Simon C Sirin wrote: > When I goto my "file" menu my "Download to memory" > is faded out. In fact under Picstart Plus everything except > "Enable Programmer" is faded out. Even after I go thru > "Enable Programmer" and close the window. Everything > under "Picstart Plus" is faded out. Does this mean my Picstart >programmer is not being > recoginized by my computer?? Or does this mean the chip is dead. > Is there anyway to test if the computer recognizes my programmer??? Does it ever recognize the programmer at all? I also can't get the software to recognize my Picstart Plus programmer if there is any other application running which also competes with the programmer in a tug-of-war to get control of the serial port. Are you not perhaps also running a termninal emulation program or something like that? Try closting down all other applications except MPLAB, and see if the trouble still continue. Rgds Werner -- Werner Terreblanche http://www.aztec.co.za/users/werner wterreb@plessey.co.za (work) OR werner@aztec.co.za (home) Plessey SA, PO Box 30451,Tokai 7966, Cape Town, South Africa or (Suite 251, PostNet X5061, Stellenbosch, 7599) Tel +27 21 7102251 Fax +27 21 721278 Cell +27 837255164 ------------------------------------------------------------