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Installation and Configuration
These installation and configuration instructions are for
Windows 2000/NT. If you are using the Windows XP operating
system, refer to the
Installation Guide: Foundation Fieldbus Hardware
and NI-FBUS Software for Windows 2000/XP.
Installing the Software
Complete the following steps to install your NI-FBUS software.
Caution
If you are reinstalling the NI-FBUS software over an existing version, write down
your card configuration and any port configuration parameters you changed from their
defaults. Reinstalling may cause you to lose any existing card and port configuration
information.
1.
Log in as
Administrator
or as a user that has Administrator
privileges.
2.
Insert installation disk 1 or your NI-FBUS program CD.
3.
Select
Start»Run
.
4.
In the
Run
dialog box, type the following:
x
:\setup
where
x
is the letter of the drive containing the disk (usually
a
or
b
).
The interactive setup program takes you through the necessary steps to
install the software.
The installation program copies
nifb.dll
and
drvintf.dll
into your
\System32
directory, and it copies the
nifb.sys
driver into the
\drivers
directory. The installation program also adds information to the
Windows Registry.
Continue to the
section to configure and install
your card.
