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Installing a legacy UPS



 
 
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Old February 19th 07, 01:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Andy
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Default Installing a legacy UPS

How do I install a legacy UPS which connects through COM1 In XP this was
found under screensaver/power ...

There is nothing like this in VISTA.

Where is it hidden?

Thanks

Andy

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Old February 19th 07, 02:35 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Richard Urban
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Default Installing a legacy UPS

Unfortunately, you don't. I am in the same boat.

The UPS still works and will carry you through brown outs and short black
outs, it just will not shut down your computer gracefully when the battery
has exhausted itself.

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You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"Andy" wrote in message
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How do I install a legacy UPS which connects through COM1 In XP this was
found under screensaver/power ...

There is nothing like this in VISTA.

Where is it hidden?

Thanks

Andy


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Old February 19th 07, 04:11 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
JW
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Default Installing a legacy UPS

Did you you try installing it with its installer in Xp compatibility mode?

"Andy" wrote in message
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How do I install a legacy UPS which connects through COM1 In XP this was
found under screensaver/power ...

There is nothing like this in VISTA.

Where is it hidden?

Thanks

Andy



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Old February 19th 07, 02:55 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Rick Rogers
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Default Installing a legacy UPS

You can't run device drivers (which this operation would require to talk to
the com port) in compatibility mode.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"JW" wrote in message
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Did you you try installing it with its installer in Xp compatibility mode?

"Andy" wrote in message
...
How do I install a legacy UPS which connects through COM1 In XP this was
found under screensaver/power ...

There is nothing like this in VISTA.

Where is it hidden?

Thanks

Andy




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Old February 19th 07, 03:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
emanon
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Default Installing a legacy UPS


"Rick Rogers" wrote in message
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You can't run device drivers (which this operation would require to talk
to the com port) in compatibility mode.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"JW" wrote in message
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Did you you try installing it with its installer in Xp compatibility
mode?

"Andy" wrote in message
...
How do I install a legacy UPS which connects through COM1 In XP this
was found under screensaver/power ...

There is nothing like this in VISTA.

Where is it hidden?

Thanks

Andy




Cha-Ching! Hear the cash register ring!

Yet another perfectly good piece of hardware that has to be replaced because
of Vista. If the UPS works and protects the system why shouldn't the OS
support it?


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Old February 19th 07, 04:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
JW
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Default Installing a legacy UPS

I have installed some XP drivers using compatibility mode without any
problem for both my scanner and for my Tv Tuner. However, I could not do so
before the RC2 release.
"Rick Rogers" wrote in message
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You can't run device drivers (which this operation would require to talk
to the com port) in compatibility mode.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"JW" wrote in message
...
Did you you try installing it with its installer in Xp compatibility
mode?

"Andy" wrote in message
...
How do I install a legacy UPS which connects through COM1 In XP this
was found under screensaver/power ...

There is nothing like this in VISTA.

Where is it hidden?

Thanks

Andy






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Old February 19th 07, 04:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
Rick Rogers
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Default Installing a legacy UPS

Suppose you'd like support for ISA boards and for it to run on a 386 as
well. Hardware progresses as does the OS, and not every legacy bit can be
included, either because of conflicts, or because doing so would add to the
bloat that everyone already complains of. Using a com port for the UPS is
outmoded, just like using floppies to load the OS.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"emanon" wrote in message
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"Rick Rogers" wrote in message
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You can't run device drivers (which this operation would require to talk
to the com port) in compatibility mode.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"JW" wrote in message
...
Did you you try installing it with its installer in Xp compatibility
mode?

"Andy" wrote in message
...
How do I install a legacy UPS which connects through COM1 In XP this
was found under screensaver/power ...

There is nothing like this in VISTA.

Where is it hidden?

Thanks

Andy



Cha-Ching! Hear the cash register ring!

Yet another perfectly good piece of hardware that has to be replaced
because of Vista. If the UPS works and protects the system why shouldn't
the OS support it?


 




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