XP and Dongles

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paoloricardo

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?
 
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.
 
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.
 
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

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.
 
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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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.


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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!
 
Galen: since the software was designed to run under DOS it's unlikely
that it will be compatible with XP, I guess. Thanks
 
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