Wouxun KG-S88G non-Plus programming fix "error opening serial port"

[fremont]

Repeatedly got error message "error opening serial port" when attempting to read my non-Plus model KG-S88G.  It had worked many times before and I was using a Wouxun cable.  First issue was that Device Manager was telling me COM port was 23 while software only went to 12.  Went and changed to COM12 which did not fix it.

Steven from BuyTwoWayRadios suggested that sometimes above COM10 is a problem; he suggested COM8.  By using COM8 and running software as Administrator (right-click .exe file to open software), it worked.  Hoping this will save some non-Plus users some time.

[WRUE951]

17 minutes ago, fremont said:

Repeatedly got error message "error opening serial port" when attempting to read my non-Plus model KG-S88G.  It had worked many times before and I was using a Wouxun cable.  First issue was that Device Manager was telling me COM port was 23 while software only went to 12.  Went and changed to COM12 which did not fix it.

Steven from BuyTwoWayRadios suggested that sometimes above COM10 is a problem; he suggested COM8.  By using COM8 and running software as Administrator (right-click .exe file to open software), it worked.  Hoping this will save some non-Plus users some time.

Try deleting the driver and rebooting the machine with the program cable and radio pluged in..