Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

Hopefully someone here can help me with this....
I have never been able to get e-loader to download a single bit of 
info from my xl7, beyond pattern names. I thought maybe it was my 
computer, or my midi setup....well, I now have a new computer, which 
didtn seem to help...SO, I bypassed my illustrious MOTU micro 
express, and plugged the xl7 directly into my gameport midi interface 
(which has always worked for any other midi i do). So, even with the 
xl7 being the only midi device in the mix, e-loader will not backup 
my programs. It DOES show all the names though...I have the USB 
drivers installed as well, in winxp....I've even reset the xl7 to 
it's factory multisetup state, same deal.
In the Midi Message Console, when i try to do a download, of even a 
single pattern, it says this...

bad checksum received. packetNum: 0 cs was: 121 should be: 122

sending NAK

ProgressTracker timed out. [now=1038602537296,out=1038602536968]

entire upload time 0:0:12.782

Any ideas anyone? I want to be able to say that a few years from now, 
I can still load an old sequence from back in the day to play an old 
song...but if cant backup this stuff up, then this thing has 
virtually become useless in the long run!

Thanks,
ByronIV