NISIS USB Graphic Tablets Installation Guide Rev 2.2
Installation Instructions
IMPORTANT NOTES:
•Please check that your PC meets the minimum system requirements before attempting to install your NISIS Product.
•Please take the time to follow these instructions very carefully. An extra few minutes that it takes to ensure you
follow these instructions precisely and completely, will help ensure the installation of your NISIS product is
successful. If you miss or ignore any of these instructions you may end up with a partial or failed installation, and it
can be very difficult to correct a partial or failed installation.
If you are running Windows 98, 98SE or 2000, please skip to the section headed Background Tasks
For Windows ME and Windows XP users
Windows ME and Windows XP both have a facility called System Restore, which enables you to go back to a previous state, if
problems occur with your computer. This feature can be very useful, if you experience a problem during the installation of a new
application program or a new hardware device.
Although it very unlikely that you will encounter a problem when installing new devices, it is sensible to make use of this
System Restore facility if you are running Windows ME or Windows XP. You can think of it as you think of car seat belts. You
don’t expect to be involved in a car accident, but just in case, most of us feel more comfortable wearing a seat belt.
It is suggested that before you start the installation of your new NISIS product, you create a System Restore point, which you can
go back to in the unlikely event that you experience a problem during the installation.
To create a System Restore point click on Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore. Select the option
“Create a restore point”, then click “Next”. In the Name box where you can name the particular Restore point, type something
that is meaningful, such as “Before installation of NISIS Graphics Tablet”, then click the “Next” button if you have Windows
ME, or the “Create” button if you have Windows XP. At the next screen, click “OK” and you will have created your Restore
point.
Now continue with the installation, ensuring you are using the latest Manuals and Device Drivers. If you experience a problem
during the installation, go to the end of this manual and read the section headed “Restoring System Status for Windows ME and
XP users”.
Background Tasks
Before installing any Programs, Drivers or Hardware, you should ensure that all other programs and background tasks are closed.
This applies to whatever Programs, Drivers or Hardware you are installing and is not specific to NISIS products. To check what
background tasks are running, hold the “Ctrl” and “Alt” keys down on your keyboard while you press the “Delete” key once
only.
Windows 98, 98SE or ME
If you are running Windows 98,98SE or ME, you should see a list of programs that are running in the background.
Windows 2000 or XP
If you are running Windows 2000 or XP, you should see a Windows Security window. Click on the Task Manager button to see
alist of programs that are running in the background.
Some of these programs or background tasks are necessary for Windows to function correctly, but most others are background
tasks such as mouse drivers, virus checkers and other communication programs, should be shut down, temporarily, while you
install new application programs, drivers or hardware.
If you see "Explorer" listed, leave it displayed. If you see "Systray" listed, leave it displayed. All other tasks can be ended.
You close down a Task by highlighting it, then clicking on the "End Task" button. Some tasks will end immediately, while
others may take some time before you see the screen confirming the task has ended.
Once all the tasks that you have chosen to close down, have ended, you can start the installation of your NISIS product drivers.
When you restart your PC, all tasks that you ended, will start again as usual.
Don't forget that each time you restart your PC, background tasks are enabled again. So if you are installing several programs,
which require you to reboot your PC after each installation, you will need to temporarily end each background task after every
restart until you have completed all the installations.
Installing the USB Graphic Tablet Drivers
Insert the Installation CD into your CD ROM Drive. The CD should automatically show the Installation screen. If the CD does
not autostart, then you can start the “Setup.exe” program manually by clicking on the Windows “Start” button, select the
“Run…” option, click on the “Browse…” button, and locate your CD ROM Drive (usually drive “D”), and select the
“Setup.exe” program, click on the “Open” button, and finally click on the “OK” button.
