Win32 Peripheral Breakout Box

So, what do you do when you need to access peripherals on Windows XP

x64, but the vendors have yet to release a 64-bit compatible version of

their driver?

 

Switch to Linux? Same problem, if vendor doesn't open source their

driver.

 

Complain? Tried that, vendor said they don't support 64-bit and they

considered the whole problem my own fault.

 

Improvise? The pic attached shows my Win32 (Windows XP) Peripheral

Breakout Box. All you need is an old laptop and a copy of Windows XP

(or other vendor supported OS). Throw in Remote Desktop or just an

rsync folder and ssh server, and you've got everything you need.

 

The better solution, which I will hopefully be able to implement soon,

is to throw Windows XP x64 in the "Great Idea, Bad Implementation,

Abysmal Follow-through" bin.

Done