Comtrol RocketPort 550 uPCI Windows XP User Manual

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1. Removal of device manager entry

1.1 Start the ‘Device Manager’. The quickest way is to right click on my

computer and select ‘Properties’ from the pop-up menu. When the

‘System Properties’ dialog appears, left click the ‘Device Manager’
button.

The device manager displays device information as a ‘tree structure’. To

expand the entries, click the ‘+’ icon.

1.2 Locate the ‘Multifunction adapters’ entry and expand.

1.3 Right click each ‘Comtrol Europe RocketPort or BroadPort 550......’
entry (as applicable) in turn and select

‘Uninstall’ from the pop-up menu (or click the toolbar uninstall icon). When the

confirmation dialog appears, click OK.

The device manager RocketPort 550 or BroadPort 550 parent device entry will be

removed along with attached COM ports. NOTE that this operation may take some

time to complete. You must be patient as the dialog may appear to freeze.

When finished, close the device manager.

2. Removal of driver setup information files

These files must be removed to allow a subsequent ‘from the beginning’

installation.

2.1 Start Windows explorer. Open the WINDOWS\inf folder. Locate and

remove the following two files:-

Rckt550b.inf
Rckt550b.PNF

2.2 Windows XP creates copies of the above and renames them. These

copies must also be removed.

The filenames are of the form

oem

(n).inf

oem

(n).PNF

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