Creative PnP Configuration Manager Readme File
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This file contains important information regarding the installation
of Creative Plug and Play (PnP) cards using Creative PnP Configuration
Manager (CTCM) and Creative PnP Configuration Utility (CTCU).
Please read all the sections here before you proceed to install
this configuration driver and utility set.
The information here is organized into the following sections:
1. Configuring Your Card in Windows 95 DOS Mode
2. If You Have Another Configuration Manager
3. If You Have Legacy Cards In Your System
NOTE: For more information on using CTCU or CTCM, please refer
to the sections "Using CTCM" and "Using CTCU" in your manual
or "DOS/Windows 3.x & Windows 95 DOS Mode Plug and Play
Installation Tips" leaflet.
1. CONFIGURING YOUR CARD IN WINDOWS 95 DOS MODE
To enable your PnP card to work properly in a Windows 95 DOS Mode
session, you need to do two things:
a. First, make sure that this card is configured properly in the
windows environment of Windows 95.
b. Next, run CTCM in a Windows 95 DOS Mode session.
CTCM will configure your card according to the settings given
in Windows 95.
To check whether your PnP card has been properly configured in
Windows 95:
a. Click the "My Computer" icon in Windows 95 with your right mouse
button. A shortcut menu will appear.
b. Choose the "Properties" option. The Properties dialog box will
appear.
c. Select the "Device Manager" tabbed page. A list of the devices
in your system will appear.
d. Select the right device type, e.g., "Sound, video and game
controllers", "Modem", or "CD-ROM controllers". A list of all
the devices in that category will appear. Your PnP card is not
properly configured if you see a yellow "!" sign on the card's
icon.
To reconfigure your PnP card in Windows 95, if you see a yellow "!"
sign on your PnP card icon:
a. Click that device and check its device status to find out what
went wrong. Solve the problem and then restart your computer in
Windows 95 to reconfigure your card.
2. IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER CONFIGURATION MANAGER
CTCM can work with or without another configuration manager in your
system.
However, if you already have a different configuration manager
installed in your system, you should check your CONFIG.SYS file
after installing CTCM. Please make sure that the statement which
invokes CTCM is placed after the statement that calls the other
configuration manager.
3. IF YOU HAVE LEGACY CARDS IN YOUR SYSTEM
CTCM configures Creative PnP cards only.
If you have legacy cards in your system, you need to run CTCU
first, to inform CTCM about the hardware resources used by these
legacy cards. After that, you can run CTCM to configure your
Creative PnP card.
Alternatively, if you do not know your legacy cards' settings, you
can use CTCU to change the settings of your PnP card. Then run CTCM
and test whether your card works properly. This is a trial-and-error
method since CTCM will not be "informed" about the resources that
have been reserved by your legacy cards. You may need to try different
combinations of settings before you can configure your PnP cards
successfully, without any hardware conflicts with existing cards.
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After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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