> > I'd guess that very few here remember what "programmer" you > are talking about. You don't expect everyone to go looking > up the archives, are you ? > Sorry, gmail shows all the emails lined up. Snip The programmer is from Jaycar Electronics and is a Kit of a project from the Australian Electronics Mag Silicon Chip. http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=KC5367&CATID=&keywords=serial+pic&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID= http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_30668/article.html End Snip. > > Have you thought about finding another *programmer* ? > Seems much easier... > If I cant get it working simply by going to another computer with various cables I probably will buy new one (USB based for laptop). I was mainly curious if anyone specifically had a similar programmer that stopped working: "experiance" and managed to fix it. Not spending money was the aim. Liam -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist