Davis VP2 and Windows 7

[Berlevaagnytt.com]

Did you ever install the USBXpress on your computer and if you did, did you uninstall it.

One more thing when you right click on it what else does it show.

Chuck

It seems like the USBexpressdrivers comes with the Weatherlink 5.9.1 and we have tried
to uninstall everything, just one, updated some and tried to force older drivers in on the VP
with no apparent luck.

It says that it is installed, but may not work as it should.

If it should work with latest Silabs drivers , I can not understand why I experience all this problems 

[andro700]

When you install Weatherlink doesn't give you a option on what to install. Trying to remember and I just did it.

Did you try to uninstall the USBXpress with the tool from the Davis site.

Chuck

[Berlevaagnytt.com]

What programs do I actually need to get things up and running on web
usually? Weather Display and Weather Display Live? Do I need to have
WeatherLink innstalled? Since I did not have WL installed om my laptop
and as soon as I plugged the USB in, it promted for the install of USBtoUART
and worked like a charm..

Now I have all the above installed on my Win7 computer.

[Berlevaagnytt.com]

When you install Weatherlink doesn't give you a option on what to install. Trying to remember and I just did it.

Did you try to uninstall the USBXpress with the tool from the Davis site.

Chuck

With the USB to serialconverter U meen?

If so, yes, but it just says:

[andro700]

Did you put that exe file in your Weatherlink folder then run it.

Chuck

[Berlevaagnytt.com]

Did you put that exe file in your Weatherlink folder then run it.

Chuck

Yes, in the main WL folder.. Not in anyone inside it

[andro700]

Did you read this. It is the pdf for the drivers.

http://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/an335.pdf

Chuck

[Berlevaagnytt.com]

Did you read this. It is the pdf for the drivers.

http://www.silabs.com/Support%20Documents/TechnicalDocs/an335.pdf

Chuck

Yes, but I cant say that I can figure out what I need to figure out.

Installed USBtoUART without making any changes to the setup.ini..

Is there a slight chance that some drivers have ended up on the wrong
location?

[andro700]

Did you disconnect the USB cable from the computer when you installed the drivers.

Chuck

[Berlevaagnytt.com]

Did you disconnect the USB cable from the computer when you installed the drivers.

Chuck

Yes..

But.. now I have been looking around in the registry and I do not seem
to find the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Silicon Laboratories, Inc.\Silicon Laboratories Driver Installations\VCP
CP210x Cardinal\SLABCOMM&10C4&EA60
at all there.. There are Silabs strings, but in uninstallplaces in registry

I do not know how to get this installed at the right places it may look like...

[andro700]

I have to run out for a couple of hours. If I am not mistaking Weatherlink is not 64 Bit Compatible, I just remembered that. I could be wrong though. If you are still on I will look for you if you still want help.

Chuck

[Berlevaagnytt.com]

I have to run out for a couple of hours. If I am not mistaking Weatherlink is not 64 Bit Compatible, I just remembered that. I could be wrong though. If you are still on I will look for you if you still want help.

Chuck

Well, it installs and run fine, but I can also run it in compabilitymode on XP sp3.

Anyway. If it isnt required to have WL, I only need the Virtual comport up and running.

I am here later also 

[The PIT]

Weatherlink isn't 64 bit compatible according to davis.

First of all back up your computer. If you havent the software and hardware I suggest you get hold of it. External hard drives and backup software such as acronis true image are cheap and great time savers.
Sounds like you've cocked the install up at some point. Since I doubt you've got a backup you'll need to use system restore.

Go to device manager and chose uninstall the drivers. Chose delete driver. Once done hunt the your c drive or the drive you installed windows for folders that contain the drivers, Delete these.

Go too system restore and roll back before the time you installed the drivers.

reboot when prompted.

Next download the latest drivers and install.

Plug in your weather station.

Hopefully this will now install properly reboot if needed.

Check device manager and hopefully everything is alight.

Install whatever weather program you wish.

[prodata]

Weatherlink isn't 64 bit compatible according to davis.

The WL software itself is 64-bit compatible, What Davis actually say/mean is that running WL under a 64-bit Windows OS is unsupported - ie if you do it then you're on your own. But quite a few folk do run WL successfully under 64-bit Windows.

But configuring the USB drivers (whether USBX or VCP) for 64-bit operation is a separate issue and, strictly speaking, a SiLabs issue not a Davis one. But with the correct (SiLabs) driver configuration then it should all run OK.

[Berlevaagnytt.com]

Weatherlink isn't 64 bit compatible according to davis.

First of all back up your computer. If you havent the software and hardware I suggest you get hold of it. External hard drives and backup software such as acronis true image are cheap and great time savers.
Sounds like you've cocked the install up at some point. Since I doubt you've got a backup you'll need to use system restore.

Go to device manager and chose uninstall the drivers. Chose delete driver. Once done hunt the your c drive or the drive you installed windows for folders that contain the drivers, Delete these.

Go too system restore and roll back before the time you installed the drivers.

reboot when prompted.

Next download the latest drivers and install.

Plug in your weather station.

Hopefully this will now install properly reboot if needed.

Check device manager and hopefully everything is alight.

Install whatever weather program you wish.

Tried this on my XP laptop. Rolled back to when I know it worked. No luck.

So for now, I'm signing of, trying to get hold of a serial datalogger if possible.

On my Win7 it was a clean fresh install, 10 minutes after I powered it up first time.