At 03:01 PM 8/3/01 +0100, you wrote:
>I am trying to update the 17C44 in my Picstart Plus. It still has the
>original ver 1.20.00 PIC in it, and I am trying to program a new /JW part
>with the code supplied in MPLAB V 5.31. The Picstart Plus initially fires up
>and apparently blank checks the device, but then falls over with a
>communication error part way through.
>
>I suspect the problem is my new dual Pentium Windows 2000 Professional
>system! Has anyone found a way around these problems?

Install MPLAB temporarily in a slower system (laptop or whatever) and
use it to upgrade your Picstart+.

Best regards,
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