One of the most confusing things I found with the Pickit 3 was the software. I feel like Microchip does a horrible job posting the stand alone programmer for the Pickit 3. Microchip doesn't even list it, but they do for the Pickit 2. Added to confusion, there's two different versions of the stand alone programmer, one that supports the newer pics and one that doesn't. Forgive me if I mispeak, because this is all off the top of my head, but I believe it's the older version that supports the newer chips, but you have to install the new device file in order to do so.
Use the second link posted by Keith (You are not allowed to view links.
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