I had NT2 ST installed on my laptop but the hd crashed and I had to put a new one in. The program is on a 3-1/2 floppy and I am unable to install it on my laptop. Tried to copy the files to the hd and perform an install. No luck. Tried to copy the floppy to a usb flash drive and install. No luck. Getting a General Protection fault. Is there a way to accomplish the install without a floppy drive? I have none on the laptop. From this forum, I found that NTXS is the new app that allows you to communicate with the NT2S-SF122B-EV2 display. I was able to install this on the laptop (runs a Windows 2000 os). I was unable to communicate with the EV2 display. Is it possible to communicate with an EV2 display on a system running Windows 2000? Installed NTXS on my desktop (runs Windows XP). I was able to communicate with an EV2 display but not a NT2S-SF122B-EV1 display. I can d/l firmware and a *.pzm project file. However, the files on my EV1 and EV2 displays are *.hmi project files. The EV2 unit I was able to communicate with using NT2 ST and upload the *.hmi files no longer will communicate with the NT2 ST app after I downloaded the upgraded f/w to it using NTXS. So now, even though I can still communicate it with NTXS, my only option is to re-write the project files in the *.pzm format by looking at what the app was accomplishing examining the original *.hmi files. To get this EV2 unit working again, I have 3 options: 1) Figure out how the *.hmi files were controlling the unit and make the the same program using NTXS. 2) Download the old f/w to the unit 3) Obtain the *.pzm file from the people that made this equipment (a pill counting test station) The easiest/cheapest solution for me would be to download the original f/w. Is this possible? My current situation: I have a desktop running Windows XP that has NT2 ST and NTXS installed. I can communicate with my EV1 and EV2 HMIs. However the App controlling the HMI is an *.hmi file. I don't have a *.pzm file that does the same thing. I have a laptop running Windows 2000 that has NTXS installed. I can't communicate with either of my HMIs. The PLC which communicates with the display is an Omron CPM1A I verified the comm settings on COM1 are the same on both my desktop and laptop (9600-n-8-1) My Questions: How can I install NT2 ST on my laptop without having a floppy drive? Is it possible to communicate with an EV1 or EV2 unit with NTXS on a machine running Windows 2000? Is it possible to revert to previous firmware on an EV2 unit?
