So I managed to get it working properly!
I was using the ftdi driver recomended by the manufacturer of the cable (the one I linked to above), but when I uninstalled that one and had Windows go look for the driver on Windows Update suddenly everything started to work.
So a suggestion to other new users is to start by installing the Arduino IDE, then plug in the FTDI cable and let Windows get the driver for you.
Now off to some composing....
J.
I was using the ftdi driver recomended by the manufacturer of the cable (the one I linked to above), but when I uninstalled that one and had Windows go look for the driver on Windows Update suddenly everything started to work.
So a suggestion to other new users is to start by installing the Arduino IDE, then plug in the FTDI cable and let Windows get the driver for you.
Now off to some composing....
J.