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4 Driver Installation and Operation
After physically installing the adapter in the computer as described above, you are ready to install
a driver. This is software that lets the adapter be used in a specific operating system. The Wireless
Adapter Driver disk included with your adapter contains drivers for Microsoft Windows 98, ME,
2000, and XP.
The following note is for technicians experienced at installing drivers in Microsoft Windows.
Other readers should go directly to
note.
Note to technicians: The files on the Installation CD reside in directories named
according the version of Windows the files are for: \Vigor520\WIN2K,
\Vigor520\WIN98, and \Vigor520\WINXP. For Windows ME, use the files in
\Vigor520\WIN98. Although Windows XP has a built-in driver for the adapter,
the supplied utility program will work only if the supplied driver is installed and
activated.
4.1 Installation Preview
When Microsoft Windows detects a newly installed adapter, it starts up a special program to help
you install a driver. Below is the opening window of the program that runs in Windows 98:
Figure 5. Microsoft Windows 98 Add New Hardware Wizard window
Each version of Windows has a different "wizard" for installing new drivers. To explain and
illustrate all the steps required in each version would fill up this entire manual. The following tips
apply to all supported versions of Windows; keep them firmly in mind, and you will have no
trouble installing the driver:
section 4.1, "Installation Preview,"
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immediately following the
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