> First of all, you need a new 17c44 (blank). The another thing is
> the now firmware, version 1.3, from www.microchip.com in menu
> Tools. You should program the firmware into your 17c44 by using
> your
> PicstartPlus. I am not sure that you need the program for that or
> not. If
> you need another program, it should be in the microchip web
> site.

Maybe that's the problem... I just looked in Menu | Tools, and all
that's there is MPLAB, MPASM, and MPLINK.  No reference
at all to anything else.  Am I just going blind?