USB/Serial and Garmin GPS

[Evan King]

I just hooked up a Radio Shack USB to Serial cable to my
laptop to be able to use my Garmin GPS with Microsoft
Streets and Trips. When I hooked up the GPS Windows XP
found the new device but decided it was a Microsoft Serial
Ballpoint mouse instead of a GPS. Not only does it not
work with the Streets program, it also moves the mouse
pointer all over the place in response to the output of
the GPS.

Is there a way to correct the device manager so it doesn't
mis-identify the GPS?

Thanks,
Evan

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

Maybe a funky cable?

"Evan King" > wrote in message
...
> I just hooked up a Radio Shack USB to Serial cable to my
> laptop to be able to use my Garmin GPS with Microsoft
> Streets and Trips. When I hooked up the GPS Windows XP
> found the new device but decided it was a Microsoft Serial
> Ballpoint mouse instead of a GPS. Not only does it not
> work with the Streets program, it also moves the mouse
> pointer all over the place in response to the output of
> the GPS.
>
> Is there a way to correct the device manager so it doesn't
> mis-identify the GPS?
>
> Thanks,
> Evan