SharkD wrote:
> What OS can the software run in? You might make use of virtualization 
> (VMWare, VirtualPC, etc.) to solve your problem.

Yeah, I've been thinking about that.

I have a laptop with a USB to serial adaptor, but the software 
stubbornly *refuses* to use it. If I were to set up a virtual machine, 
then the software would be unable to tell it's accessing a USB device; 
it would look like a native serial port.

OTOH, last time I tried to set up a virtual machine, it took two days 
just to install Windows XP and update to service pack 3. That's quite 
absurdly slow...

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