Guest paoloricardo@gmail.com Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 I have some software which requires a dongle for it to work (yes, it's quite old software). Will XP prevent me from using the software by inhibiting the action of the dongle?
Guest sgopus Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 RE: XP and Dongles impossible to tell, you didn't specify what the name of this software is, nor it's function. Some software that worked in 98 will continue to work in XP, some won't. "paoloricardo@gmail.com" wrote: > I have some software which requires a dongle for it to work (yes, it's > quite old software). Will XP prevent me from using the software by > inhibiting the action of the dongle? >
Guest paoloricardo@gmail.com Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: XP and Dongles Didn't think the name of the software was relevant (It's an old DOS COBOL compiler). I thought/assumed dongles per se were 'prohibited' under XP. On Oct 24, 10:58 am, sgopus <sgo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > impossible to tell, you didn't specify what the name of this software is, nor > it's function. > Some software that worked in 98 will continue to work in XP, some won't. > > "paolorica...@gmail.com" wrote: > > I have some software which requires a dongle for it to work (yes, it's > > quite old software). Will XP prevent me from using the software by > > inhibiting the action of the dongle?
Guest Galen Somerville Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: XP and Dongles If it's a Dongle that plugs into the Parallel port, what does XP care. The problem usually is that the program using a Dongle doesn't send/receive the correct codes, in XP. Galen <paoloricardo@gmail.com> wrote in message news:7d8cf50c-4665-4c23-ac68-15a00a445004@b31g2000prb.googlegroups.com... Didn't think the name of the software was relevant (It's an old DOS COBOL compiler). I thought/assumed dongles per se were 'prohibited' under XP. On Oct 24, 10:58 am, sgopus <sgo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > impossible to tell, you didn't specify what the name of this software is, > nor > it's function. > Some software that worked in 98 will continue to work in XP, some won't. > > "paolorica...@gmail.com" wrote: > > I have some software which requires a dongle for it to work (yes, it's > > quite old software). Will XP prevent me from using the software by > > inhibiting the action of the dongle?
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: XP and Dongles paoloricardo@gmail.com wrote: > I have some software which requires a dongle for it to work (yes, it's > quite old software). Will XP prevent me from using the software by > inhibiting the action of the dongle? Probably. WinXP does not allow any software applications to directly address hardware resources, such as serial or parallel ports. This behavior is by design and is one of the reasons the WinNT family of operating systems is so much more stable than Win9x. For a hardware security dongle to work on these operating systems, very specific device drivers must be provided by the application's manufacturer. Contact the manufacturer of the application to see if any updates, patches, or upgrades are available. If the application's manufacturer will not (or cannot because they no longer exist) provide you with a patch, new device driver, or product to render this legacy application Win2K/XP-compatible, you have little choice other than to replace it, or continue using the OS for which it was designed. Alternatively, you'll need to acquire a newer version of your application that is designed specifically for Win2K/XP. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
Guest paoloricardo@gmail.com Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: XP and Dongles Bruce: thanks. I think it highly unlikely that the software vendor will have updated device drivers - they've moved on as have I (using C# not COBOL now). It was a nostalgia thing really! On Oct 24, 12:26 pm, Bruce Chambers <bchamb...@cable0ne.n3t> wrote: > paolorica...@gmail.com wrote: > > I have some software which requires a dongle for it to work (yes, it's > > quite old software). Will XP prevent me from using the software by > > inhibiting the action of the dongle? > > Probably. > > WinXP does not allow any software applications to directly address > hardware resources, such as serial or parallel ports. This behavior is > by design and is one of the reasons the WinNT family of operating > systems is so much more stable than Win9x. For a hardware security > dongle to work on these operating systems, very specific device drivers > must be provided by the application's manufacturer. > > Contact the manufacturer of the application to see if any updates, > patches, or upgrades are available. If the application's manufacturer > will not (or cannot because they no longer exist) provide you with a > patch, new device driver, or product to render this legacy application > Win2K/XP-compatible, you have little choice other than to replace it, or > continue using the OS for which it was designed. Alternatively, you'll > need to acquire a newer version of your application that is designed > specifically for Win2K/XP. > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you:http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell > > The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has > killed a great many philosophers. > ~ Denis Diderot
Guest paoloricardo@gmail.com Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: XP and Dongles Galen: since the software was designed to run under DOS it's unlikely that it will be compatible with XP, I guess. Thanks On Oct 24, 12:24 pm, "Galen Somerville" <ga...@community.nospam> wrote: > If it's a Dongle that plugs into the Parallel port, what does XP care. > > The problem usually is that the program using a Dongle doesn't send/receive > the correct codes, in XP. > > Galen > > <paolorica...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:7d8cf50c-4665-4c23-ac68-15a00a445004@b31g2000prb.googlegroups.com... > Didn't think the name of the software was relevant (It's an old DOS > COBOL compiler). I thought/assumed dongles per se were 'prohibited' > under XP. > > On Oct 24, 10:58 am, sgopus <sgo...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > impossible to tell, you didn't specify what the name of this software is, > > nor > > it's function. > > Some software that worked in 98 will continue to work in XP, some won't.. > > > "paolorica...@gmail.com" wrote: > > > I have some software which requires a dongle for it to work (yes, it's > > > quite old software). Will XP prevent me from using the software by > > > inhibiting the action of the dongle?
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