Originally Posted by
ckcowl
you can pick up a separate disc drive (i'm not sure if that's what it's called- but if you go to a store like office max and tell them what you need they know what it is) i have one (and a designer one) it is a square-- with a usb cord that plugs into the computer- floppy's go into it & you load the designs onto the floppy-to use with your machine- even if you have a design program & a dongle- you still need to get the designs to a floppy- thats where the exterior drive comes in- just ask at the store of a devise to copy floppy's from the computer---or someone who knows all the correct computer lingo will chime in here & tell you what it's really called- i bought mine 8 years ago & just don't remember-
i just know i plug it into the computer- stick in a blank floppy- save designs to it- stick the floppy into the designer one & embroider the designs.
This is only part of the answer. You do need an external floppy drive if your PC doesn't have one built in, but the Viking Designer I uses floppy disks with a proprietary format, so you can't just copy a file to a floppy and have it work.
The machine originally came with a CD that had '3D Disk Manager' on it. This let you create floppys and load them up with bunches of designs. If you can find an original Designer I CD, this would be your best bet.
Plan B would be to get a copy of "3D Organizer" or "4D Organizer" this organizes the designs on your pc, which is really nice, and will move ONE design to a floppy.
http://www.husqvarnavikingsoftware.c...dorganizer.htm
Your Viking Dealer may have this stand alone program. It's bundled with the whole 3D/4D software which is hundreds of dollars.
It was also included on the CD that came with the Viking SE machine. They may be able to order a replacement SE CD.
Plan C is buy Viking design packs that came with the floppy. You can still find them on eBay, for instance:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/husqvarna-vi...item19d7bb15a4
Make sure that the floppy disk comes with the designs, not just the CD.
They used to offer a D1 conversion that would add a USB port.
This is the only downside of the original Designer I.