Ann The Gran Community

first let me say i know absolutly nothing about embroidery i was given an older embroidery machine it was put out as a Singer EU, Toyota POEM, Viking Huskygram here is my problem i have read several articles and noone offers any updates or help for this machine anymore the machine runs through a pc and has no brain of its own the only pcs that i have that i can hook this up to are an xp, vista , or a windows 2000 none of which have a true dos system so i cant run the floppy disk software or know if it is any good, i have read several different articles that say they have installed this on a newer pc and have also read that it works only on a 98 windows computer so what i need to know is what exactly do i need to be able to make this work i want to use this to make stuff for kids in my district and it is driving me crazy trying to figure it out please someone out there if you can help i would appreciate it thank you just email me at moonlitglade@aol.com originally this came with compu-stitch one and two and also poem design embroidery  

Have you contacted this site? 

 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3636/welcome.html

You may have to resolve to purchasing an embroidery machine that does not rely on a PC to operate.

Welcome to the wonderful world of machine embroidery (ME) and AnnTheGran (ATG).

I am not aware of any machines that have update options partly because the embroidery machines are basically embroidery machines and not computers.  The computer assist for embroidery is a great engineering feat and continues to grow every day.

The systems that drive the computer-to-machine have come a long way but do not use a 'floppy disk' or 'floppy disk software' and the software requird for a machine has nothing to do with DOS.  The disks for these types of machines are mostly about 2" by 2" give or take a little size difference. 

You might ask your donor what software is needed, they should know.  You might also try the website for your machine.  Don't be surprised if they no longer support your machine.  Just like computers, machines change a lot over time.

Pat, The Avid Embroiderer

According to this discussion - http://www.sewforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=111073&p=1032473

The Singer EU does require DOS.

The machine appears to be obsolete, but this may be another option for information  - http://www.singerco.com/support/

Hello,

I saw your post while I was googling the internet looking for any information on getting past the problems that I was experiencing.  I hope this helps.

I have this machine too, I have had it since the 1995 or so.  I haven't used it since probably 1997.  I saw it sitting in the corner of my sewing room and thought "hey why don't I load that up to my computer".  Oh boy.  I am running XP and after working on the numerous problems that cropped up.   The loading was a success!

I used my original disks and they were so old that they did not want to work.  Your computer has to have an A: drive and a comm port to plug in the machine.  Additionally, you can make an XP computer run in DOS.  you have to type your commands fron the START-RUN.  Once I finally got all the software loaded (because of the stuck disk problem, I used the rotate disk, move doors back and forth and blow on the disk solution to get them working). Also, it was good to use the manual.  Once I got the software loaded I ran into a CONFIG.SYS Problem, the program wanted there to be a FILES=40.  I had to unhide the system software in the control panel to even find the CONFIG.SYS. I opened it with NOTEPAD and it was blank.  So I went to the old computer that I used to run the Singer EU with. A Window 98 Machine. I copied off the CONFIG.SYS file (Not before ensuring that I had set a point for the system restore in case I messed something up).  I copied that file to C:\CONFIG.SYS, open with NOTEPAD and added FILES=40 to the bottom line.  I then went to the c:\SINGER\EU.EXE to run the program. It went into DOS and had an error with a COM2.  I almost gave up at this point.  Because I know some legacy equipment will just not run on XP.  Then the computer asked me did I want to ignore the error?  I clicked on YES.  The after about 2 mins I looked at the bottom of my screen and there was some wierd box.  I clicked on it and it opened up into the EU Software. I was able to start the software and sew out a circle design.  I did restart my computer to determine if everything was OK.

As I remember the EU is a good machine, a little quirky, but one you get the hang of it, it really stiches out very nicely.  Drawbacks are that the embroidery field is small.  Additionally, I used to put my spools on a singer tiny serger and feed the thread through the tension into the machine.

The best part is that I am now able to use the machine. I hope this information can help you.

Adrianne

WOW Adrianne, that is terrific. 

Occasionally we may find that if we persevere, we just may be able to get things done. 

I have always seen people who give up too early in a computer problem.  When I get stuck, I write into my spiral notebook a few notes about an issue.  Sometimes, when I let go of a problem, the solution will come at the most interesting times.

Thank you for helping. 

Pat, The Avid Embroiderer