this are the first 2 days playing with a Leonardo. I am having the error shown in picture. http://imageshack.us/a/img191/3382/67934722.png
I did search a lot on forums and follow the instructions there. Tried auto and manual driver install also. Tried rebooting, redownloading, reseting, reunzipping etc. I used the latest Arduino software: 1.0.1. Tried changing the port to com=>5. And tried almoust everything I found on forum, but I just can't make it work. The only things that I didn't try are: install windows updates; reinstalling OS; using the advanced MOD of the software.
I am using Windows 7 Lite. What should I do? Please help, I'm running late with my project.
The only other thing I can think of is that you need "Administrator" rights in the Win7. What happend when you type "regedit" in the Search box and click the program?
What "flavour" of Windows 7 Lite are you running? Did you roll your own or download someone else's ISO? Try using a vanilla install of Win7 to eliminate the OS as the issue (or any other PC running Windows).
Stratagem:
What "flavour" of Windows 7 Lite are you running? Did you roll your own or download someone else's ISO? Try using a vanilla install of Win7 to eliminate the OS as the issue (or any other PC running Windows).
I really don't understand... what is and how can check the "flavour" of Windows 7 Lite? I downloaded the first ISO via torrents (don't get me wrong, I own a Vista, I did that only for testing purposes). It's a Lite Ultimate edition with no addons or mods.
Although setup programs generally trigger elevated privledges (along with a UAC dialog), I think spcomputing was referring to "right-click, run as administrator".
As for Windows Lite, I don't know anything about it. Your post mentioned it so I quickly Googled the program used to create modified Win7 installs. All I was trying to say is that, by using a non-standard installation of Windows 7, we're guessing. It could be that everything required is intact. Or, maybe not. That you downloaded an ISO and did not create an installation on your own adds to the confusion.
You said no addons or mods so, in theory, that's good. I'm saying, get a fresh install (on any computer you have access to) and try from that well known starting point. I run VMs, so it's a pretty straight forward affair to do this. Installing on the one computer you have available and count on is a different story.
It's up to you. Sorry if I further confused things.
Download a full untouched iso image of Windows. Mods (besides my modded ide) are usually too crippled (i.e. Arduino drivers use some system files and the Lite version may not include them to save couple of mb)
I installed an XP on vmware to check it out. Drivers installed properly. Uploaded the 'blink': the led started to blink 1 sec time interval. I guess that's it.
I installed Win 7 Lite because I have been working with an atmel controller (not arduino, other). I had the Vista wich came my laptop with when I bought it. After 3 hard days of trying making the USB connection, my university teacher told me: "I'm sorry, your OS is simply wrong. I can't install the drivers for this atmel." So I wanted a quick install of other OS. So... I get to the lite edition of win 7, which WORKED then. I guess I have to buy the win 8 edition now.
Thank you all! The OS was the problem. My advice: don't use the Vista or Lite edition of Windows. Please close thread and mark as "solved". Over and out.