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Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
README for the IRDASIR
June 2000
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(c) Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 2000
This document provides complementary or late-breaking
information to supplement the Microsoft Windows Millennium
documentation.
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IRDASIR.REG - Enables infrared device installation (external adapters only)
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To install an external serial infrared adapter on Windows Me, it is necessary
to run registry update IRDASIR.REG before starting software installation.
Windows Me provides functionality for automatic detection and installation of
infrared devices that support Plug and Play standard (external adapters do
not support Plug and Play). If your computer has a built-in infrared port
and it is enabled in the system BIOS, it will be installed automatically and
irsir.reg is not required.
To install infrared adapter on Windows Me follow the steps below:
1. Make sure a cable of the external infrared adapter is attached to a serial
COM port of the computer.
2. Double click the IRDASIR.REG file, and select Yes to update the
registry.
3. Open Control Panel by clicking Start, Settings, Control Panel.
4. Double Click Add New Hardware.
5. Begin installing software by clicking Next; proceed with the wizard.
6. When prompted for type of hardware you want to install, select Infrared
Devices.
7. Select adapter type that you have connected from the list. Proceed with
the wizard until it finishes.
Note: if an adapter was installed in the previous version of Windows,
necessary files will be updated automatically after an upgrade to Windows Me.
It is not necessary to run IRDASIR.REG in this case.