BVU195 The Jury is Out on Windows 7 and this Unit??? I use this USB display adapter to display Presenter View in Powerpoint on a video floor monitor. It works terrific with Vista. However the BVU195 is advertized to be upgradeable to Windows 7. I cannot locate online drivers for W7 (32 bit or 64 bit). Support is not responding to my first email and their online chat does not seem to be available. ....so if on Vista, all is "A-OK". If on W7, be careful. BVU195 The Jury is Out on Windows 7 and this Unit??? I use this USB display adapter to display Presenter View in Powerpoint on a video floor monitor. It works terrific with Vista. However the... » Read More BVU195 The Jury is Out on Windows 7 and this Unit??? I use this USB display adapter to display Presenter View in Powerpoint on a video floor monitor. It works terrific with Vista. However the BVU195 is advertized to be upgradeable to Windows 7. I cannot locate online drivers for W7 (32 bit or 64 bit). Support is not responding to my first email and their online chat does not seem to be available. ....so if on Vista, all is "A-OK". If on W7, be careful. « Show Less
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RE: RobinsonIt's so unusual to actually get a response to a post sfter all this time. I'm happy that the link was of some value. Buying stuff on the Internet and looking for solutions to issues is like an adventure. I can't tell you how many times I have happened across the fix for a problem I have experienced by just searching Forums. I believe that anything you can think of is either currently being dscovered of solved/marketed by doing a Goole search.
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Re: posting by L. Manna:Thanks a lot for the info on where to find the drivers. Your posting is worth it's weight in gold.I just wonder why Diamond didn't spend the extra 5 cents and include a note in their carton explaining where to get the drivers.
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WIN 7 Drivers at http://www.displaylink.com/support/downloads.php This is actually a Displaylink product.
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David D, this device is suppose to work on 2000, Vista, and XP. I have used it on a Vista machine and could not get it work on a Window 7 machine, even after trying community/user work-arounds. While I am not sure of the changes to the Windows architecture, D-link has not provided an updated driver and it looks like the product is no longer produced.
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I purchased two of those about a year ago to replace old PC's that were used in my digital signage project sending PowerPoint slide show to the 52" LCD screens via VGA-to-CAT5-to-VGA converters. I connected N300's directly to the LCD VGA ports and sent Ppt show to them via ethernet from a Win 7 PC though can't remember whether it was a 32 or a 64 bit. What I recall is that making it work wasn't as straigt forward as they described in their ads and instructions. When I finally got them to work after spending some time on a phone with NComputing tech support, I realized that it wasn't exactly a fully automated distribution of the slideshow file to the client devices I hoped for. My goal was to avoid manual shutdown/restart of a Ppt presentation as it was done with the individual PCs. However, the new setup still required some action on the client devices in addition to updating a Ppt file on a server. However, my main issue was jittery video sent by N300's; slide transitions were rough, jerky and with black breaks, much worse than what I was getting with the individual PC. Once again I contacted tech support, they had me try different configuration parameters but nothing could correct a problem. Finally after nearly a month worth of attempts NComputing admitted that N300 might not be a suitable solution for my application and I had them returned to Amazon.
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The software drivers only support Windows 2000, XP and Vista, no Windows 7. See link http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/cpindex.pl?ctn=VOIP0801B/10&hlt;=Link_Software&m;id=Link_Software&scy;=GB&slg;=ENG
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I'm not IT so I know not of these numbers you speak, but it has worked flawlessly for a year and a half on our systems with Windows 7. We use it daily for a pro video service. As a matter a fact I've been meaning to order another one for a 2nd system. Thanks for reminding me!
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No, this product works perfect on XP, but it does not work on Vista on any WMP version, be aware of that.
