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4.4.1.3 Installing the USB Driver
The USB driver is available through Windows® Update. This is the recommended
method for installing the driver, as it will ensure that you always have the latest ver-
sion of the driver installed. If you are unable to install the driver from Windows®
Update, refer to section 4.4.1.3.2 to install the driver from the web.
These procedures
assume that you are logged into a user account that has administrator privileges.
4.4.1.3.1 Installing the Driver from Windows® Update
1. Connect the USB cable from the teslameter to the computer.
2. Turn on the teslameter source.
3. When the Found New Hardware wizard appears, select
Locate and install driver
software (recommended)
.
4. The Found New Hardware wizard should automatically connect to Windows®
Update and install the drivers.
5. When the Found New Hardware wizard finishes installing the driver, a confirma-
tion message stating “the software for this device has been successfully
installed” will appear. Click
Close
to complete the installation.
4.4.1.3.2 Installing the Driver from the Web
The USB driver is available on the Lake Shore website. To install the driver, it must be
downloaded from the website and extracted. Use the procedures below to download,
extract, and install the driver using Windows®.
Download the driver:
1. Locate the USB driver on
https://www.lakeshore.com/software
.
2. Right-click on the USB driver download link, and select
Save as
.
3. Save the driver to a convenient place, and take note where the driver was down-
loaded.
Extract the driver:
The downloaded driver is in a ZIP compressed archive. The driver must be extracted
from this file. Windows® provides built-in support for ZIP archives. If this support is
disabled, a third-party application, such as WinZip™ or 7-Zip, must be used.
1. Right-click on the file and click
extract all.
2. An Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders dialog box will appear. It is recom-
mended the default folder is not changed. Take note of this folder location.
3. Click to clear the
Show extracted files when complete
checkbox, and click
Extract
.
Manually install the driver:
The following section describes how to manually install the driver using Windows®. To
install the driver, you must be logged into a user account that has administrator privi-
leges.
1. Connect the USB cable from the teslameter to the computer.
2. Turn on the teslameter source.
3. If the Found New Hardware wizard appears, click
Ask me again later
.
4. Open Device Manager. Use this procedure to open Device Manager.
a. Click the Windows®
Start
button and type Device Manager in the
Start Search
box.
b. Click on the Device Manager link in the Search Results Under Programs dia-
log box.
c. If User Account Control is enabled click
Continue
on the User Account Control
prompt.
5. Click
View
and ensure the
Devices by Type
check box is selected.