Re: Port Open Failure

From: Thomas Wendell (tumppiw_NOSPAM_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/02/04

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    You need the XP drivers for that Nomad.. 

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"Alissa" <alissaelliott@hotmail.com> kirjoitti viestissä
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> I upgraded to Windows XP from Windows 98 a few days ago
> and since then I've been unable to download songs to my
> Creative Nomad MP3 player (which is very old and uses a
> docking station connected to the computer by a parallel
> port cable).  I get a message each time that says
> first "Port Open Failure" and then "Failure to download
> file due to port unavailability."
>
> I'm at a loss about what to do to resolve the problem,
> and I'm quite desperate to get my MP3 player working
> again!  I've checked the obvious things: the cable is
> connected solidly, everything's plugged in as it should
> be.  I even followed the Nomad's advice and changed the
> LPT1 setting in BIOS to ECP instead of EPP... I'm not
> even sure what that means, but I did it.  :)
>
> Any advice or suggestions would be very much appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alissa
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