Unresolved Using toshiba netbook to control ROBO 3D R1

Hello all,
I am trying to use a Toshiba netbook to control my ROBO 3d R1 but it does not connect I have tried with Matter control software, the netbook is running windows 7 starter

Also I do not know how to assign a port to be used by the printer.

What am I missing? Firmware, windows 7 is not good for 3d printers?

Is there any software I can use that is better than matter control?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I will try that today.

 

I had a lot of troubles with it too, also running Windows 7. Try going into Device Manager, find Ports and find where (it should) say "Taurino - ATMega2560" or something to that affect. It should say what port# next to that. Now, in your MatterControl software go to the connection status button. Click it, and then click edit. It will show available ports and what port it is trying to connect to (blackened radio button). Try changing port #s there, and if that doesn't work plug your usb cable into a different port. Last thing you can try is to right click on the Taurino in the Device Manager and click Uninstall. Unplug your cable and plug it back in and let it reinstall the drivers. It's seems like I had to do a combination of all of the above to resolve it, and I'm not sure what it was that actually fixed it. I think there is something in MatterControl that makes it unnecessarily hard to reconnect once somethings changed. I don't have this problem with other plug and play devices.

I'm a Business Major not a Computer Science major, so a lot of what I do is like the blind squirrel trying to find the nut, so don't get frustrated. Once you finally get connected, a word of advice, don't change anything as far as that usb port. Keep it plugged in, and like Mark said, don't let the computer hibernate. Go into your Control Panel=>System&Security=>PowerOptions and then select "high performance" as your preferred plan.