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Installing exfo labview drivers – EXFO FLS-2200 Broadband Source User Manual

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Installing EXFO LabVIEW Drivers

Installing EXFO LabVIEW Drivers

Before being able to work with EXFO LabVIEW drivers, you must install the
following elements on your computer:

National Instruments LabVIEW software and the corresponding
patches.

EXFO LabVIEW drivers (including demo applications to help you get
started with the drivers)

For information on these applications, see Working with EXFO LabVIEW
Drivers
on page 52.

Note: Only administrator-level users can install software under Windows XP.

To install the LabVIEW software:
1.
Insert the LabVIEW CD in the CD-ROM drive.

2. The installation process should start automatically. If not, start it

manually as follows:

2a. On the Windows taskbar, click Start and select Run.

2b. In the Open box locate the autorun.exe file.

2c. Click OK to start the installation procedure and follow the

on-screen instructions.

You should keep the default names and paths suggested by the
installation program.

3. Once the software installation is complete, install the patches available

for your LabVIEW version.

If the patches are not included on your LabVIEW CD, you may
download them from National Instruments’ Web site at www.ni.com.

3a. On the Windows taskbar, click Start and select Run.

3b. In the Open box, locate Updates\setup.exe.