# RP2040 Nano Connect on Windows 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** Nano RP2040 Connect\ **Created:** [August 1, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280 "2021-08-01T14:06:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![studiogamma](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/studiogamma/32/1013044_2.png) [@studiogamma](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/studiogamma)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/1 "2021-08-01T14:06:58Z")
Anyone have any luck getting the RP2040 Nano Connect running on windows 7? I tried installing it from the Board Manager but it wont accept the driver. In Device Manager it shows up as RP2040 Nano Connect but has a red X. I browsed to the prewin10/arduino\_mbed.inf file in the user AppData directory, but it wouldn't recognize that as a driver. I right clicked on that file and chose install, but the error message was 'The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation'. Any help would be great. ---
**Author:** ![er\_name\_not\_found](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/er_name_not_found/32/647693_2.png) [@er\_name\_not\_found](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/er_name_not_found)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/2 "2021-08-01T14:31:31Z")
> [@studiogamma](#): > > RP2040 Nano Connect Is this an official board or a clone? The clones can have a different USB chips. ---
**Author:** ![studiogamma](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/studiogamma/32/1013044_2.png) [@studiogamma](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/studiogamma)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/3 "2021-08-01T15:44:22Z")
It’s an official board, I ordered it from arduino.cc store. ---
**Author:** ![er\_name\_not\_found](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/er_name_not_found/32/647693_2.png) [@er\_name\_not\_found](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/er_name_not_found)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/4 "2021-08-01T16:22:43Z")
Ok, good info. I think @pert has a lot of info on this as do many others. I'm sure someone will help soon enough. Also, what version of the Arduino IDE please? ---
**Author:** ![studiogamma](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/studiogamma/32/1013044_2.png) [@studiogamma](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/studiogamma)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/5 "2021-08-01T21:11:25Z")
My ide version is 1.8.12. ---
**Author:** ![Dozie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/dozie/32/239024_2.png) [@Dozie](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/Dozie)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/6 "2021-08-05T11:36:57Z")
@studiogamma Could you please post a screenshot of the error you got here for us to take a look at? Try doing the steps below: 1. Install IDE version 1.8.15 2. Open it and go to "File - Preferences - Additional Boards Manager URLs", add [http://downloads.arduino.cc/packages/package\_staging\_index.json](http://downloads.arduino.cc/packages/package_staging_index.json), click ok. 3. Now go to the IDE's board manager and search for "RP2040 Connect" and install the latest version of the core. ---
**Author:** ![studiogamma](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/studiogamma/32/1013044_2.png) [@studiogamma](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/studiogamma)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/8 "2021-08-06T17:00:25Z")
I followed these steps, but the driver still wouldn’t load. When I browsed and selected arduino\_mbed.inf from the app data pre-win10 driver directory it only showed Nano iot 33 BLE. ---
**Author:** ![Dozie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/dozie/32/239024_2.png) [@Dozie](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/Dozie)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/9 "2021-08-09T10:01:54Z")
@studiogamma Have you tried the steps in another computer? Are you using official Arduino Nano iot 33 BLE? If you use a bad USB cable, it will never connect (Use a data USB cable capable of 480Mbps and do not use a USB hub or USB 3.0 port.) ---
**Author:** ![er\_name\_not\_found](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/er_name_not_found/32/647693_2.png) [@er\_name\_not\_found](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/er_name_not_found)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/10 "2021-08-09T12:46:13Z")
Did you screenshot your device manager? Sound like the device is installed but disabled by Windows. ---
**Author:** ![studiogamma](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/studiogamma/32/1013044_2.png) [@studiogamma](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/studiogamma)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/11 "2021-08-09T21:36:46Z")
A few things: 1. I'm using the RP2040 Connect, trying to install it on Windows 7. 2. I know its official I bought it on arduino.cc. 3. Also I did get it working perfectly on a Linux Mint desktop. I had to run the post\_install to get it working. ( I also tried that with the Win7 with no luck). I attached my screenshot of the device manager. ![RP2040Screenshot](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/original/4X/2/5/b/25bb5429870f048edb6a694e0ef5ba3b64ce7893.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![er\_name\_not\_found](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/er_name_not_found/32/647693_2.png) [@er\_name\_not\_found](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/er_name_not_found)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/12 "2021-08-09T22:42:44Z")
Can you show us a couple more things please: 1. Your system manager so we can see the version and build of Windows 2. What does it say when you click on the Driver not installed successfully Please screenshot both of those. It's apparent that your Nano is ok because the same Nano worked on another machine. Please be sure to use the same USB cable that worked with it on the other machine. ---
**Author:** ![er\_name\_not\_found](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/er_name_not_found/32/647693_2.png) [@er\_name\_not\_found](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/er_name_not_found)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/13 "2021-08-10T18:21:56Z")
> [@studiogamma](#): > > ide version is 1.8.12 Try 1.8.15 ---
**Author:** ![studiogamma](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/studiogamma/32/1013044_2.png) [@studiogamma](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/studiogamma)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/14 "2021-08-11T22:25:31Z")
I'm now using IDE 1.8.15. Here's the windows version Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601 The screenshot is when I clock on 'driver not installed correctly'. ![rp2040ss2](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/original/4X/5/b/4/5b4667c9ec90824dfca8be184d1a631c816455ae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![er\_name\_not\_found](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/er_name_not_found/32/647693_2.png) [@er\_name\_not\_found](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/er_name_not_found)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2021, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/15 "2021-08-11T22:31:39Z")
Try this fix: [Nano RP2040 Driver not able to load - Using Arduino / Installation & Troubleshooting - Arduino Forum](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/nano-rp2040-driver-not-able-to-load/880364/4) ---
**Author:** ![studiogamma](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/studiogamma/32/1013044_2.png) [@studiogamma](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/studiogamma)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/16 "2021-08-12T02:33:30Z")
The driver in the prewin10 directory’s for that GitHub site shows the arduino\_mbed.inf file as 2 years old. The rp2040 isn’t that old. In device manager I tried update driver and browsed to that file. It said Nano 33 iot BLE. Nothing about the rp2040. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/rp2040-nano-connect-on-windows-7/891280/17 "2021-12-10T02:34:10Z")
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