AutoStar 497 Firmware Update Steps

This video demonstrates how to upgrade a Meade Autostar #495 or #497 controller.
You will need the appropriate cable to connect your hand controller to your computer and you will need the Starpatch freeware to load the firmware file onto the AutoStar controller. 
Link to StarPatch software:
www.stargps.ca...

[@johnhatton3419]

hi, can anybody help me. i have downloaded and installed StarPatch but it wont run; i get a brief StarPatch logo, then it disappears. i am on windows 10 but have tried emulating W7 and even XP, but just the same. any ideas?

[@DanielleGravley]

I am trying to update my autostar with my ETX90 using a very similar cable but am having trouble getting my computer to connect to the controller. When I plug the USB into the computer, it makes the connecting sound so it recognizes there is something in the USB port but no information is coming from the controller. do you have any advice on this matter?

[@daniellegravley7006]

Update. It seems I need a driver for the cable/handset but am unsure where to get that