Thanks for jumping in guys. that is good news. I had to listen to the blooody radio on my drive tonight! 8-O

So let me get this straight. Under Linux I can use the USB adapter. Under Windows, no. I should be able to restore the firmware on my Empeg with my desktop machine that has a serial port on it. After that if I want to try to use the USB-serial adapter I need to use Linux..otherwise under windows stick to true-blue serial ports. About right?

If so, does anyone know WHY that is? I'm just curious. I got this USB serial adapter for something else and this is the first time I've tried to use it. I wonder if it will be a problem elsewhere also.