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Orion StarShoot Solar System Imager III & Win 7
Noel,
I have had partial success running the Orion SSSSI III on a cheap MSI netbook running Windows 7 Starter. Windows detected the OS incompatibility and offered the option to trust it to change some settings, which I did. Sometimes the SSSSI works when I start the Maxim software and sometimes it doesn't. Weirdly, it ALWAYS works with the computer's included webcam software, Arcsoft webcam companion. Therefore, arcsoft is using a compatible driver. I am in the process of trying to find out who actually makes the camera because they may have a specific Windows 7 driver. [I have a Belkin F5U109 serial to USB adapter from the XP era. Belkin claims there's no Win 7 support and offers to sell you more hardware. However the chip is made by Magic Control Technologies and they have a Win 7 driver that works first time and every time. I therefore am sceptical about assertions such as that made by Belkin and, in your case, Orion.]
Regards,
John.
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