Port I/O device driver error

[sofia laureano]

Hi Michael and David,

Thank you so much for helping me solving my problem. Everything is
working fine now thanks to you!

All the best,
Sofia

On Oct 13, 3:10 pm, David McFarlane <mcfar... at msu.edu> wrote:
> Thanks Mich, you said it better that I
> could.  Yes, definitely "Continue Anyway".
>
> -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder
>
> >Come on, live on the edge, install that unverified driver!
>
> >No, the deal is, companies can get Microsoft to
> >verify a certain driver, which they will do
> >after testing it a lot, which, of course,
> >doesn't come cheap. I'm sure most drivers are
> >'unverified', but what is more remarkable, is
> >that in certain cases, windows xp (perhaps an
> >old version, I think in Dutch) will tell you
> >'this driver is not digital', which we always
> >thought was a most interesting phenomenon.
>
> >Anyway, if you're really scared, back up your
> >system, press "OK anyway" and run!
> >Best,
> >Mich
>
> >Michiel Spapé
> >Research Fellow
> >Perception & Action group
> >University of Nottingham
> >School of Psychology
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: e-prime at googlegroups.com
> >[mailto:e-prime at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of sofia laureano
> >Sent: 13 October 2009 13:14
> >To: E-Prime
> >Subject: Re: Port I/O device driver error
>
> >Hi David,
>
> >Thank you so much for your great reply!
>
> >I've done what you've recommended, but when I try to run the
> >PortDriverInstaller.exe I get this Warning:
>
> >The software you are installing for this hardware: PST Port I/O Driver
> >has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with
> >windows XP.
> >Continuing your installation of this software may impair or
> >destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or
> >in the future. Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this
> >installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has
> >passed Windows Logo Testing.
>
> >Continue Anyway / STOP installation
>
> >What do you reckon I should do?
>
> >Many thanks,
> >Sofia
>
> >On Oct 12, 8:49 pm, David McFarlane <mcfar... at msu.edu> wrote:
> > > Sofia,
>
> > > First, just to be sure we are talking about the same thing, open up
> > > the Windows Device Manager (using your favorite method) on both
> > > computers.  Look down the tree to a branch labelled "Other
> > > devices".  Open that branch.  You should see a branch labelled "PST
> > > Port I/O Driver" on both computers.  If you do not see that on the
> > > troubled computer, then it does not have the driver installed.
>
> > > Anyway, you probably need to repair or reinstall the Port I/O
> > > driver.  As it turns out, this error message and several other common
> > > ones are listed in PST Knowledge Base article #3000, a good reference
> > > for us all to look at first in the future (you will have to log in as
> > > a registered E-Prime user).  I don't think PST will mind if I just
> > > post the entry for your error, so I will spare you the trouble in
> > > just this case:
>
> > > "The port driver is needed for read/write port calls and for using
> > > the Port Device. Try running a repair on your E-Prime installation
> > > (via the Add/Remove Programs utility in Windows Control Panel), and
> > > also run the PortDriverInstaller.exe file to install the port driver.
> > > You can download the PortDriverInstaller.exe from the User's Area by
> > > clicking the Download/Misc links. Then restart your machine and try
> > > running again (note this file will not work under Windows 98/ME)"
>
> > > -- David McFarlane, Professional Faultfinder
>
> > > >Hi there,
>
> > > >I have been getting this message everytime I am running a task and
> > > >want to send markers through the parallel port:
>
> > > >Run-time Error (Line 654) 10055: Unable to communicate with the port I/
> > > >O device driver
>
> > > >Error: 0x00000000
>
> > > >Please ensure the Port I/O device driver is installed
>
> > > >The task works perfectly on a similar computer (same model).
> > > >In the windows XP device manager, the port is listed as "working
> > > >properly", and all the settings are equal to those on the computer
> > > >where the task runs without errors.
>
> > > >Any ideas would be more than welcome!
>
> > > >Thanks,
> > > >Sofia
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