How to Expand the Win98 Beta Wacom Driver

It is very important that the downloaded driver file is expanded correctly. If the driver is expanded incorrectly, the driver files will overwrite each other and become corrupt. As a result, the setup program will not run successfully and the tablet driver will not be installed. To ensure that the driver file is expanded correctly follow these steps:

Note: To follow these instructions the user must be able to identify the following parts of the PC: keyboard, 3.5-inch floppy drive and diskette, and mouse. In addition, the user must be able to open Windows Explorer (or File Manager) and navigate on the desktop using drop-down menus.

1. Create a directory on C:\ drive called "TABLET".

• To create a directory:

• Windows'98- In Windows Explorer left-click once on the C:\ drive. Drop down the File menu and select New. Now, from the sub-menu select Folder. Name the new folder "TABLET".

2. Download the Wacom tablet driver to the C:\TABLET directory.

• Select C:\Tablet as the destination to point the driver file to that directory during the download.

3. Insert a blank, formatted 1.44 megabyte floppy disk into the appropriate disk drive.

• To format a floppy diskette:
• Windows '98- In Windows Explorer, right-click on the A:\ (or B:\) drive. Then select Format from the pop-up menu.

4. Open an MS-DOS window.

• To open an MS-DOS window:

• Windows'98- Go to the Start menu and select Programs. Then select MS-DOS Prompt from the sub-menu.

5. At the command prompt (in the MS-DOS window) type "CD \TABLET" and press Return. The prompt should now read C:\TABLET.

6. At the C:\TABLET prompt type "DIR". The directory list should show one file, PC250a.EXE.

7. Next, type "PC250a -D A:" (or "PC250a -D B:" depending on the letter designation of the floppy drive).

8. The file expansion utility will display this message: "This file contains sub-directories. Please decompress them using the -D option. Do you want to extract these files now (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and Enter.

All of the driver files will then be expanded to the floppy drive (A:\ or B:\). When the files have been successfully expanded the C:\TABLET prompt will reappear. Do not eject the floppy diskette from the drive.

9. Type "EXIT". This will close the MS-DOS window and re-open the Windows desktop.

10. Running the Setup program:

• Windows'98- Go to the Start menu and choose Run. In the Run window, type "A:\SETUP" and press Enter. The Setup program will now install the Wacom driver on your system.

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