Adaptec ANA-62022 User Guide - Page 43

Installing WindowsXP (Classic View), Switch to Classic View

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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User's Guide Installing Windows XP (Classic View) Installing Windows XP in classic view is almost identical to the Windows 2000 procedure. Windows XP includes a DuraLAN NIC driver embedded in the installation software. When you plug in a Plug and Play device, Windows XP installs the necessary drivers, updates the system, and allocates resources. If you have difficulty starting the installation process, refer to Installation Tips on page 3-10. To install the DuraLAN driver on a Windows XP platform, follow these steps: 1 Start Windows XP. 2 From the Start menu, click Control Panel. 3 In the Control Panel, click Switch to Classic View. 4 Double-click on System. 5 In the System Properties window, select the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager... . 6 Double-click Network adapters. 7 Double-click the appropriate Adaptec DuraLAN NIC. 8 Click the Driver tab. 9 Click Update Driver... . 10 The Hardware Update Wizard window appears. Select Install from a list or specific location [Advanced], and click Next. 11 Click Don't search. I will choose the driver to install., and click Next. 12 Click Have Disk... , and insert the CD containing the driver files into the CD-ROM drive. 13 Click Browse, and navigate to the Win2000 directory. Click Open. 14 You should see the netana.inf file. Click Open again. 15 Click OK. 16 Click Next. Note: If a Digital Signature warning appears, click Continue Anyway to install. 3-6

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DuraLAN Fast Ethernet NICs User’s Guide
Installing Windows XP (Classic View)
Installing Windows XP in
classic view
is almost identical to the
Windows 2000 procedure. Windows XP includes a DuraLAN NIC
driver embedded in the installation software. When you plug in a
Plug and Play device, Windows XP installs the necessary drivers,
updates the system, and allocates resources.
If you have difficulty starting the installation process, refer to
Installation Tips
on page 3-10
. To install the DuraLAN driver on a
Windows XP platform, follow these steps:
1
Start Windows XP.
2
From the Start menu, click
Control Panel
.
3
In the Control Panel, click
Switch to Classic View
.
4
Double-click on
System
.
5
In the System Properties window, select the
Hardware
tab, and
click
Device Manager...
.
6
Double-click
Network adapters
.
7
Double-click the appropriate Adaptec DuraLAN NIC.
8
Click the
Driver
tab.
9
Click
Update Driver...
.
10
The Hardware Update Wizard window appears. Select
Install
from a list or specific location [Advanced]
, and click
Next
.
11
Click
Don't search. I will choose the driver to install.
, and
click
Next
.
12
Click
Have Disk...
, and insert the CD containing the driver
files into the CD-ROM drive.
13
Click
Browse
, and navigate to the Win2000 directory. Click
Open
.
14
You should see the
netana.inf
file. Click
Open
again.
15
Click
OK
.
16
Click
Next
.
Note:
If a Digital Signature warning appears, click
Continue Anyway
to install.