NOTHING bad intended.  The __CONFIG directive
IS broke for some processors.  Specifically
the 17C756 and some 18 part.  That's a fact.
We all write software and we all know about
bugs.  4.12.12 IS and interim release.  It
has copious release notes.  They readily admit
some stuff doesn't work under NT, too.  Like
my MPLAB-ICE 2000.  No biggie.

I was sooooo relieved last year when I could
split my projects into multiple files and
link stuff together.  Thank you Microchip!

I am VERY pleased with MPLAB.  Sure it has
some rough edges.  It is a work in progress.
I (atleast) understand this.  I use it A LOT!
Because of this (8+ hours a day) intimacy,
I notice some things others may not notice.
There has always been a work around though.
Pleasant or not.  Witness the sipped 302
Bank 0 message.  (That one bugs me alot,
actually but, I DON'T turn it off as it is
useful, sometimes.)  I do wish it would
tell me something similar about being
not being in the correct Peripheral bank....

I, too am VERY happy with my FAE.  John A
(our FAE) is a super dude.  We almost have
the 25LC640 mystery licked.  "Almost"...
more later on this.

As previously stated: "Wadda ya expect for free!"

Walt...

-----Original Message-----
From: James Paul [mailto:jim@JPES.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 6:51 AM
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Re: PICStart+ and NT


 All,

 I have MPLAB v4.12.12 installed on my 333 Mhz PC woth 256 Meg
 Ram, and have had NO problems either with the installation or
 with the running and use of the program.  Either you were
 misinformed, or whomever told you that was an isolated
 incident, or I was just lucky.  Either way, I have been using
 Microchip products and software for years without any major
 problems.  And when I did have a problem, an email to the FAE
 or FSE usually brought satisfaction.  If they didn't know the
 answer at that particular moment, they found the answer and got
 back to me with a day or two.  I am really surprised at all the
 negative remarks with Microchip software.  I mean afterall it's
 virtually free.  Where else can you get a deal like this on
 professionally written software, and the cost being basically
 the cost of a phone call.  What else do you expect for nothing?
 Anyway, that's my two cents worth.

                                            Regards,

                                              Jim



On Wed, 01 December 1999, Andy Baker wrote:

>
> I already have MPLAB 4.12.0.
>
> I'll be avoiding 4.12.12 as it sounds like it has installation
problems.
>
> Thanks for the clarification.
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darrel Johansen [mailto:darrelj@PRIMENET.COM]
> Sent: 01 December 1999 00:45
> To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> Subject: Re: PICStart+ and NT
>
>
> Andy Baker wrote:
> >
> > Is anyone using PIC Start+ on NT 4.0?
> >
> > I've just spotted a comment on the Microchip Web site saying this
doesn't
> > work, and am looking for confirmation.
>
> That is an old notice.  Just download MPLAB v4.12 and install it.  The
> standard
> PS+ driver works with all versions of Windows including NT.
>
> --
> ___________________________
> |     Darrel Johansen     |
> |     tempe,  arizona     |
> |   darrelj@primenet.com  |
> |_________________________|

jim@jpes.com