Installation guide

Windows NT 4.0 Installation

CAN-API Installation

Manual • Doc. No.: C.2001.21 / Rev. 3.0 •

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2.5.1.3 CAN-PCC only: Stopping the Windows-NT Drivers for the Parallel Interface

The CAN-PCC module is operated by the parallel interface of the computer. It is standard for the

Windows-NT driver to access this interface. For a free access of the CAN driver to the parallel port,

the Windows-NT driver has to be stopped

before starting the CAN driver

. For this, you have to

proceed as follows:

1. Select

System Control Panel

under

Settings

2. Here you have to double click the icon

Devices

. The following window will open:

3. In this window you now have to cancel the device

Parport

. The system now tells you that the

devices

Parallel

and

ParVdm

are also cancelled.

4. In order to prevent having to repeat this procedure with every system run-up, Startup has to be set

Manual

for all three devices

Parallel, Parport

and

ParVdm

. With this setting the devices are not

started automatically with every system run-up.