Hi,
I know one simple answer is serves you right trying preproduction software but...
I have a N+2 with MF 4.2.2.2 installed on it. If I plug this device into my desktop machine that is running Windows 8 everything works fine and I am able to debug code on the device in the normal fashion.
If I try the same on my Surface Pro with 8.1 preview installed on it I get the following error when trying to debug:
1>------ Deploy started: Project: MicroSerialization.BlueSMiRF.TestApp, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
1>------ Deploy started: Project: MicroSerialization.BlueSMiRF.TestApp, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
1>An error has occurred: please check your hardware.
1>DebugPort.GetDeviceProcess() called with no argument
1>Source: Microsoft.SPOT.Debugger.CorDebug
1>Stack :
1> at Microsoft.SPOT.Debugger.DebugPort.GetDeviceProcess(String deviceName) in d:SDcurrentclient_v4_3FrameworkCorDebugDebugPort.cs:line 290
1> at Microsoft.SPOT.Debugger.VsProjectFlavorCfg.GetDeviceProcess() in d:SDcurrentclient_v4_3FrameworkCorDebugVsProjectFlavorCfg.cs:line 750
1> at Microsoft.SPOT.Debugger.VsProjectFlavorCfg.Deploy(DebugPort port) in d:SDcurrentclient_v4_3FrameworkCorDebugVsProjectFlavorCfg.cs:line 827
1> at Microsoft.SPOT.Debugger.VsProjectFlavorCfg.<>c__DisplayClass2.<Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsDeployableProjectCfg.StartDeploy>b__0() in d:SDcurrentclient_v4_3FrameworkCorDebugVsProjectFlavorCfg.cs:line 639
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========
Has anybody else had this on Windows 8.1 or other systems and resolved it?