Before plugging in the GPIB-USB-HS, go to: Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Installation Settings Select “No, let me choose what to do” – Never install driver software from Windows Update .
If you can move to Windows 7 or 10, do it. But if you’re stuck on XP for a few more years – this works. I’ve had it controlling a 1988 HP 3588A for three months without a single lockup. gpib-usb-hs driver windows xp
I recently had to resurrect a GPIB-USB-HS controller on XP SP3. Modern NI drivers (like NI-VISA 21.0) dropped XP support years ago. So what do you do? Before plugging in the GPIB-USB-HS, go to: Control