having problems with i pac/ will not save programming

[rlemmon]

Hi guys. I am having trouble with my i pac. I use the defalt settings for mame which has always worked fine untill now.
 When i shut down or restart my pc the i pac wont work. I tried it both with mame and note pad with no response. If I go into winipac and click program it says i pac successfully programmed and it will work.  The problem is that when i shut down or restart it looses its programing and I have to go back into winipac and hit program again. It has always saved the programing before.

Any ideas on what would cause this?
thanks

having problems with i pac/ will not save programming

[Hoopz]

Have you recently changed USB ports (if its hooked up that way.)?

Here is a blurb from Andy's site:

Problem: (USB Only) Board appears not to work until WinIPAC is run every time. Yellow exclamation marks in Control Panel, Device Manager.
This is a rare problem, and is caused by a registry error. It is suspected that this problem occurs if the board is regularly swapped from one USB port to another, or different board versions used on the same PC. Microsoft have been alerted to this problem. To fix this problem, download this file: Ipacfix and click on it. This deletes all references to the I-PAC in the registry. Then unplug and reconnect the board. If you would rather do this manually here is what to do:
The fix involves registry editing, the usual caution should be observed.
Run regedit, and open Hkey_Local_Machine/System/CurrentControlSet/Enum/HID and delete the keys containing VID D209 Also Hkey_Local_Machine/System/CurrentControlSet/Enum/USB and delete the same keys. You might have to right-click and set permissions to do this. Unplug and re-connect the board.

[rlemmon]

thanks hoopz, I hanen't changed usb ports.

[Turnarcades]

It's problems like this that have put me off having the USB version of the Ipac. Even Ultimarc's guidance says it can be problematic, so once it's at home and fitted, who knows what will happen?

Try installing it permanently to another USB port and leaving it there. Make sure you have all your latest mainboard drivers installed, as I've found this can cause my USB ports to behave strangely. Mine has 4, and device manager says one of them isn't working properly - sometimes not even acknowledgin it exists at all, but it still works.

Hate USB; good interface in theory, but see my thread on joypad hacking to see exactly why it gives me grief!

[rlemmon]

Hoopz you were right, I somehow missed the part in your post about the ipacfix file. Andy  e mailed me a link to it and it took care of the problem ,
Thanks guys.