nutsandvolts,
Thanks for explaining how Windows works. While I was trying to research the usb to serial driver that is supplied with Windows, I ran across another vendor that uses the Prolific chip, so I tried their install of the driver. It has a date of 2005, so may be a bit old, but IT WORKS. I have not tried to program, because I have broken a wire off and need to solder it back on. The driver is starting and mapping to a comm port.
Bubba