When a LecNet2 device is connected to a Windows 7 PC for the very first time, Windows will report that it failed to find a USB driver if they have not been pre-installed using the LecNet2 Device Installer. Follow the steps below to manually install the LecNet2 USB driver using the Windows 7 Device Manager.
Step 1
Place the LecNet2 installation disk in the PC's CD-ROM drive.
Step 2
Open the Windows Start menu and select the Control Panel. Select System and Security and then open the Device Manager:
The device will be listed under "Other devices". In this example a DM84 has been connected to the PC. Right-click on the device and select Update Driver Software... from the pop-up menu:
The Update Driver Software wizard will open.
Step 3
Click Browse my computer for driver software to continue.
Step 4
Click the Browse... button and select the CD-ROM drive holding the LecNet2 installation disk. In this example the D: drive was selected. Check Include subfolders, then click Next to proceed.
Windows will search the installation disk for the driver and when it has found it, the installation will proceed:
When the driver installation is complete, the final page of the Wizard will appear.
Step 5
Click Close. It is now possible to connect to the LecNet2 device. The newly installed device will be listed under "Universal Serial Bus controllers" in the Device manager:
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