Well I bought 2 more of these (Thinking the first one was a dud) but from a different seller and neither of the newly purchased ones work.
One is identified as a PL2303HXD even though I ordered from the listing that stated FTDI and the RX & TX LEDS are missing
It is the same issue Windows 10 will assign a VCP. I am selecting the right interface in RMIR, either "Auto-detect" or "JP1.X Serial" and then selecting the VCP that was assigned by the FTDI driver.
I wanted another cable because the pins on the only working one I have are getting loose plus, I bought two to give one to a friend (as he bought the one 9 months ago that never worked).
I did receive a refund from the seller who said I can keep the cables
So is there a way to get these to work? I have nothing to lose now except time which I have plenty of
How to I tell if I received a counterfeit device?, and what (If any) is a good eBay listing for these devices?