Posted 24 Feb 2005 Does anyone have experience with CX-Programmer, CX-Protocol, CX-Simulator, NS Designer, NTST and Device Net configurator running on Windows XP Pro with service pack 2 yet? I am just about to pick up a new laptop and was considering giving SP2 a go. The laptop is a Hewlett Packard with a REAL SERIAL PORT!!! It is quite funjny that the manufacturers that used to support real serial ports (Sony and Dell are 2 that come to mind) are dropping them but HP, who were among the first to drop them, are now supplying a lot of their laptops with real RS232 again. I quite like HPs as they are a bit more robust than most and have the added advantage of a push button in front of the touch pad so that you can turn the touch pad off and on at will. No more typing in the wrong places. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 24 Feb 2005 I have a Gateway laptop running Windows XP Pro SP2 and using CX-Supervisor, Programmer, Protocol, NTST, Syswin, and Multiway. I have never had a problem. I also have the built in serial port, that's the biggest reason I went with the Gateway. Nice machine though. Good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 24 Feb 2005 BobB: I strongly suggest that anyone that installs XP Pro SP2 on an existing installation of XP Pro SP1 to do a backup before installing SP2. I did my wife's machine (Dell Insperion 1100) last weekend and the installation failed. I had to redo the machine from scratch and answer to the woman scorned about her old emails. It was not a good weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 24 Feb 2005 (edited) Jay, may be u can found her old mail try to search manually in c\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\ or c\Documents and Settings\any user name \Local Settings\Application Data\ if u r lucky u can found some inbox in {0753530A-xxx-xxxxx..}\Microsoft\Outlook Express folder becarefull with those same name file, backup it in different directory before looking for the correct file Edited 24 Feb 2005 by electron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites