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WinXP USB driver for MH721

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I have a MH-721 I am trying to use with a WinXP machine.

Do I need a specific driver to use it with USB?

I can't see that it actually does anything or shows up.

I have newer machines (Win10), would that be better to use?

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2 minutes ago, LM_Hattie said:

I have a MH-721 I am trying to use with a WinXP machine.

Do I need a specific driver to use it with USB?

I can't see that it actually does anything or shows up.

I have newer machines (Win10), would that be better to use?

Stick to XP if you're able to. The cutter will not show up as a printer in Windows. Check your Device Manager in Windows to see what COM PORT Windows has assigned to it, then make sure that it's the same COM PORT number in your chosen cutting software. The USB number that has been assigned to it needs to be under #4.

 

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FTDI driver for XP.  Download , extract and install it. it should show up in your computer device manager, as a com port number, Make sure the number is either 1,2,3,or 4 nothing higher. Then go into your cutting software, and find the same com port number and match it.     Locate driver on line.  What cutting software are you using to cut with? 

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1 minute ago, haumana said:

Stick to XP if you're able to. The cutter will not show up as a printer in Windows. Check your Device Manager in Windows to see what COM PORT Windows has assigned to it, then make sure that it's the same COM PORT number in your chosen cutting software. The USB number that has been assigned to it needs to be under #4.

 

Will check, thank you! :)

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1 minute ago, MZ SKEETER said:

FTDI driver for XP.  Download , extract and install it. it should show up in your computer device manager, as a com port number, Make sure the number is either 1,2,3,or 4 nothing higher. Then go into your cutting software, and find the same com port number and match it.     Locate driver on line.  What cutting software are you using to cut with? 

This machine has SignCut Pro on it..

I can hear a 'ding dong' when I plug it up, so I assume it finds it (no errors)..

Let me dig deeper..

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9 minutes ago, LM_Hattie said:

This machine has SignCut Pro on it..

I can hear a 'ding dong' when I plug it up, so I assume it finds it (no errors)..

Let me dig deeper..

Look in your device manager and find the com port number. Then set your cutter up in Signcut. Match the com port numbers. Your cutter is not plug and play. 

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Ok, looks like WinXP assigned it COM3.

I used that in Sign Cut Pro, and it works!

Yay!

Now to figure out the rest haha

Thank you all :thumbsup:

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