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Appendix F: Manually Installing the

Network Components in Windows
98 and Me

There may be times when you will need to manually install missing Windows
networking components.

1. Click on the Start button, select Settings, and open the Control Panel.

2. Double-click the Network icon.

3. Click the Configuration tab. Make sure that the following network com-

ponents are installed.

Client for Microsoft Networks

EtherFast

®

10/100 Managed Network Adapter

IPX/SPX-compatible Protocol

NetBEUI

TCP/IP

There may be other components listed in addition to the ones shown above. If
any of the above components are missing, add them as follows.

Client for Microsoft Networks
If you plan on connecting to an NT, 2000 or XP file server or peer-to-peer net-
work, click the Add button. Highlight Client and click Add. Choose Microsoft
as the manufacturer in the Network Client box. Highlight Client for Microsoft
Networks
and click OK. The computer will begin copying files to your system.
When the installation is complete, you will be asked if you want to reboot.
Click OK.

Instant EtherFast

®

Series

Note: You will likely need your Windows CD-ROM to install net-

work components. If your CD-ROM isn’t available, try directing

Windows to “c:\windows\options\cabs” when asked for a file loca-

tion, providing you have Windows files loaded to this location.

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EtherFast

®

10/100 Managed Network Adapter

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5. Right-click on EtherFast 10/100 Managed Network Adapter and select

Uninstall...., as shown in Figure E-3.

6. The Confirm

Device Removal
screen, shown in
Figure E-4, will ask
if you want to
remove the Adapter.
Click the OK but-
ton.

7. Once the Adapter is removed, restart your computer.

Figure E-3

Figure E-4