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The Drivers for Windows
of components. On both entries, click the Change/Remove button to remove the software from
your system. Once both entries are done, the drivers no longer exist.
This procedure not only removes all entries of USB-COM from the Device Manager, as the final
step also the files are removed from the hard disk. As a result reconnecting a USB-COM causes
Windows to start the “New Hardware” Wizard again.
3.2 Install Drivers the Classical Way
Start Windows, and log on to the system with administrative privileges. The connect your USB-
COM PRO to a free USB port of your computer. Windows will detect the new hardware, and
identify it as an unknown type. Of course “unknown” only if this is the first time drivers are
installed to the system. The second USB-COM PRO is recognized automatically, without further
interaction.
First Windows may detect some of the standard components mentioned above (
3
). The Windows
finds the “USB FAST SERIAL ADAPTER”, and requests a driver for this.
Figure 8: Wizard found new hardware
The “Found New Hardware Wizard” first offers to check on the Internet for latest drivers. Since
the latest drivers are already on the CD-ROM or downloaded and stored on your hard disk, select
the “No, not this time” option, and click on the Next button.
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