I have just about drove myself crazy.....I consider my self pretty good at using my pc and the other programs on the pc that run my other scanners...BC796D/ BCT8/ AND PRO2052/ ....BUT I HAVE TW0 PRO95'S .....And I can not operate the WIN95 PROGRAM......I have the right cable ...20-289 ....from radio shack......and the pro95 manual does not go into detail on how to do it.......nor does the place where you down load the program? .....It seems ...self exsplanitory? But I click on down load from scanner .....and all I get is either timed out bla bla bla !! .....or unable to open port so and so !! ....I am fustrated !! Is there a site I can go to that will walk me thru this thing?? ....Or can some one help ...?? PLease.....I am going nuts !!! ....what am I doing wrong..........signed ...Old Sarge .

Yes, the 20-289 is the correct cable for Win95 and the PRO95 scanners.
It looks like the Win95 program does not see the cable. First:

What version Windows are you using, XP or 98?

Is the 20-289 cable plugged into a COM port, or into USB-COM adapter?

RICHARD DAVIES wrote:
I have just about drove myself crazy.....I consider my self pretty good
at using my pc and the other programs on the pc that run my other
scanners...BC796D/ BCT8/ AND PRO2052/ ....BUT I HAVE TW0 PRO95'S
....And I can not operate the WIN95 PROGRAM......I have the right
cable ...20-289 ....from radio shack......and the pro95 manual does not
go into detail on how to do it.......nor does the place where you down
load the program? .....It seems ...self exsplanitory? But I click on
down load from scanner .....and all I get is either timed out bla bla
bla !! .....or unable to open port so and so !! ....I am fustrated !! Is
there a site I can go to that will walk me thru this thing?? ....Or can
some one help ...?? PLease.....I am going nuts !!! ....what am I doing
wrong..........signed ...Old Sarge .

Yep, it can be a bit tricky getting the COM port or USB to work right.
I had to fiddle with the settings a bit to get my USB to Serial to work
right. There is a tab where you set the stuff...but I can't
remember... I am at work...but I will check back here to see if you
got more help and I can post how I have mine set...

tlgtr wrote:
Yep, it can be a bit tricky getting the COM port or USB to work right.
I had to fiddle with the settings a bit to get my USB to Serial to work
right. There is a tab where you set the stuff...but I can't
remember... I am at work...but I will check back here to see if you
got more help and I can post how I have mine set...

I am using a USB to Serial adaptor for a cable I bought long ago (not
Radio Shack)

Here are my Settings from the Configuration Tab-Serial Port
Com Port 5 found that by looking in System
(control Panel)for my USB
Extra Write Time is checked
RTS is not checked
Readback is not checked

Hope this helps...........