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  1. Vinylmaster pro with a new laptop and no serial/parallel port

    That's what mine is set to but it still won't work. Well, I can't say that, because I didn't leave it running for hours to send a 1"x1" square to the cutter.:Sleeping:
  2. Vinylmaster pro with a new laptop and no serial/parallel port

    Now I have something, I think. I've gone through the plotter setup for VMP and when I send a circle test cut to the plotter it's showing transmitting to plotter 1 of 3601 then 2 then 3, etc. But, it's going extremely slow, at this rate, it might take hours to cut a circle! I increased the bits...
  3. Vinylmaster pro with a new laptop and no serial/parallel port

    I haven't had any luck yet. I also got a usb to parallel printer cable that has usb on one end and connects directly to the Roland on the other. When I first plugged the cable in the the computer, XP automatically recognized it and installed the drivers. I tried to send a test cut to the cutter...
  4. Vinylmaster pro with a new laptop and no serial/parallel port

    I know I'm using the correct com port because I checked it in the device manager and I'm able to use the usb to serial adapter for another device.
  5. Vinylmaster pro with a new laptop and no serial/parallel port

    There are no power save options available or active.
  6. Vinylmaster pro with a new laptop and no serial/parallel port

    My desktop took a long walk off a short cliff. I have a new laptop that, of course, doesn't have a serial or parallel port. I've successfully installed and registered VMP and I have a USB to serial adapter. Will this work to run a Roland cx24? I've been trying for hours but it either does...
  7. Vinyl Master Pro font trouble

    I tried installing a couple fonts. It's alot of work because I have to use the font detective to search for the name in the VMP fonts folder. Once font detective found them I clicked on Use Now. The font was correct but the kerning was horrible. I tried both kerning options in VMP but it was...
  8. Vinyl Master Pro font trouble

    Both installs are Windows XP, one Home and one Pro. I use the font manager and when I find a font that I'm going to use I click on Use Now, never did Install them. I have an idea, I'll check to see if the fonts are in the Windows Font folder. Maybe I need to copy them there for it to work properly?
  9. Vinyl Master Pro font trouble

    I'm in the middle of transferring VMP 2.5 from my laptop to my desktop. I installed to the desktop and transferred the registration to it and successfully cut something. I copied all of the design files, which I saved to a Customer Files folder on the laptop to the desktop. Also copied all of...
  10. Help with flat screen monitor

    Have a look at this from Microsoft. It will help you adjust the font settings to give you the clearest possible settings for a LCD. http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx
  11. VMP With XP?

    Sorry, I didn't mention that I'm using version 2.5 so I don't have a dongle. I've never used any software that required a dongle so I probably won't be of any help but I'll give it a try. Do you have a driver that came with the dongle so that windows will recognize it? If you installed the...
  12. VMP With XP?

    Yes, I've been using it since XP was released.
  13. Plotter Question, Help Its Driving Me Crazy!!

    I have the same setup. If you go to http://vinylmasterpro.com/registration/re_register_vmp.htm move the mouse pointer in a counterclockwise circle while patting you head and rubbing your stomach in a clockwise circle, you might be able to reregister.:Big Laugh I haven't tried it yet but...
  14. A small printer?

    I checked Ebay and a Roland PC600 seems like it would be the perfect fit for my needs. I'm going to check into it more and hopefully get a good deal on a used model.
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