[Elecraft] KX2 Serial Adapter Driver?

[Don Wilhelm]

Rick,

Go to the FTDI wesite and download and install the drivers.
Do not let Windows try to find the drivers on its own.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/27/2018 8:52 PM, Rick Tavan wrote:
> In the past I've been able to connect my KX2 to a VMware Win 7 computer
> using an Elecraft-supplied USB-Serial adapter, the kind with a 3/4" x 2"
> USB plug and a 1/8" TRS plug that goes to the ACC socket on the KX2. But I
> hadn't used it for a while and now the Device Manager reports no driver
> installed, probably due to an intervening OS update but I don't really know
> that. Searching the machine and the galaxy for a suitable driver returns
> (after about 10 minutes) a pop-up that says "Windows encountered a problem
> ... attempted to install ... timeout period expired." Any advice?