miniLAB 1008 User's Guide
Installing the miniLAB 1008
USB driver
Before installing the miniLAB 1008, download and install the latest Microsoft Windows
updates. In particular, when using Windows XP, make sure you have XP Hotfix
KB822603 installed. This update is intended to address a serious error in Usbport.sys
when you operate a USB device. You can run Windows Update or download the update
from
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=733dd867-56a0-4956-b7fe-
. For more information, refer to the Microsoft
Knowledge Base article "
Availability of the Windows XP SP1 USB 1.1 and 2.0 update
".
This article is available at
support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822603
.
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
TracerDAQ requires Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), version 2.6 or later.
MDAC contains the Microsoft SQL Server™ OLE DB provider, and the ODBC driver.
To determine what version of MDAC is installed on your computer, refer to the
Microsoft Knowledge Base article 301202 "
How To: Check for MDAC Version
". This
article is available at
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
.
You can download the latest version of the Microsoft Data Access components at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/downloads/updates/default.aspx#MDACDownloads
.
.NET Framework
TracerDAQ requires the Microsoft .NET Framework to be installed. The Microsoft
.NET Framework is a component of the Microsoft Windows operating system that is
used to build and run web-based applications, smart client applications, and web
services. To learn more about the.NET Framework, go to Microsoft’s .NET
Framework’s home page at
msdn.microsoft.com/netframework
When you install TracerDAQ, the installation program searches your computer for the
.NET Framework software. If the .NET Framework is not detected, the dialog shown
below opens with the location to download the .NET Framework from. You must install
the .NET Framework in order to run TracerDAQ.
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