Arduino and Windows 7 Problems
Since I’ve been fooling around with an Arduino in Windows 7 (64-bit if it matters), I figured I would share some tips to help get the compiler to work properly and the drivers to work.
First off, download Arduino .0017. If you run it, you will notice that it works properly, but graphical glitches exist in it. To get rid of these, download the latest JRE in 32-bit (even if you run 64-bit). Copy the Java folder from Program Files. Then, delete the Java folder in the Arduino folder and replace it with the one from your Program Files. This will fix it. (it’s possible that just deleting the Java folder from the Arduino folder will work; so long as java.exe is in your PATH variable)
Another thing you may encounter is that either the drivers don’t work properly or your computer hard crashes (e.g. no bluescreen, just a total freeze; can’t even move the mouse) after you upload a few times to your Arduino. To fix this, download the drivers from this page and install them:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
There, I saved you the time I took to figure these idiosyncrasies out (e.g. the time I spent on Google). :-/
Thanks for posting this JRE fix. It probably saved me several hours of searching and frustration.
I have not had the VCP issue yet, but If I do, I know where to come.
Happy Hacking!
This post helped me alot!
The latest Arduino 017 IDE does not have any graphic issues anymore. The FTDI drivers are still required, however.
Thanks for the tip! I’ve successfully installed it now
Thanks! It was rather frustrating to have the arduino work with WinXP and failing with Win7…
Thanks, it’s been very useful.
Hey.
I a problem with Win7 64-bit too.
I can’t find a driver for the USB Serial Port.
This causes the ‘Serial Port’ entry in the Tools menu of the Arduino IDE to be disabled.
Any help?
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction..
Forgot I installed x64 Windows 7 this morning..
Thank you, happy to see the x64 driver without a long search…
Thanks for this information on the x64 driver. I just plugged my Arduino into my new system after leaving it in a box far too long and then realized I had a driver problem. Did a quick search and found your site near the top.
Another thanks, I just googled ‘aruduino 64bit’ to get here because none of the beginners books even mention 64bit in their getting started sections (i’m looking at you ‘getting started with arduino’ by make magazine/oreilly).
Glad I could help.
I can’t help any further though since I have now switched to the Mac platform and no longer own a PC.