NI USB-622x/625x/628x OEM User Guide
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Modifying the USB Device Name in Microsoft Windows
You can change how the USB-622
x
/625
x
/628
x
OEM device name appears
when users install the device in both the Found New Hardware Wizard that
appears when the device is initially installed and in the Windows Device
Manager.
Windows Vista/XP Users
Figure 14 depicts how a USB-6251 OEM device name appears in the
Found New Hardware Wizard and Windows Device Manager.
Figure 14.
USB-6251 OEM Device in the Found New Hardware Wizard and
Device Manager (Windows Vista/XP)
To modify the device name in the Found New Hardware Wizard and
Windows Device Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista/XP, complete the
following steps.
Note
You
must
have NI-DAQmx 8.7 or later installed on your PC.
1.
Locate the
OEM
x.inf
file in the
y:\WINDOWS\inf\
directory,
where
x
is the random number assigned to the INF file by Windows,
and
y:\
is the root directory where Windows is installed.
