Hello,
There is a new driver version for Davis Vantage Pro USB-adapter.
Davis use the driver from Silabs
Davis deliver 4.28a
Silabs offer 4.38
version 4.38
New features/Enhancements
Extended suprise removal support added to fix COM port hang.
WHQL Certified for Windows XP and 2000.
Driver: CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP.exe (= VCP Driver Kit)
[s]https://www.silabs.com/pages/search.aspx?k=CP210x+driver&searchtypeid=1[/s]
Maybe it solve the existing WD / USB problems
Chris
Just an update, there is a newly released driver (Late July/early August 2007) that is a winner