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On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 20:13:04 -0500, Juan Wei wrote:

Silver Slimer has written on 1/26/2014 8:08 PM:

One word: SlimDrivers. The program automatically checks for updated
drivers for your hardware and yes, it's free from malware.


Why would you need an updated driver when the one you're using works????

For graphics drivers, at least, there are performance improvements with
each release. Nvidia is excellent for this. Otherwise, admittedly, there
is no point other than the fact that the manufacturer discovers bugs and
wants to update the drivers to prevent you from experiencing them.
Wireless drivers are a perfect example of hardware which sometimes is
prevented from working correctly by a bad batch of drivers.

--
Silver Slimer
GNU/Linux is Communism

"You know you are giving communism a bad name by use that .signature!" -
Pneuma

Keith Nuttle wrote:
This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and the
second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers for
Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for my
HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter. It
is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.



For your Q-stor, what did you use previous ?

I've never worked with IRDA, but would assume there
was a class driver already available for it (in the OS).
Maybe what is missing, is a means to control it. Perhaps the
Palm software had something for that ? Like, a means
to select the operating speed or protocol ?

The Q-stor brand, I couldn't track it. It was claimed
to belong to Q-See, or Digital Peripherals something-or-other.
It looked for all the world to me, like some
generic hardware being sold with a made up brand
on it. Have you ever managed to track it down
to a source ? Sorta like a store here, that was
selling hardware with a made-up brand name on it,
so you couldn't Google and find a lower price.

Paul

Sometimes the manufacturer's site will not have Windows 8 drivers but
the Windows 7 drivers will often work just as well.

When I set up a Win 8 system, I used Driver Navigator which did a good
job of tracing the right drivers for every component that needed them,
downloading them and installing them.

It costs a bit of money but the time it saved me on flogging around
and risking getting the wrong thing made it a good buy.

The site is he


http://www.drivernavigator.com/



On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:31:49 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and the
second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers for
Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for my
HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter. It
is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.

Keith Nuttle brought next idea :
This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and
the second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is
JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers for
Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for
my HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter.
It is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.

Where did you find the "virus and maleware"? I don't want to go
there!

Ed from E Texas

Paul wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and
the second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is
JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers for
Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for my
HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter. It
is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.



For your Q-stor, what did you use previous ?

I've never worked with IRDA, but would assume there
was a class driver already available for it (in the OS).
Maybe what is missing, is a means to control it. Perhaps the
Palm software had something for that ? Like, a means
to select the operating speed or protocol ?

The Q-stor brand, I couldn't track it. It was claimed
to belong to Q-See, or Digital Peripherals something-or-other.
It looked for all the world to me, like some
generic hardware being sold with a made up brand
on it. Have you ever managed to track it down
to a source ? Sorta like a store here, that was
selling hardware with a made-up brand name on it,
so you couldn't Google and find a lower price.

Paul

And apparently an IRDA FIR device, does need a miniport driver.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc961385.aspx

(Protocol stack - FIR path provided by third party.
FIR driver considers the controller chip, and the connected transceiver
next to it on the circuit board.)

http://i.technet.microsoft.com/dynimg/IC213608.gif

(Mentions miniport driver)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...(v=vs.85).aspx

If you can't find a web site for an original Q-stor driver,
you can always check the VID/PID coming from the device
and go searching the web based on those values. In Device
Manager, you can get that information if the thing is visible
right now.

In the list here...

http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids

An example of an IRDA device would be

9710 MosChip Semiconductor
7780 MCS7780 4Mbps Fast IrDA Adapter

In that case, VEN=0x9710 and DEV=0x7700 hexidecimal.

So it may be possible to track down a driver, without using
the info printed on the outside of the thing.

Paul

On 1/26/2014 9:22 PM, Paul wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and
the second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is
JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers for
Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for my
HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter. It
is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.



For your Q-stor, what did you use previous ?

I've never worked with IRDA, but would assume there
was a class driver already available for it (in the OS).
Maybe what is missing, is a means to control it. Perhaps the
Palm software had something for that ? Like, a means
to select the operating speed or protocol ?

The Q-stor brand, I couldn't track it. It was claimed
to belong to Q-See, or Digital Peripherals something-or-other.
It looked for all the world to me, like some
generic hardware being sold with a made up brand
on it. Have you ever managed to track it down
to a source ? Sorta like a store here, that was
selling hardware with a made-up brand name on it,
so you couldn't Google and find a lower price.

Paul

I got my Palm IIIxe at Christmas 2000. It comes with a parallel cradle
for syncing to the computer. When I upgraded the computer did not have
a parallel port. That is when I got the IR device, and synced the Palm
using the IR port. That worked until I got Windows 8.

So the question now is it worth the time and money to get the Palm to
sync to Windows 8, (I am now retired, so scheduling is not nearly as
important, but it is nice to take notes.) The Palm is in good
condition, and I hate to just put it in a drawer and forget about it.

Keith Nuttle writted thus:

This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and the
second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is
JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers for
Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for my
HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter. It
is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.


