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IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT!

 IF YOU HAVE 
Installed OL600e software under Windows 3.1x, and then upgraded to
Windows 95; YOU MUST (REPEAT) MUST REMOVE THE ORIGINAL OL600E WINDOWS
3.1x SOFTWARE BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW OL600e WINDOWS 95 SOFTWARE.
 
 IF YOU HAVE 
A Windows 95 system that you want to install the New OL600e Windows 95
Software then; SKIP TO THE SECTION TITLED "CREATING YOUR OL600e
WINDOWS 95 INSTALLATION DISK" AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

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!!!!INSTRUCTIONS BELOW WILL REMOVE ORIGINAL OL600E WINDOWS 3.1x !!!!
!!!!SOFTWARE FROM YOUR WINDOWS 95 SYSTEM. !!!!

To remove the Original OL600e software

1. Make sure the OL600e Operator Panel is closed:
If the Operator Panel shows on the desktop or the task bar, maximize 
the Operator Panel, then close it. Click Yes to verify that you want
to close it.

2. Remove the OL600 HIPER/W and Okidata OL600e printer icons:
a.)	Open the Printers folder from Settings on the Start menu.
b.)	Select both icons labeled OL600 HIPER/W and Okidata OL600e
        (hold down the Ctrl key and click both icons).
c.)	From the File menu, select Delete. Click Yes to verify that
        you want to delete them.

3. Make changes in the SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI files:
a.)	From the Start menu, open Run, type in "sysedit" and press
        ENTER.
b.)	Click on the SYSTEM.INI window.
c.)	In the section marked "[boot]," look for a line that begins
        "comm.drv=."
d.)	Make sure that the line reads "comm.drv=comm.drv." Change the
        line if necessary.
e.)	In the section marked "[386Enh]," delete the line that reads
        "device=okiport.386."
f.)	From the File menu, select Save.
g.)	Click on the WIN.INI window.
h.)	In the section marked "[Windows]," delete the line that reads
	"load=c:\OL600e\statmon.exe."
i.)	Delete the following sections--delete each line from the title
        in brackets to the blank line before the section title:
	[HIPERW]
	[okicomm]
	[okimon]
	[HIPER-W, LPTx] (where x is a port number)
	[OL600e, LPTx] (where x is a port number)
j.)	From the File menu, select Save.
k.)	From the File menu, select Exit.

4. Delete old files:
a.)	Using My Computer or Windows Explorer, open the Windows System
        folder.
b.)	Delete the following files:
	OKICOMM.DRV
	OKIGDI.DRV
	OKIPORT.386
	OKIPORT.DLL
	OL600E.DRV
	RECOVERY.DLL
	SM.DLL
	SM.INI
	SMLANG.DLL
	STATMON.EXE
	STATMON.HLP

5. Remove the program folders on the Start menu:
a.)	Move the cursor to the clock icon on the right side of the
        task bar and click the right mouse button.
b.)	Click on Properties.
c.)	Click on Start menu Programs, then on Advanced.
d.)	Highlight and delete the following programs:
	HIPER/W Status Monitor
	OKIDATA HIPER/W SETUP
e.)	Close the menu.

6. If you have upgraded from Windows for Workgroups:
a.)	From the Start menu, open Run, type in "regedit" and press
        ENTER.
b.)	Under the Edit menu, click on Find. Type in "OKIPORT.VXD"
        and press ENTER.
c.) 	Check whether OKIPORT.VXD appears as data in a "PortDriver"
        entry. Press the F3 key to continue the search for all
        occurrances, and check each one.
d.)	If  "OKIPORT.VXD" does occur in a "PortDriver" entry, click
        on PortDriver, change the value to LPT.VXD, click OK, then
        exit regedit.

7. Shut down your system and turn it off:
a.)	From the Start menu, click on Shut Down.
b.)	Select "Shut down the computer."
c.)	When the display indicates that it is safe to do so, turn
        the system off.
d.)	Next follow the instructions below to create and install
        your OL600e Windows 95 Software.

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CREATING YOUR OL600e WINDOWS 95 INSTALLATION DISK

Before Installing the OL600e Software into Windows 95 a Driver
Diskette must be created. To create an OL600e Windows 95 Driver
Diskette you will need to follow the 2 steps listed below.

Step 1. Label a blank diskette with "OL600e Windows95 Software Support"
	Please include the part number 33118901e1; please refer to this
	part number when calling Okidata for technical support.
	Insert the formatted 1.44MB or 1.2 MB diskette in the floppy
	drive.

Step 2. Go to the TaskBar in Windows 95. From the TaskBar 
	select "START" then select "RUN", in the dialog box displayed
	TYPE the path information you recorded earlier,
	followed by \MAKEDISK. Next type a space followed by the letter
	of the floppy drive in which you inserted the blank disk.

For example:
C:\Windows\TEMP\MAKEDISK A:

After entering the command shown above then select "OK".

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 INSTALLING THE OL600e WINDOWS 95 SOFTWARE

1. If you have already connected and used the printer with the old
   software:
a.)	Open the Printers folder from Settings on the Start menu.
b.)	Double-click on the Add Printer icon.
c.)	Follow the instructions from the Add Printer Wizard. When
        prompted to select a printer, click on "Have disk..."
d.)	Click on Next, and continue to follow the installation
        instructions.

2. If you have a new printer that hasn't been connected yet:
a.)	Shut down the computer and turn it off.
b.)	Connect your printer according to the instructions in the
        Printer Manual.
c.)	Start your computer. You will be prompted with "New Hardware
        has been found...".
d.)	You will then be prompted to insert the "OKIDATA OL600e Driver
        Disk 1", insert the disk and click on OK.
e.)	If your load drive path is not set to your floppy drive you will
	get a message that it cannot find HIPWEXT.DLL on the disk. In the
	"copy files from" box, type in the appropriate drive letter and
	click on OK.
f.)	When prompted for the printer name, select 
        "OL600e (OKIDATA 600 Mode)" and click on Finish.
g.)	All necessary files will then be copied to your hard drive. 
	Restart Windows to complete the installation.