---
title: V-Series leftover Prolific PL2303HXA Windows 8 driver installation guide
source_ref: local://T:/U/C/V-Series-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter/2013 Model USB_COM Device Driver/Windows 8
source_url: https://cncu.co.za/V-Series-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter/2013%20Model%20USB_COM%20Device%20Driver/Windows%208/PL2303HXA+Windows+8+Driver+Installation.pdf
fetched_at: 2026-08-14T08:01:00Z
category: how-to
product: V-Series Vinyl Cutting Plotter
pass: vseries-pl2303hxa-windows-8-driver-guide-leftover-deepen
---

# V-Series leftover PL2303HXA Windows 8 driver installation guide

English Prolific **PL2303HXA** USB-to-serial Windows 8 install how-to from the local cncu.co.za mirror. Used with **2013-model** V-Series vinyl cutters (PL2303 USB/COM family; do not mix with CH341 2011/2012/2014). Third-party Prolific document AM stores; not framed as software AM authored. Different MD5 from the already-copied RAYCUT Windows PL2303 user manual v1.19.0 (`771EB2B6E83EADF86ACE2E17720114B4`). **Newer wins inside the 2013 PL2303 family:** this Windows 8 HXA guide is the leftover unused English how-to in that folder. No pricing. V-Series is **obsolete for new sales** (Vinyl4 successor).

## Copied English how-to

| File | Size | MD5 | Live HEAD | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [`PL2303HXA-Windows-8-Driver-Installation.pdf`](https://cncu.co.za/V-Series-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter/2013%20Model%20USB_COM%20Device%20Driver/Windows%208/PL2303HXA+Windows+8+Driver+Installation.pdf) (prefer) | 1247707 (~1.19 MB) | `7EB429F203960A8D45CAE3BDF1B247E6` | **200** Content-Length match | local `T:\U\C\V-Series-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter\2013 Model USB_COM Device Driver\Windows 8\PL2303HXA+Windows+8+Driver+Installation.pdf` + https://cncu.co.za/V-Series-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter/2013%20Model%20USB_COM%20Device%20Driver/Windows%208/PL2303HXA+Windows+8+Driver+Installation.pdf |

## Software (URL-only)

- Prefer era installer already indexed: `PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller.exe` (~3.23 MB / 3234552) under the 2013 USB_COM folder (prior HEAD **200**).
- Windows 8 subfolder installer `PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller_v1.5.0.exe` (3223429 bytes) URL-only; folder live HEAD **200**.
- `checkChipVersion_v1006.exe` (212992 bytes) URL-only.

See `drivers/vseries-software-notes.md` and `drivers/vseries-drivers-index.md`.

## Live folder HEADs (this pass)

- https://cncu.co.za/ -- **200** 31412
- https://cncu.co.za/V-Series-Vinyl-Cutting-Plotter/ -- **200** 25805
- 2013 USB_COM folder -- **200** 17150
- Windows 8 folder -- **200** 20919
- This PDF -- **200** 1247707 Content-Length match

## Buythis / YouTube (dumps only, not crawled)

- Buythis dump: **0** PL2303 / Prolific SKUs (**no prices**). V-Series is obsolete for new sales. Related current vinyl **V-Smart** **V3-743** https://buythis.co.za/v3-743#ai / **V3-1313** https://buythis.co.za/v3-1313#ai and successor **Vinyl4** **V4-S720** https://buythis.co.za/v4-s720#ai / **V4-H720** https://buythis.co.za/v4-h720#ai (**no prices**).
- YouTube dump: **47** V-Series dump-line hits; **17** unique nearby watch URLs; **0** PL2303-specific (not crawled; e.g. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW_SFhiHXdM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW_SFhiHXdM) ; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k5WK2RN32I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k5WK2RN32I)

## Skipped this pass

- RAYCUT Windows PL2303 v1.19.0 already in KB (different MD5; not recopied)
- RAYCUT PL2303 Mac guides already in KB
- USB-serial FTClean Chinese `User manual.pdf`
- Graphtec catalogs; RFID Chinese; RouterCAM/VinylCut/LaserCEO thin txt
- Sentinel Troubleshooting MD5 twin of Flexi dongle troubleshooting
- ProductionSuite Readme / Flexi Goodies / Mimaki Firewire / X-Rite USB installer guts
- MorCUT unpacked Matrox; FlatCUT Hikrobot MVS SDK guts; Box Design demos
- TruCUT older Ruida V1.0 / T-503 near-twin / older LFS-PM-T43 / fiber-welder; RDEncLas400G redo
- Gutenberg test-only; PrintEngine Chinese-only; InkX; email
- Huge PL2303 EXEs (URL-only)