Installation guide

Chapter 2 21
Installing the IO Libraries
Installing New IO Libraries
Installing New IO Libraries
Use these steps to install a new version of the IO Libraries on your PC.
The steps in this section assume
no version of the IO Libraries is installed
on the PC.
n If you have a version of the IO Libraries already installed on your
PC and want to
upgrade, see “Upgrading Existing IO Libraries”.
n If you want to modify, repair, or remove the same version of an
existing IO Library, see “Maintaining Existing IO Libraries”.
Steps to Install New IO Libraries (Standard)
This section shows how to install new IO Libraries for a standard installation.
For the systems listed in the following NOTE, skip this section and go to
“Steps to Install New IO Libraries (Modified)”.
1 Turn the PC OFF and install all IO interface cards required for your
application. See the applicable hardware installation guide for
installation steps.
2 Turn the PC ON and close all open applications. As required,
install application software such as C/C++, VEE, etc. on your PC.
3 Insert the Agilent IO Libraries for Instrument Control CD into the
CD-ROM drive and wait a few seconds for the application to run.
The installer should automatically start when the CD is inserted.
If not, select Start|Run and type <drive>:setup.exe where
drive is your CD-ROM drive letter.
NOTE
This section does
NOT apply to a Windows 95/98/Me/2000 operating
system and a 1394 PCI FireWire card connected to an Agilent E8491B
VXI interface or to a Windows 95/98/Me/2000 operating system and an
Agilent 82350 PCI GPIB card.
For these systems,
SKIP this section and go to “Steps to Install New
IO Libraries (Modified)”. For other interfaces, or for Windows NT 4.0, use
this section and
SKIP “Steps to Install New IO Libraries (Modified)”.