Hello Pete, Just to confirm one thing... PIC18F452 has 2 Vdd and 2 Vss pins. Have you connected up each pair? Best regards, WH Tan > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf > Of peteHVAC > Sent: 09 August 2006 09:59 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: [PIC] ICD2 pinout help > > > Hello, After setting everything up on another computer running > Windows 2000 > I managed to program a chip read it back and all was well. No errors found > the > 18f452 and reported all about it. Now for the part that's killing > me. After > this bit of success it's back to not finding the chips GRRRRRRRR. > > Could I be having some kind of funky ground problem? > PC, ICD, brick supply, breadboard should all have a common ground? > Should I call this ICD dead? > > I'm going to bed now. My head hurts :( > Thanks, Pete > > PS. I installed Mplab 4.1. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist