenix,

I see you have a new job, building pico CNC controllers.
Great action to prove they where wrong.

Volhout
PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS
 
TassyJim

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Posted: 07:54pm 23 Oct 2024
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You have to install drivers for the pico USB
https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=300053

or
use a USB-TTL that has XP drivers and configure a serial console port on the pico.
You won't be able to update MMMBasic firmware but your code updates are OK through the console oprt.

Jim
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Grogster

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Posted: 02:11am 24 Oct 2024
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When I had my low-power FM radio station, I used XP to play all the music.
It was perfect for that, and rock-solid.
It was standalone - never connected to the network or the internet, but as a standalone music player just running that software and nothing else, it was pretty much bulletproof.  Ran 24/7/365 for the several years I had that radio station on-air, and never gave any trouble.  So, still useful for certain things!  
Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops!
 
robert.rozee
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Posted: 11:34am 24 Oct 2024
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to answer Michael's initial question, download Zadig XP version 2.2 from here:
https://zadig.akeo.ie/downloads/

and then follow these slides:












note in the second slide to select USB Serial (CDC) in the dropdown.


cheers,
rob   :-)
Edited 2024-10-25 12:49 by robert.rozee
 
PhenixRising
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Posted: 01:44pm 24 Oct 2024
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OMG....that must've taken all of two minutes  
Many, many thanks, Rob

 
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