WinUSB corruption ? On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 8:18 PM, David C Brown wrote: > For some years I have used a Shuttle PC running windows XP as my lab > machine for debugging and programming mid range PICs such as the 16F87 an= d > 16F87X using MPLAB 8.9. and an ICD2 Apart from the usual idiosyncrasie= s > associated with Microchip products it serves me well even if it is a bit > slow compiling. > > Earlier this year I bought a used Thinkpad laptop running Windows 8 (32 > bit) and decided to use that as my lab machine since it was newer and > faster and took up less desk space. So I installed MPl8.92, shifted t= he > ICD2 and set about programming. Unfortunately programming under the > debugger fails with the ICD0083 message. > > After some desultory web searching and tinkering I gave up,and reinstated > the old Shuttle. But today my son, visiting for Christmas, installed > something called Virtual Box which allow me to run XP in a window on the > laptop And to my amazement I can use MPL8.92 successfully in this > scenario. > > I suppose that I should be happy with this but I am puzzled and want an > answer as to why MPLab won't run under windows 8. The programming > hardware and all the cables are the same so cable length doesn't come int= o > it. Any ideas??? > > I > __________________________________________ > David C Brown > 43 Bings Road > Whaley Bridge > High Peak Phone: 01663 733236 > Derbyshire eMail: dcb.home@gmail.com > SK23 7ND web: www.bings-knowle.co.uk/dcb > > > > > *Sent from my etch-a-sketch* > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .