Installing The Special Driver; Windows Xp Users - Boss GT-PRO Owner's Manual

Installing the Special Driver

Windows XP users

1
Disconnect all USB cables except for a USB keyboard and USB mouse (if used).
2
Open the System Properties dialog box.
1.
Click the Windows start menu, and from the menu, select Control Panel.
2.
In "Pick a category", click "Performance and Maintenance".
3.
In "or pick a Control Panel icon", click the System icon.
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3
Click the Hardware tab, and then click [Driver Signing].
Open the Driver Signing Options dialog box.
4
In the Driver Signing Options dialog box, make sure that "Ignore" is selected.
If "Ignore" is selected, simply click [OK]. If "Ignore" is not selected, make a note of the current
setting (Warn or Block), change the setting to "Ignore", and click [OK].
5
Click [OK] to close the System Properties dialog box.
6
Close all currently running software (applications).
Also close all windows that are open. If you are using software such as antivirus programs, be
sure to close these programs as well.
7
Find the included CD-ROM.
Insert the CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM drive.
8
From the Windows start menu, choose "Run..."
The "Run" dialog box will appear.
9
Input the name into the dialog box as shown, and click [OK].
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(Drive name): \Driver\USB_XP2k\SETUPINF.EXE
* The drive name is "D:" in the example shown here, but this may be different on your system. Specify the
drive name for your CD-ROM drive.
The SetupInf dialog box will appear.
You are now ready to install the driver.
10
Before connecting the USB cable, switch the GT-PRO's driver mode to "Advanced."
For instructions on switching the GT-PRO's driver modes, refer to "Switching the Driver
Mode" (p. 88).
Driver installation and settings (Windows)
You must log on to Windows with a
user name whose account has
administrative privileges (e.g.,
Administrator).
Depending on your system, the
System icon may be displayed
directly in the Control Panel (Classic
view).
If so, double-click the System icon.
If you change the "Driver Signing
Options" setting, change it back to the
original setting after you've installed
the driver.
If the screen indicates "Windows can
perform the same action each time
you insert a disk or connect a
device with this kind of file," click
[Cancel].
Checking the name of your drive.
From the start menu, choose My
Computer. In the window that
appears, verify the name of the CD-
ROM drive into which you inserted
the CD-ROM in step 7.
The (D:) or (E:) displayed by the CD-
ROM drive icon is the drive
name.
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