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Installing a 1747-UIC Device Driver on a Windows XP Pro Computer

This is an example of how to install a Driver for a 1747-UIC Device on Win XP Pro Computer.

Go to our website http://support.rockwellautomation.com ( information is subject to change ) and download the Windows XP Driver ( 1747-UIC.ZIP ) for the 1747-UIC Device.

1. Double click on Driver file ( 1747-UIC.ZIP ) to down load	2. (WinZip window is opened) Select Extract
3. (In this case the Win XP 1747-UIC.ZIP Driver File is saved on the Computer's [C:] ) Click on [ C: ] then select " Extract " ( Do not down load the 1747-UIC Driver File to the Computer's Desktop )	4. Highlight the " UIC " folder on [C:] and then select " Extract" to save 1747-UIC.ZIP Driver File to the " UIC " folder ( the folder where the 1747-UIC.ZIP Driver file is downloaded is created before down loading the Driver file )
5. Close WinZip Window ( should have a total of 18 files )	6. Find the UIC folder on [C:] and then open the UIC folder by clicking on the + sign next to it ( a yellow 1747-UIC folder should appear in the UIC folder ) . Double click on the yellow 1747-UIC folder.
7. Now another 1747-UIC folder and a pdf file is displayed in the UIC folder. Double click on the yellow 1747-UIC folder again.	8. And a total of 17 files should appear in the yellow 1747-UIC folder.
9. Close Windows Explorer and " Shut Down " Computer ( do not restart Computer ) Attach the 1747-UIC Device to the Computer. Power the Computer back on.	10.
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15. If a manual install of the device driver is required the file name is "ftdibus.inf"	16. 1747-UIC Driver is installed
17. Go to Device Manager to verify that the 1747-UIC Driver installed properly by going to: Select " Start " on computer desktop Select " Control Panel " Select "Administrative Tools" Select "Computer Management" Double click on " Device Manager" Click on the + sign next to Ports (COM & LPT) The Driver for the 1747-UIC device is successfully in stalled to COM3	18. If a yellow question mark or yellow exclamation mark appears in Device Manager in this manner under the word "Other Devices" for the 1747-USB Driver then, this is an indication that the Driver did not install properly.
19. In this case uninstall the 1747-UIC Driver.	20. 1747-UIC Driver is uninstalled.

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