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6 Appendix
6.1 Particular Install steps about the communication Driver
6.1.1 To install FTDI device in Windows XP
- Copy and unzip the FTDI driver on the PC.
- Connect the device to spare USB port on the PC. If the device is based on the
FT2232, the Microsoft composite device driver is automatically loaded in the
background. Once the composite driver has been installed Windows Found New
Hardware Wizard will launch. If there is no available Internet connection or
Windows XP SP 2 is configured to ask before connecting to Windows Update, the
screen shown in Figure 3-1 is displayed. Select "No, not this time" from the options
available and then click "Next" to proceed with the installation. If there is an
available Internet connection, Windows XP will silently connect to the Windows
Update website and install any suitable driver it finds for the device in preference to
the driver manually selected.
Figure 6-1
- Select "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" as shown in Figure 3-2
below and then click "Next".
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