Hi all,
I want to add my experience about this problem.
I've installed 2 versions of PADS (Standard and Standard plus) on 2 new workstations HP Z440 with Windows 7 Pro 64 bit.
Both PC have problem with the USB dongle, presenting disconnections during the use that cause fatal error and the exit of the program without possibility to save the project. In our factory we have other older PC with windows 7 32 bit that does not present any problem.
I've tried to apply any of the suggested fix in the post above with no success. I've tried also to connect the dongle through a powered USB switch, as suggested from italian support, with no changes.
I believe that there is some problem with the drivers of the dongle on 64 bit machines that requires more attention...
Marco Secondini