Installing MV-5xx Distribution Software under Windows XP SP2

Following are the exact steps that should be used to successfully accomplish the installation. Use caution, many of these selections are not the defaults.Install the MV-5xx distribution software

Device Driver Installation

1) Shutdown the computer, plug in the MV-5xx board, then power up the system.

2) When Windows encounters a newly installed hardware device such as an MV-5xx, the Found New Hardware Wizard pops up after the computer is booted. The first question is "Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software?" Answer "No, not this time." Then click on the “Next” button.

3) The Found New Hardware Wizard identifies the MV-5xx as a multimedia controller. It asks "What do you want the wizard to do?" Answer "Install from a list or specific location. (Advanced)" Then, click “Next.”

4) The Found New Hardware Wizard instructs you to "Please choose your search and installation options." Select the "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install." Click “Next.”

5) You are instructed to "Select a hardware type, then hit Next". Choose "Sound, video and game controllers." Click “Next.”

6) When you are asked to "Select the device driver you want for this hardware", click on "Have disk..."

7) In the "Install from Disk" dialog box, change to the directory or disk drive which contains the Distribution Software. Open "Dist."

8) In the "Dist" folder open "WinNT2K.”

9) Select "MV5W2K.INF" and click "Open." You will be returned to the "Install from Disk" dialog box. Click "OK."

10) The Wizard will identify this .INF file as for the "MuTech MV-5XX Frame Grabber." Select this and click "Next." Ignore the warning "This driver is not digitally signed." Click "Yes.”

11) You will get an "Update Driver Warning", reply "Yes."

12) You will get another warning that continuing the installation may impair or destabilize your system and that Microsoft recommends not continuing. Ignore this and reply "Continue Anyway."

13) Finally, the Wizard will indicate that it is done installing the driver, click "Finish."Distribution Software Installation

14) Go back to the "\Dist\WinNT2K" folder. Double click on SETUP.EXE.

15) You will see the welcome screen to the InstallShield Wizard, click "Next".

16) Read through the License Agreement. To install, you must agree by clicking "Yes."

17) The InstallShield Wizard describes what will be installed, then click "Next."

18) Choose where the software willbe installed or just use the default location and click "Next."

19) Use the "Typical" installation by clicking "Next."

20) Use the MuTech default by clicking "Next."

21) When the InstallShield Wizard tells you what files will be installed, click "Next."

22) The InstallShield Wizard will detect a read-only file named Mv5drive.sys in the Windows\System32\Drivers folder, click "Yes."

23) To actually use the MV-5xx, you must reboot which will happen when you accept the "Yes, I want to restart my computer now" by clicking "Finish."

Uninstall the MV-5xx distribution software

Remove the Distribution Software

1) On the Control Panel, select the Add or Remove Programs.

2) Find and select the MV-5XX Distribution and click "Change/Remove."

3) Click the “Remove” button in the InstallShield Wizard and click "Next." Then, click "OK" in the "Confirm File Deletion" window.

4) A "Shared File Deletion" box will appear warning about deleting mv5appnt.dll from \Windows\System32, respond "Yes." When the InstallShield Wizard reports that the maintenance is complete, click "Finished."

Remove the Device Driver

5) Right click on "My Computer" and select "Properties."

6) In "System Properties", select the Hardware Tab. Under the "Hardware" tab, click on "Device Manager."

7) When the "Device Manager" window opens, open the "Sound, video and game controllers" category.

8) Under "Sound, video and game controllers" find "MuTech MV-5XX Frame Grabber", right click then select "Uninstall."

9) You will arrive at the "Confirm Device Removal", respond "OK."

10) To actually remove the device driver from the system, you will need to reboot.

11) To totally remove traces of the MV-5xx, you should also examine all the OEMxx.inf files in Windows\inf to find which one(s) refer to the MV-5xx. When you find any, delete them along with the corresponding .PNF file with the same base name.

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