Fixed the tag for you.

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014, at 09:41 AM, Daniel Schacht wrote:
> I purchased a PICKIT3 with the included 18F45k20 demo board last week.
> MPLAB X IDE fails to communicate
> with the PICKIT3 module. The demo board works by itself with external 3
> Vdc batteries to display walking lights
> pre-installed program.
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> Pickit3 works with Windows XP SP 3 IBM laptop using MPLAB 8 to read the
> contents of the 18F45k20 on the demo board.
> O-scope reading are present on the SCK and SDI pins on the PICKIT3 board
> using the IBM laptop with WIN XP,
> but these signals are not present with the WIN 8.1 on a Samsung laptop.
>=20
> So, Pickit3 fails to connect with the Samsung laptop with Windows 8.1.  I
> have tried several MPLAB X versions,
> including 2.20, on the Samsung to no avail.
> I must conclude that the embedded drivers in MPLAB X are NOT compatible
> with WIN 8.1,
> since all the hardware works with the WIN XP IBM.
>=20
> What is the OFFICIAL cure. Does anyone know what  I need to cure this
> problem?

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