Vista & IR problems

[ttdonnelly]

Hi, my nine year old grandaughter Christie has Type 1 and has just got her pump. I have loaded the Cozmanager software but cannot use the ? help sections because Windows Vista Ultimate pops up with a message that this system has ceased with the introduction of Vista. Does anyone know if there is a way of overcoming the problem?

Also, I am having a problem finding a reasonably priced USB IR adapter. Suggestions for a locally (Australia) available model that users have found that work for them would be Appreciated.

Thank you.

[Keezheekoni]

As of a week ago, Cozmanager will still NOT work with Vista. Supposedly they are working on a patch, which was supposed to be out last March...

As for IR adapters, if you don't have a Cozmo rep who will be training your granddaughter (where she will get one for free), then pretty much any big box electronics store has them for less than $20US.

[ttdonnelly]

Thanks for the Vista information. In the meantime I am sure I can get my hands on an XP loaded computer.

The training took place in a hospital including an overnight stay, but while the pump was covered by insurance, no IR device is provided. The recommended device costs A$102 so I tried a A$60 unit from Tandy without success. We were warned that many IR units would not be up to the job.

[Tony]

Hi,

Welcome to the forums!

You could actually run xp inside of vista. As long as you have a xp on a disc with the license key. It shouldn't cost anything but an hour of your time to install. Here is a link for more info if you chose this path.

Geek to Live: Run Windows XP inside Vista with Virtual PC (http://lifehacker.com/software/windows/geek-to-live--run-windows-xp-inside-vista-with-virtual-pc-238071.php)

[Keezheekoni]

If you can find an adapter that is IRDA 2.0 compatible, you should be fine.

[Keezheekoni]

Geek to Live: Run Windows XP inside Vista with Virtual PC (http://lifehacker.com/software/windows/geek-to-live--run-windows-xp-inside-vista-with-virtual-pc-238071.php)
I tried that. It didn't work for me, but I didn't have XP on my Vista machine, I had it on our server... might be different if you install it on your actual machine.

[w5wjp]

I bought a couple of IR adapters from eBay that worked fine. I think they were about US$10.