# Windows 7: COM Port for Model 01 not showing up

**URL:** <https://community.keyboard.io/t/windows-7-com-port-for-model-01-not-showing-up/503>\
**Category:** Help and Getting Started\
**Created:** [October 23, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/windows-7-com-port-for-model-01-not-showing-up/503 "2017-10-23T06:07:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![jesse](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.keyboard.io/jesse/32/361_2.png) [@jesse](https://community.keyboard.io/u/jesse)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 6:56am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/windows-7-com-port-for-model-01-not-showing-up/503/23 "2017-10-27T06:56:05Z")

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@rumpel - @gaye:  
I have now successfully flashed new firmware onto a Model 01 from Windows 7. Multiple times, even.

[http://fsck.com/~jesse/tmp/2017-10-26/3c2b28fa-89bb-4b3c-a06b-5ca265f6d285/keyboardio-windows-drivers.zip](http://fsck.com/~jesse/tmp/2017-10-26/3c2b28fa-89bb-4b3c-a06b-5ca265f6d285/keyboardio-windows-drivers.zip)

I installed a brand new Windows 7 machine. I brought it up to date on patches.  
I installed the Arduino IDE.  
I downloaded the zip file above.  
I unzipped the zip file.  
I right-clicked on `model01.inf`  
I selected Install.  
I said ‘OK’ to the scary dialog.  
I didn’t see anything happen, so I did it again. But apparently, there’s no feedback that it was successful.  
I plugged in the Model 01.  
I opened the Arduino IDE  
I added keyboardio support, per [https://github.com/keyboardio/Kaleidoscope/wiki/Install-Arduino-support-on-Windows](https://github.com/keyboardio/Kaleidoscope/wiki/Install-Arduino-support-on-Windows)  
I quit the Arduino IDE and restarted it.  
I selected the Model 01 from the ‘Boards’ menu  
I selected the Model 01’s port (showed for me as COM3 (Keyboardio Model 01))  
I picked “Model01-Firmware” from the ‘File -\> Examples’ menu  
I clicked the Upload button.  
I held down the ‘Prog’ key.  
It failed the first time.  
I clicked Upload again.  
I held down the Prog key.  
It worked.  
And kept working.

I’d love to know if this works for any other Windows 7 user. If it does, I’ll get the package signed, so it can also work for Windows 8 users.

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