The UPS will still work till the battery runs down. You just can't control
the options. In fact, you don't even need to connect the parallel cable at
all.
I have the same problem. I will live with it till it goes bad and needs to
be replaced.
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Regards,
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)
"AlecR" <AlecR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I am trying to install my UPS in Vista Ultimate. It connects to the com
> port
> to monitor the power and configure shut down options.
> .
> In XP I could configure it in Control Panel/Power options.
>
> I've searched Vista and can't find where to configure it.
>
> Any suggestions welcome.
>
> Regards