Is this it?
http://drivers.softpedia.com/progDow...OSCHIP-Driver-
Download-22914.html

"Ed Propes" a écrit dans le message de
...
Keith Nuttle brought next idea :
This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and the
second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers for
Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for my HP
3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter. It is
the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.

Where did you find the "virus and maleware"? I don't want to go there!

Ed from E Texas


Try femaleware !
nn

On 27/01/2014 2:59 AM, Snuffin wrote:
Sometimes the manufacturer's site will not have Windows 8 drivers but
the Windows 7 drivers will often work just as well.

When I set up a Win 8 system, I used Driver Navigator which did a good
job of tracing the right drivers for every component that needed them,
downloading them and installing them.

It costs a bit of money but the time it saved me on flogging around
and risking getting the wrong thing made it a good buy.

The site is he


http://www.drivernavigator.com/

And if you don't want to pay any money at all, you can use SlimDrivers.
It does an excellent job and finds you drivers for your OS regardless of
whether the manufacturer is still releasing them.

--
Silver Slimer
GNU/Linux is Communism

On 27/01/2014 11:15 AM, Wolf Kirchmeir wrote:

IMO, OP's problem is that he has old hardware. The two devices he refers
to are both well over 10 years old.

What's the incentive for a manufacturer to update drivers for hardware
they no longer make?

Exactly.

There is none. If a person insists on holding onto hardware for a
decade, they should also consider using GNU/Linux rather than Windows.
Once the Linux kernel supports hardware, the support never goes away.
That's a gigantic advantage over Windows.
--
Silver Slimer
GNU/Linux is Communism

Mi formulated on Monday :
"Ed Propes" a écrit dans le message de
...
Keith Nuttle brought next idea :
This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers,
and the second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it
is JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers
for Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver
for my HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter.
It is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.

Where did you find the "virus and maleware"? I don't want to go
there!

Ed from E Texas


Try femaleware !
nn

Yeah but if the femaleware has a virus I'm staying away!! lol

Ed from E Texas

On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 23:33:53 +0000, John wrote:

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/638x490q90/163/rc36.png

I hate to be slow but was the grammatical error in the image
intentional to promote humour? If so, it didn't work for me. I just
find things like that sad. They are so BBC.

I'm pretty sure it is intentional. I just downloaded the image, so I
can't tell for sure. But I find it hilarious. :-)

--
s|b

On 1/26/2014, Silver Slimer posted:
On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 14:31:49 -0500, Keith Nuttle
wrote:

This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and
the second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is
JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers
for Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for
my HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter.
It is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.

One word: SlimDrivers. The program automatically checks for updated
drivers for your hardware and yes, it's free from malware.

OT: For a second or two, I read your remark to mean something like
"it's free software from Malware Company" :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Keith Nuttle wrote:
On 1/26/2014 9:22 PM, Paul wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
This is the second time I have tried to find Windows 8 drivers, and
the second time I have ended up with maleware. This time it is
JollyWallet.

Is there any where you can obtain virus and maleware free drivers for
Windows 8.

The first time I got the maleware was in my search for a driver for my
HP 3300 c Scanjet

This time I was looking for a Q-stor driver for thier IR adapter. It
is the only way I can keep using my Palm IIIxe.



For your Q-stor, what did you use previous ?

I've never worked with IRDA, but would assume there
was a class driver already available for it (in the OS).
Maybe what is missing, is a means to control it. Perhaps the
Palm software had something for that ? Like, a means
to select the operating speed or protocol ?

The Q-stor brand, I couldn't track it. It was claimed
to belong to Q-See, or Digital Peripherals something-or-other.
It looked for all the world to me, like some
generic hardware being sold with a made up brand
on it. Have you ever managed to track it down
to a source ? Sorta like a store here, that was
selling hardware with a made-up brand name on it,
so you couldn't Google and find a lower price.

Paul

I got my Palm IIIxe at Christmas 2000. It comes with a parallel cradle
for syncing to the computer. When I upgraded the computer did not have
a parallel port. That is when I got the IR device, and synced the Palm
using the IR port. That worked until I got Windows 8.

So the question now is it worth the time and money to get the Palm to
sync to Windows 8, (I am now retired, so scheduling is not nearly as
important, but it is nice to take notes.) The Palm is in good
condition, and I hate to just put it in a drawer and forget about it.

If you want to add a parallel port to the computer,
get one of these. This is what I use. It has a PCI Express
connector. It does more modes than a "USB to printer"
adapter would do. I run a JTAG programmer cable off it.
And Windows 8 is listed in the compatibility section
on this site. I got the adapter for less than the list
price.

http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapte...PP-ECP~PEX1PLP

Paul

On 1/27/2014 6:28 PM, Paul wrote:
If you want to add a parallel port to the computer,
get one of these. This is what I use. It has a PCI Express
connector. It does more modes than a "USB to printer"
adapter would do. I run a JTAG programmer cable off it.
And Windows 8 is listed in the compatibility section
on this site. I got the adapter for less than the list
price.

http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapte...PP-ECP~PEX1PLP


Paul

I like that thought thread. While I can still sync with my desktop
through the IR adapter, do you know if you can get a USB parallel port
adapter so I could use it with my laptop.