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It will technically work, but only as a "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter." It will not have any 2D or 3D acceleration functions and will only handle lower end standard resolutions. (800X600, 1024X768, and 1280X1024 only) There are no direct Windows 7 drivers for it. Only the base standard driver will work with it. The last driver that had any 2D or 3D acceleration for this card would date back to Windows 98. This is mainly geared around server use these days. It's not something I would recommend for desktop computer use. It's great for home servers that operate in text mode, though. It will technically work, but only as a "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter." It will not have any 2D or 3D acceleration functions and will only handle lower end standard resolutions. (800X600, 1024X768, and 1280X1024 only) There are no direct Windows 7 drivers for it. Only the base standard driver will work with it. The last driver that had any 2D or 3D acceleration for this card would date back to Windows 98. This is mainly geared around server use these days. It's not something I would recommend for desktop computer use. It's great for home servers that operate in text mode, though.
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I posted before this is not the ideal hardware to use with windows 7. It can be however run/used under win7 using compatibility mode. The link for the proper win7 drivers is listed in the q&a.; It is a very reliable and useful piece of hardware. Use it on a PC running xp and it is flawless. If this is intended for 24/7 security recording using it on ones main pc is not a very good idea as with any such similar hardware. The constant accessing of the HD to read/write the video data is enough wear for just a standalone.
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I have used my USB connector with Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows XP and Windows 7. I did not need additional drivers. It took seconds to get it working.
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It works exactly as any other display adapter, full functionality of Windows configurations (extend, mirror). I am using Windows 8.1 and works perfectly fine. Just follow the instructions in the manual, specially the part where it says "DO NOT CONNECT THE VISIONTEK ADAPTER BEFORE INSTALLING THE DRIVERS" That's the only tricky part I found.
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This product will work well with Windows Vista and all newer versions of Windows. I'm a computer instructor and I use it daily to teach my classes. It's the best laser pointer and PowerPoint controller I've ever used. Buy with confidence!
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I just got mine (June) and it works perfectly in Vista (Home Premium) on my laptop.There are new updates on the website at Creative.com, so check it out.
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I would assume you found out by now if the unit would work for you? Would be nice to hear if it worked for you. EG: You post back if unit worked in Vista.... (Net is a wonderful source of info IF people post back into threads they've created. -think two way street when posting... instead of one way street in which you expect all info to flow towards you.) Sort of mute point at this point in time, still... when creating a thread asking for HELP... when you do have a answer/info -update the thread/post. Will this item work in Vista? This unit was marketed during before VISTA, Windows7 was around. (Newest OS listed is XP) Don't know about VISTA... but SanDisk CF Type I/II ImageMate USB 2.0 Reader/Writer (Model SDDR-92-A15) is showing as Windows 7 32/64 bit compatible -no need to install any additional software, in case anyone is interested. (Packaging indicates you MUST install some type of software that came with unit prior to connecting drive.... Guess this is for the "One-Touch Transfer button".) Drive should show up under your drive listing...without any additional software. http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/Details.aspx?type=Hardware&p=SanDisk%20Imagemate%20Card%20Reader&v=SanDisk&uid=SDDR-92-A15&l=en-US&pf=0&pi=9&c=Mice%2C%20Keyboards%20%26%20Input%20Devices&sc=Other%20Input%20Devices&os=64-bit
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I am asking the same question! For some reason, I can't get a reply either. I am *assuming* since it works on Win. Vista, it will on Windows 7, since they are so similar. But remember, that's assuming. I guess I, or another guinea pig, has to be the first to try. I am still trying to search the internet for this info.
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I have the USB version of this adapter and am running Windows 8.1. It works fine but does require that the drivers be installed from StarTech. Once I downloaded and installed the latest drivers, I have had no issues with the adapter. One thing to also consider is they recommend updating your display drivers to the latest version. Make sure you do that as well.
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All I can tell you is that it works GREAT with Windows 7. I was a little concerned when I bought it because I thought it had been geared toward Vista-but gave it a try because I wanted a mic with a USB. My laptop recognized it no problem. Am very happy with it - I use it to google hangout with my family in Dominica (West Indies) because they could barely hear me with my laptop mic and would cut in and out. No problems now!
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Yes, it is running on several windows 7 pro 64 bit machines in our office. we just had to let device manager search for most recent drivers for display and chipset. We didn't use the drivers disk that came with the adapter.