RE: G2 has 2 second lag on contol inputs....
Go check your settings in contol panel to see if the IRQ for the parallel port is shared. If it is, try moving it to a different IRQ in XP. It is probably not setup to use an IRQ, XP just kind of fakes it. You may be able to change this behaviour through the control panel. You may have to go to bios, and reserve the IRQ from there to make it take. You should make a note of all settings before you change them if you aren't exceedingly familiar with the settings. Normal disclaimer applies" Anything you do as a result of this is of your own doing and you accept responsibility for your own actions. " If you need help with that portion of it, try to find someone locally to help step through it the first time. There shouldn't be a problem, I think it's just the way XP handles the ports that has you messed up. I have the USB version, I would never go back.