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- ADDITIONAL NOTES ABOUT MODEM & AUDIO IN WINDOWS 95
- Release 2.33
- (C) 1996, IBM CORP.
- MAY, 1997
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- INTRODUCTION
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- This document provides information to help you properly install MODEM &
- AUDIO applications in Microsoft Windows 95.
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- Windows 95 Compatibility
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- This product has been tested and proven compatible with Microsoft
- Windows 95.
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- Printing this Document
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- To print this document from Windows 95, highlight the document in
- Windows Explorer and choose the Print command from the File menu.
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- Other Helpful Document
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-
- The following online document provides additional information about
- modem and audio Windows applications:
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- MWHELP.HLP This help file lists a general overview of all components
- that the modem supports.To view this file from Windows 95,
- click Start, point to Programs, Modem, and click Modem
- Help.
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- CONTENTS
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- 1.0 BEFORE YOU CALL FOR HELP
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- 2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES
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- 2.1 Installing for Windows 95
- 2.2 Installing MIDI Samples for Windows 95
- 2.3 Turning OFF and ON in DOS
- 2.4 Selective Uninstall in Windows 95
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- 1.0 BEFORE YOU CALL FOR HELP
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- Before you call the technical support group, please read this entire
- document for installlation and configuration information.
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- If this document does not provide a solution and you need to contact
- technical support, for faster service, please have your computer running
- and have the following information ready for our technical support
- personnel:
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- o Make and model of your PC.
- o Software version number.
- o Names and version numbers of application software you are running.
- o Contents of your \WINDOWS\DOSSTART.BAT, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and CONFIG.SYS
- files (You can either print the files, or have access to an editor to
- view them.)
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- 2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES
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- No installation errors have been reported. Please contact Product Support
- if you encounter a problem during installation.
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- 2.1 Installing for Windows 95
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- INITIAL INSTALLATION
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- If you are installing software on your PC for the first time follow these
- steps:
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- 1. Power off your PC.
- 2. Disconnect the power cord.
- 3. Install the adapter card.
- 4. Reconnect the power cord and start your PC.
- 5. The NEW HARDWARE FOUND window appears with the option to select the
- driver you want to install. Select "Driver from disk provided by
- hardware manufacturer" and click OK.
- 6. The INSTALL FROM DISK window appears. Insert Disk #1 in your floppy
- drive and click OK. (If the disk location is other than the default
- drive (A:\) change the designation before clicking OK.)
- 7. Follow installation instructions. After the final disk is loaded,
- Windows 95 displays screens enumerating the new hardware.
- 8. Once the Windows 95 desk top is displayed, a secondary install will
- launch automatically creating a folder.
- 9. Remove the diskette when prompted.
- 10. The hardware is now installed and fuctional.
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- INSTALLING AN UPGRADE / REMOVING A PREVIOUS VERSION
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- If you have a previous version of the software on your PC, want to upgrade/
- reinstall or remove it, follow these steps:
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- 1. Place diskette #1 in your floppy drive.
- 2. Click Start and RUN.
- 3. Type a:\setup and OK.
- 4. When the software has completed removing the existing version, you will
- be prompted to either choose upgrade or to remove the adapter card from
- your system.
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- If you are removing the software from your system, the install will
- return you to the desk top and instruct you to power off and unplug
- your PC, at which time you can remove your adapter card.
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- If this is an upgrade, then the install will reboot your machine, at
- which time you can continue the installation process at step #5 in the
- Initial Installation (above). Follow the installation process to
- completion.
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- NOTE: Non-US users must run the Country Selection Application AFTER
- installation. Reboot ater running the Country Selection Applicatio.
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- 2.2 Installing MIDI Samples for Windows 95
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- To install MIDI Samples:
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- 1. Insert disk 1 of the Advanced MIDI Samples in your floppy drive.
- 2. Click Start.
- 3. Click Run.
- 4. Type a:\setup in the OPEN window.
- 5. Click OK.
- 6. Choose the path in which to install the samples. We recommend using
- the default path.
- 7. Install the Advanced MIDI samples and allow the Windows synthesizer to
- use this sample set when prompted.
- 8. Do NOT reboot at this time.
- 9. Insert Disk 1 of the EMU MIDI Samples.
- 10. Click Start.
- 11. Click Run.
- 12. Type a:\setup in the OPEN window.
- 13. Click OK.
- 14. Choose the path in which to install the samples. We recommend using the
- default path.
- 15. Install the EMU MIDI Samples. Use this sample set for the DOS synthesizer
- ONLY. Do NOT use this sample set for the Windows synthesizer.
- 16. Reboot your machine when the installation completes.
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- 2.3 Turning OFF and ON in DOS
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- NOTE: The following section applies when you shutdown or boot to
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- - Native DOS only from Windows 3.x
- - MS-DOS mode only from Windows 95
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- If you are running under DOS only, type the following command from
- the DOS prompt:
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- o FASTCFG-To change application types
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- 2.4 Selective Uninstall in Windows 95
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- To use a different audio, modem, or Sound Blaster card than provided,
- you must uninstall the features before installing the substitute card.
- To uninstall the features, perform the following steps:
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- o Click START
- o Point to SETTINGS
- o Click Control Panel
- o Double-click System
- o Click the Device Manager tab
- o Click the "Plus" sign next to the device you want to uninstall
- o Click on the device
- o Click Properties
- o Click on the check next to "Original Configuration (Current)" in the
- Device Usage box. This disables the device.
- o Click OK
- o Click Close
- o Reboot the system
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- NOTE: To reinstall the device, simply replace the check in the Device
- Usage box.
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