Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
..
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

I don't believe Vista support serial port UPSes, only USB port UPSes.

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"AlecR" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
.
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

Vista will not use a com port for a UPS. (XP would)
You will need to get a UPS that uses USB.
(been there done that grrrr.)

Michael

"AlecR" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
.
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

The UPS will still work till the battery runs down. You just can't control
the options. In fact, you don't even need to connect the parallel cable at
all.

I have the same problem. I will live with it till it goes bad and needs to
be replaced.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"AlecR" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
.
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

Has anyone tried one of those cables that coverts serial to usb. If this is
plugged into a USB port, would Vista recognise the UPS as being connected to
USB?


"Richard Urban" wrote:

The UPS will still work till the battery runs down. You just can't control
the options. In fact, you don't even need to connect the parallel cable at
all.

I have the same problem. I will live with it till it goes bad and needs to
be replaced.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"AlecR" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
.
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

Tried that with a geek squad UPS from Best buy, did not work for me.
Appeared to make the USB port on the computer look like a serial port rather
that make the serial port on the UPS look like a USB port.

Michael

"AlecR" wrote in message
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Has anyone tried one of those cables that coverts serial to usb. If this
is
plugged into a USB port, would Vista recognise the UPS as being connected
to
USB?


"Richard Urban" wrote:

The UPS will still work till the battery runs down. You just can't
control
the options. In fact, you don't even need to connect the parallel cable
at
all.

I have the same problem. I will live with it till it goes bad and needs
to
be replaced.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"AlecR" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
.
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

No you have to install the drivers for those (convertor) cables and then you
do have a serial port which can be addressed.
Ko

"AlecR" schreef in bericht
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Has anyone tried one of those cables that coverts serial to usb. If this
is
plugged into a USB port, would Vista recognise the UPS as being connected
to
USB?


"Richard Urban" wrote:

The UPS will still work till the battery runs down. You just can't
control
the options. In fact, you don't even need to connect the parallel cable
at
all.

I have the same problem. I will live with it till it goes bad and needs
to
be replaced.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"AlecR" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
.
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

All the USB to Serial converter does is create a new serial port - which
Vista still will not support for plugging the UPS into. So no, it won't
work.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"AlecR" wrote in message
news
Has anyone tried one of those cables that coverts serial to usb. If this
is
plugged into a USB port, would Vista recognise the UPS as being connected
to
USB?


"Richard Urban" wrote:

The UPS will still work till the battery runs down. You just can't
control
the options. In fact, you don't even need to connect the parallel cable
at
all.

I have the same problem. I will live with it till it goes bad and needs
to
be replaced.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"AlecR" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
.
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

Oops. I meant the serial cable. grin

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"Richard Urban" wrote in message
...
The UPS will still work till the battery runs down. You just can't control
the options. In fact, you don't even need to connect the parallel cable at
all.

I have the same problem. I will live with it till it goes bad and needs to
be replaced.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"AlecR" wrote in message
...
Hi All,

I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
port
to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
.
In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.

I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.

Any suggestions welcome.

Regards

"Michael" wrote in message
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Vista will not use a com port for a UPS. (XP would)
You will need to get a UPS that uses USB.
(been there done that grrrr.)

Michael

Not necessarily true.
My Vista 64 installation recognizes my APC Smart-UPS 1400,
which uses a serial port, via the APC software just fine.