Laser engraver deal? Maybe.

[toxo]

No. But I had this same trouble with  the software that came on the stick

[toxo]

http://www.mediafire.com/file/lsn2asiinhnhxjl/L1�L2_USB_20190903.rar/file

Is this one the same?

 

[mikesc]

OK..I'll try something..I have put the files that are in the folder 雕刻机软件 ( these are the software files ) and the working driver.EXE into a folder and compressed it to a 7z file  ( that will "unzip" with winzip, or you can just click "open" )..I'll see if the server here at Johanna's will accept it as an upload..( it may not, that may be a blocked file type, or it may "quarantine" it , or alter it ) ..if it does accept it, you can download it and use the files in there..including re running the driver.exe to start..

You'll have to rename your current 雕刻机软件 to 雕刻机软件OLD..and rename your driver.EXE to driver.EXEOLD..windows will not like that, but it will accept to rename them..That way when you run my driver.EXE it will not "clash" with your current files, ..If Johanna's server "balks"..then pm me with your email address and I'll send you a complete copy of the key contents tomorrow afternoon.

 

The latest link that you posted works..so I'll download the files there to see what they are first, before trying to upload that 7z file..back in 10 minutes or so..

[mikesc]

OK..the .rar file downloaded from that last link contains a copy of what is on my key, same version of software, same dates etc....and your winzip craps out ( saying that it could not create driver.EXE etc ) when unzipping that .rar file from that link ?

Edited September 19, 2019 by mikesc

[toxo]

Yes. Just rebooted and run as admin. winzip saying it can't do it. Said install anyway. Can't access the file

 

[mikesc]

Ok..go here https://www.7-zip.org/

 choose Download 7-Zip 19.00 (2019-02-21) for Windows: .don't use the "19.02 alpha"

pick the version 86 or 64 that works with your windows ..install it..and try again to open that .rar file but this time using7zip.. not winzip ..

[toxo]

Mike you really are a star but my brain is turning to mush. I'll try to get my head around the 7zip thing tomorrow. Thanks for trying mate. I do appreciate it. Until then. Paul

[mikesc]

OK.. I know..unless you deal with computers a lot this kind of thing will do that to you, especially late at night..no worries..I'll look into the thread around 14.00 Friday my time..Worst comes to worst..I can send you a key with working software via snail mail..and instructions..But..we'll try here first as the instructions and "walk through" can be useful to anyone else that comes along later with the same problem :)

[mikesc]

Update..I have now installed that software in 3 win machines..Two win 7 ulti Eng..and One win 7 home premium Fr.

driver.EXE installs, but takes two goes in home premium..

diao.exe install sin all with messages from windows about "problems*" but can "ignore" and "continue" click through, which is hwo I had originally installed it..and done that way it engraves bit maps in B/W with no problems..

But, this time when I did the installs I trid to do something which I had not tried previously..the software is supposed to be able to do lettering ( if you have the typefaces that you want to use on your win PC )..I normally do not use it for lettering, so had not bothered clicking the lettering button..I discovered that it does not work..the software can only see the first typeface on the many thousands that I have, it dos not offer the others, nor can I change the size of the one it can see ( size is fixed at 24pt )..This is because it cannot create the drop down windows that you normally use to choose type style and type size..So..I went back to the "problems" that it mentions when installing..and this time I read through them..they are unusually detailed for windows..One after another in the details window during installation, it informs that the various .dll files in the folder with the Chinese characters cannot communicate with the windows window system drawing files..In other words, the software's files do not know how to "talk to windows system" in order to get it to create the "windows" that it needs in order to be able to allow you to change type styles and type sizes..

In the win 7 home Fr machine..it can only see "wing dings".. .on my others it can only see "comic sans"..

 

So any work with text will have to be done in other software..and saved in that software as .bmp and imported as .bmp files into the laser software..No problem for me..But may be very inconvenient for others..I'm currently experimenting to see if any other laser software can work with it, and if they have text abilities.One looks promising..but..it seems to be constantly trying to "talk to" my scanner ( scanners use a transport system and code that is very similar to the code for lasers and CNC machines )..which makes irritating little beep beeps every 30 seconds or so because of it..even when the software has been closed..If I reboot the machine the polling of the scanner stops, but restarts when I launch the software..The software is "open source", so..I have access to the code..I'll see if I can track down what is doing the "scanner polling", and if so..fix it..Then I'll get in touch with the original dev and discuss..If that works out, there may be an alternative to the buggy Chinese software that is sent with these machines..if not..text will have to be added or set up outside the software ( on key and on computer ) that drives these in other respects neat little self contained laser machines.

 

In the light of that..for the moment, I don('t think it is a very good idea for me to send software via the web, or on a key that is "buggy"..I could try to fix those .dlls, but that might be harder ( I'd have to disassemble the code ) than working with open source code..

 

Update 2...The "promising" alternative software does not connect successfully to the laser..it cannot see it on COM ports 1,2,or 3..So...back to "the drawing board" ( pun unavoidable )..

Edited September 20, 2019 by mikesc

[toxo]

Sorry Mike, didn't see this.

yesterday I d/loaded the 32bit version which was wrong. Now deleted and 64bit installed but when asked what to open with there are 4/5 files in the 7zip folder and I don't have a clue which does what. I deleted all versions of the Lu*** and reloaded but still no extension on Diao or driver.