Windows 95 Setup

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Disabling Plug and Play on the NIC

If your Windows 95 PC does not support Plug and Play, you must disable Plug and Play on the NIC before you can install the NIC software.

Follow these steps to disable Plug and Play on the NIC:

1After installing the NIC in the PC, turn the power on and boot Windows 95.

2Insert EtherDisk diskette 2 in drive A.

3Click Start in the Windows 95 taskbar, and then click Run.

4Enter:

a:\pnpdsabl.bat

The DOS PNPDSABL screen appears, as shown in Figure 2-6.

Figure 2-6DOS PNPDSABL Screen

5Click the X in the upper right corner of the screen to close the DOS screen and return to Windows 95.

Plug and Play is disabled on the NIC.

6Remove the diskette from drive A.

7Shut down the PC and turn the power off, then on. The NIC is not detected when the PC reboots.

The next step is to configure the NIC.

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PictureTel III ISA manual Disabling Plug and Play on the NIC, DOS Pnpdsabl screen appears, as shown in Figure