Hardware USB Dongle (iKey 1000)

Hello everybody.[/b]

I have a big problem, cause I should test a programm that uses the FREngine from Abbyy for OCR, which needs an iKey 1000 USB Hardware Dongle.

- Server Version : VMWare Server 1.0.1

\- Host OS : Windows 2000 Professional + SP2

\- Guest OS : Windows 2000 Professional + SP2

\- VMWareTools installed

\- Guest and Host both have same OS and configurations[/i]

I tried if it works on the host system to ensure that the configuration of the program that uses the FREngine is configured well and everything works fine there. I also tried to solve the problem due the configuration of the *.vmx file and searched the forum for posts that have similar problems but it doesn't solve my problem :(. So I don't get it working on the guest OS and don't know why. The iKey USB dongle is recognized and activated:

V[u]M[/u] -> Removeable Devices -> USB Devices -> Rainbow Technologies USB device (Port 1).

Also the iKeyFinder tool I've got due a SR from Abbyy finds the dongle under guest OS, here is the report from the Finder:

ikey_OpenDevice()...Success

Status 00 - iKey 1000 Found!!!

Diagnostics complete. Device working within normal parameters[/i]

I am a newbie to the VMWare Virtualization products and don't know how to solve the problem.

Thanks for any helpful comments to solve this problem.[/b]

Sorry for my bad english.

kind regards

Timm Lippold