Installing the new driver, Extracting the installation files – Comtrol Multiport Modems Windows 98 User Manual
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Installing the New Driver
Installing the Device Driver
7.
All versions: use Windows Explorer to delete all files named Rocket*.* in the
\Windows\System directory.
8.
Power off the computer and physically remove the RocketPort or
RocketModem.
Note: In Version 1.46 or later, removing the driver software does not remove the
\Windows\System\Rocket directory, the Rktgroup.exe program, or any log files
created by Port Monitor or Test Terminal. If you wish to remove this
directory and/or these files, you must do so manually through Windows
Explorer.
Installing the New Driver
The following procedures describe how to install the device driver. Before you
install the device driver, note the following:
•
Always check the web or ftp sites to make sure that you have the current driver
and documentation. See
and
on Page 5 for more information.
•
The installation process varies depending on whether you are installing a ISA,
PCI, Universal PCI, or CompactPCI bus adapter. After you extract the files as
described in
Extracting the Installation Files
on Page 8, follow the instructions
in:
•
Installing Software: PCI, Universal PCI, or CompactPCI bus
on Page 9 if
you are installing a PCI, Universal PCI, or CompactPCI bus adapter.
•
on Page 11 if you are installing an ISA bus
adapter.
Extracting the
Installation Files
This driver may be shipped as a self-extracting zipped file. Before you can install
the driver, you must:
1.
Locate the file on the distribution media, or download it from the Comtrol ftp/
web site.
2.
In the Windows Explorer, double-click on the filename. The self-extractor
utility is started.
The utility displays the default target drive and directory where the extracted
files will be placed. (For example, C:\Comtrol.)
3.
Optionally, select a different target drive and/or directory.
4.
Click the Unzip button.
If the specified target directory does not exist, the self-extractor utility will
create it. The self-extractor then places the extracted files in the target
directory.
When the process is finished, a completion message appears. Click OK, then
click Close to exit from the self-extractor utility.
5.
If you are installing an ISA-bus adapter, go to