Chapter 1 Software Installation XP and older Aug 10, 2012 Version 3.1.5
This document will be used to install the DryFire software and USB Driver if your operating system is included in the following list: Windows 98 Second Edition, ME, NT, 2000, or XP.
Warning: At this time, DO NOT plug the black AC to DC power cable into the DryFire unit and DO NOT plug the USB cable into the DryFire unit.
Place your DryFire Version 3.1.5 disk in your CD-ROM and wait for the Setup Wizard to appear as shown below.
Note: If your drive doesn’t auto-start, access the files on your CD-ROM drive and double click on the (USAFriendlySetup.exe) file.
Click on “Next”
This screen will appear.
Click “Next”
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This screen will appear.
Click “Install”
This screen appears as the install is taking place.
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When the install is finished, this screen will appear.
Click “Finish” to complete the install.
You are now asked if you want to install the Replay Report Generator.
Click “Yes”
Click “Next”
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This screen will appear.
Click “Next”
This screen will appear.
Click “Next”
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This screen will appear.
Click “Install”
This screen appears as the install is taking place.
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When the install is finished, this screen will appear.
Click “finish” to complete the process.
The above Icon’s are now on your desktop.
The next step is to installing the USB driver in your computer to allow your operating system to communicate with the DryFire system.
Plug the black power cable (the round end of your AC to DC Converter) into the black receptacle on the back left side of the DryFire unit. Next, plug the gray USB cable (the smaller almost square end) into the back right side of the DryFire unit.
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Power cable on left and USB cable on right
After connecting the USB cable, your operating system will try to find and load the DryFire driver. The picture shown below will appear in the lower right corner of your screen while the search is in progress.
This screen will appear.
The Found New Hardware Wizard wants to know what you want to do. Click the second choice, “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced).” The USB driver is located on the CD you currently have in your CD-ROM drive. So the task will be to get the operating system to look for the driver in the correct place (the DryFire CD located in your CD-ROM drive).
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Click “Next”
This screen will appear. Make sure you have selected “Search for the best driver in these locations.” And you have check-marked “Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM..).”
Click “Next”
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This screen will appear.
Click “Continue Anyway”
This screen will appear as the operating system installs the DryFire USB driver.
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This screen will appear after the driver is fully installed.
Click “Finish”
The picture shown below will appear in the lower right corner of your screen after the driver has been installed.
You are back at the desktop and have completed the installation of the DryFire software and the USB driver. You will want to proceed to the document titled “Initial Set-Up Procedure” (Chapter 3).
Additional Information: If the status of your USB driver is in doubt, the below procedure will take you to the Universal Serial Bus Controller where you will be able to see if the driver is installed properly.
Begin by clicking on the “Start” button found in the lower left corner of your desktop.
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This screen will appear.
Click on “Control Panel”
This screen will appear.
Double click on “System”
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This screen will appear.
Click the “Hardware” tab
This screen will appear.
Click “Device Manager”
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This screen will appear.
Click the “+” sign in front of “Universal Serial Bus Controllers.”
The Universal Serial Bus Controllers will expand showing everything attached.
The DryFire Simulator should appear in alphabetical order.
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Right click on “DryFire simulator” to open a table of choices.
Left click on “Properties”
This driver information screen will open.
In this example, in the middle of the screen, it clearly states, “this device is working properly.” However, if things are not correct, it will tell you. Therefore, this is the place to look if you are in doubt.
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