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Mach Discussion => FAQs => Topic started by: AaronH on July 24, 2020, 04:05:12 PM

Title: Mach 3 on Windows 10
Post by: AaronH on July 24, 2020, 04:05:12 PM

I have installed Mach 3 on a Dell Optiplex 760 running Windows 10 1709 build.  However I am unable to get the parallel port driver to install.
"No Driver sensed installed. Run Drivertest."  Running Drivertest.exe gets me the same message.

Can anyone help?

Title: Re: Mach 3 on Windows 10
Post by: ZASto on July 24, 2020, 05:41:00 PM

Last version of OS that Mach3 can run with parallel port is W7 32-bit.

Title: Re: Mach 3 on Windows 10
Post by: joeaverage on July 30, 2020, 12:40:22 AM

Hi,
if you wish to use Windows10, or in fact any 64 bit OS, then you will have to use an external motion controller
like an ESS or a UC300. Avoid cheap Chinese made external motion controllers, they seldom work as advertised,
and often rely on the pirated Mach3 software that they provide to work at all.

Craig