Legacy USB devices with VMWare?

Does VMWare work with legacy USB devices connected to the host machine?
I want to use a console cable from my laptop to my Cisco device but I do not have any serial ports so I picked up a USB to serial adapter. Unfortunatly, because the drivers are not digitally signed, Windows 7 will not let me use the device. I tried a few known work arounds with elevated permissions in command prompt but still no luck so I was thinking I can just run an XP VM on the laptop.
Do you think this will work? (VMWare Workstation 6.5)
Thanks.
I want to use a console cable from my laptop to my Cisco device but I do not have any serial ports so I picked up a USB to serial adapter. Unfortunatly, because the drivers are not digitally signed, Windows 7 will not let me use the device. I tried a few known work arounds with elevated permissions in command prompt but still no luck so I was thinking I can just run an XP VM on the laptop.
Do you think this will work? (VMWare Workstation 6.5)
Thanks.
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MS: Information Security & Assurance
Start Date: December 2013
MS: Information Security & Assurance
Start Date: December 2013
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Windows 7 doesn't allow you to use an unsigned driver? XP is set to warn by default, but that is a simple configuration to bypass it entirely.
I had a friend once that had to boot in a special mode (I forget what) because his laptop was really fussy with unsigned drivers. Maybe it was because he had 7?
On some machines you can hit F8 in POST to disable the check driver signing but unfortunatly I don't get that option in my POST.
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Correct. Win7 Home Premium 64bit.
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It is made by Cables Unlimited.
Cables Unlimited
They make another adapter very similar that is plug and play with Win7 64bit, no software required.
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Start Date: December 2013