National Instruments M Series User Manual page 10

When the device is initially installed, the Windows alert message may display the
Note
following:
for a few seconds until the custom name appears and the Found New Hardware Wizard is
launched. This alert message device name cannot be changed.
NI USB-621x OEM User Guide
2. Edit the device INF file by opening
At the bottom of this file are the descriptors where Windows looks to
identify the device. Locate the two lines of text that contain in quotes
the descriptors for the device name you are modifying. Change the
descriptor on both lines to the new device name, as shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10. INF File Descriptors Changed to "My Device" (Windows Vista/XP)
3. Save and close the INF file.
4. Go to the Windows Device Manager.
(Windows Vista)
now appears as
(Windows XP)
Data Acquisition Devices, and select Uninstall. Disconnect the USB
cable from your PC.
When you reconnect the device, it appears as
Hardware Wizard and Windows Device Manager, as shown in Figure 11.
Found New Hardware: M Series USB 621 x (OEM)
Original File
Modified File
In the Device Manager, notice that the OEM device
, as shown in Figure 11.
My Device
In the Device Manager, right-click the OEM device under
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with a text editor.
OEM x .inf
in the Found New
My Device
. This message appears
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