This article demonstrates how to install driver for USB to Serial adapter on Windows 8. USB to Serial adapter is available in.
• Connect the USB to Serial adapter to the USB port of your Windows 8 PC/Laptop. Go to Device Manager and see under Ports (CoM & LPT) section, a device named 'Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port' must be present there. If the driver is installed properly, you will be able to use the adapter otherwise a warning icon will be present with the adapter name as shown below: Continue reading article if driver is not installed properly. • Now we need to install the driver from the CD you have got with USB to Serial adapter package. Insert the CD in your system, go to CD Drive >2303 all driver >WIN8. Double click the executable file 2303 Win8 Driver Installer.exe. An installation wizard will open as shown below: • Click Next, read the License Agreement terms carefully.
Accept the terms and click on Next. • After installation is done, click Finish to close the installation wizard. • Go to Device Manager, right click on USB to Serial adapter name and select 'Update Driver Software.' Following window will open: • Click on 'Browse my computer for driver software'. • Click on 'Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer'.
A new window will appear showing compatible hardware as shown below: • Select the driver version 3.2.0.0 [7/31/2007] and click Next. Gears Of War 3 Pepakura Files Skyrim. Driver will be updated. • Now Device Manager will show the updated driver (with no warning) and adapter is ready for use.