NEC POWERMATE 8100 Series, Service And Reference Manual

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System Configuration 2-61
Installing Drivers From a Remote CD
If the computer is connected to a network and set up to access a shared
CD-ROM drive, a System Administrator can install the optional drivers from the
NEC Driver CD in the remote CD-ROM drive.
The following procedure applies for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows
NT systems. Differences in the procedure for each operating system are noted as
they occur.
!
CAUTION
Do not select and install drivers for any hardware that is not
currently installed on the system. Doing so can damage the
operating system.
1.
Install the device requiring the new driver before installing the driver.
2. In Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems, set up the system for sharing files
as follows. On Windows NT systems, go to step 3.
„
Click
Start
, select
Settings
, then highlight and select
Control Panel
.
„
Double click the Network icon.
„
Click File and Print Sharing .
„
Click the top box (“I want to give other access to my files”) so a check
mark appears.
„
Click
OK
. The driver installs and the system reboots.
3.
Insert the NEC Driver CD into the shared CD-ROM drive.
4.
Do a map connection to the shared CD-ROM drive.
„
From the system with the shared CD-ROM drive, double click
My
Computer and right click on the CD-ROM drive. (For example, right
click on
E:
if the shared CD-ROM drive is designated as drive E.)
„
In the popup menu, right click on
Sharing
. The Properties screen
appears.
„
In the Properties screen, click Shared As .
„
On Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems, type a name in the Share
Name field. (For example, type
CD-ROM in the field.)
On Windows NT systems, click the New Share button, then type a
name in the Share Name field. (For example, type
CD-ROM
in the
field.)
„
Click OK to return to the Properties screen.