If you keep the old firmware and a copy of the old software you should be
able to use the old stuff to program the new firmware.
Dale

At 09:47 AM 8/7/98 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>a silly question: if you buy a windowed PIC17C44, and a new upgrade is
>coming, how will you program that windowed PIC?
>
>Imre
>
>
>On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Dale Wescombe wrote:
>
>> Microchip have released a new firmware, Ver 1.5.00 to go wiht the new MPLAB
>> ver 3.40. This deals with problems that occur on nice fast PC's and
>> picstart+'s. the soft ware and firmware are available free on the web you
>> just need a PIC17c44 to put it into. a windowed part would be good if you
>> can afford them. That save buying anew one next time. If your picstart+ is
>> less than a few months old go back to where you bought it from. They may
>> give you the special Microchip upgrade kit for recent purchases.
>> Dale
>>
>>
>>
>> At 08:39 AM 8/5/98 -0700, you wrote:
>> >Hello!
>> >
>> >I have a little problem with my picstart plus programmer..  I recently
>> >owned a PII 300 Mhz computer, and since I have it, my programmer only
>> >works approx 1 time out of 5 when I try to use it.  When it doesn't
>> >work, it gives a message like "serial communication problem", but I
>> >tried every IRQs, com1 to com4, etc etc, and nothing corrects then
>> >problem!!
>> >
>> >Anybody have any idea ??
>> >
>> >Thanks!!
>> >Simon
>> >blos@sprint.ca
>> >
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