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jswinden · 11-27-2010, 01:12 PM

In my case I tried every USB port on my Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit desktop, but no luck with the 950. As I said the 350 works fine. CS said all the readers use the same driver, but something isn't correct.

I do not necessarily think this is a Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit issue. If you add up all the various Windows 7 versions (their are several for 32-bit and 64-bit computers) and realize that their are thousands of different computer models running them, you come up with millions of different combinations. No two Windows 7 systems are identical. Unlike Apple which lacks the knowledge or the guts to create a workable OS that will run on thousands of different computer models by various manufacturers, Microsoft has created a pretty good OS that CAN and DOES operate on such a diversity of computers. The problem is it is often difficult with all that diversity to find the specific issue causing the problem.

In my case I just decided to use my netbook rather than my desktop since the netbook connects to the 950.

As far others: A general set of rules with USB connection problems is:

Try another USB port
Back USB ports are often more stable than front ports
Restart the computer to clear out conflicts
Don't connect through a USB hub or extender

11-27-2010, 01:12 PM	#24
jswinden Nameless Being	In my case I tried every USB port on my Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit desktop, but no luck with the 950. As I said the 350 works fine. CS said all the readers use the same driver, but something isn't correct. I do not necessarily think this is a Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit issue. If you add up all the various Windows 7 versions (their are several for 32-bit and 64-bit computers) and realize that their are thousands of different computer models running them, you come up with millions of different combinations. No two Windows 7 systems are identical. Unlike Apple which lacks the knowledge or the guts to create a workable OS that will run on thousands of different computer models by various manufacturers, Microsoft has created a pretty good OS that CAN and DOES operate on such a diversity of computers. The problem is it is often difficult with all that diversity to find the specific issue causing the problem. In my case I just decided to use my netbook rather than my desktop since the netbook connects to the 950. As far others: A general set of rules with USB connection problems is: Try another USB port Back USB ports are often more stable than front ports Restart the computer to clear out conflicts Don't connect through a USB hub or extender Last edited by jswinden; 11-27-2010 at 01:16 PM.