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NI USB-621x OEM User Guide

2.

At the bottom of this file are the descriptors where Windows looks to

identify the device. Locate the two lines of text that contain in quotes

the descriptors for the device name you are modifying. Change the

descriptor on both lines to the new device name, as shown in Figure 13.

Figure 13. INF File Descriptors Changed to “My Device” (Windows 2000)

3.

Save and close the INF file.

4.

Go to the Windows Device Manager, right-click the OEM device under

Data Acquisition Devices, and select Uninstall.

5.

Disconnect the USB cable from your PC.

Hardware Wizard and Windows Device Manager, as shown in Figure 14.

Note

When the device is initially installed, the Windows alert message may display the

for a few seconds until the custom name appears and the Found New Hardware Wizard is

launched. This alert message device name cannot be changed.

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