Has anyone gotten a Pd patch working that uses USB in Windows XP?

Thanks for any advice.

what do you mean?
which usb? an usb audio card maybe?

Sorry. I meant the USB port. I need to be able to read serial data from a device attached to the USB port. I'm not having any luck with Pd seeing devices on the port in WXP, and was hoping someone here might have some experience with it.

What kind of device is the question. [hidin] is used in Windows to access human interface devices, such as game controllers, from USB.

Thanks for replying. It's a new type of human interface device that most people would be unfamiliar with. I'm hoping to talk with someone who has had success using [hidin] (to do anything), as a first step toward getting an interface working.

/jk