Trying to console into Catalyst 2950

[walkerb4]

I have a Catalyst 2950 switch that I have been trying to console into to fiddle around. But when I plug the console cable in, it reads "USB Serial Controller D" in my Device Manager and does not mention a COMM port. The cable is a Cisco L97744 RJ45 to serial that is connected to a serial to usb adapter. I have tried looking for drivers and have installed a few but they don't seem to work. Any help is appreciated . 

[Martin L]

what Windows OS ? I think my Console does not need any drivers on Win 7 but maybe newer Win OS needs special permission (in addition to drivers).  Is USB adapter OK? are all cables new ?  Look in Device Manager pane under COMM ports for comm port; open it and set it up *( I think is 8bits, 1,N,1)

Regards, ML
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[walkerb4]

I am using an Asus Tuf F17 laptop running Windows 10. The adapter and cable are older. I received a few switches and routers for free and was just was wanting to mess about with them. There was no COM section in device manager so I attempted to install the Cisco serial legacy hardware. That did not end up working either. 

[walkerb4 · Accepted solution]

The driver was the issue. For such an old cable, I had to find a driver from driverscape for rs32 to usb. https://www.driverscape.com/download/tripp-lite-usb-to-serial-port 

Updated the usb devices driver manually by selecting this folder.