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There are a
few slight differences between windows 95 and windows 98 when it
comes to Infra Red communications. Win98 introduced a new IrDA comms
subsystem, which has the unfortunate effect of stopping NCDS from
working correctly. All is not lost though - it is a relatively
simple process to convert the 98 IrDA system back to one similar to
95. Please note : although this is pretty easy, and relatively safe,
we are editing windows configuration files, so please note the
disclaimer at the bottom of the page!
* Open the Control Panel, and select Network. Highlight
the infra red device listed and then click on remove.
* Click OK
on the network box, when asked to reboot answer NO.
* Backup the
file C:\WINDOWS\INF\MSPORTS.INF
* Open the file
C:\WINDOWS\INF\MSPORTS.INF in notepad by double clicking on it and
find the following section :
[Std]
%*PNP0400.DeviceDesc% = LptPort,
*PNP0400 ; Printer Port
%*PNP0401.DeviceDesc% = EcpPort,
*PNP0401 ; ECP Printer Port
%*PNP0500.DeviceDesc% = ComPort,
*PNP0500 ; Communications Port
%*PNP0501.DeviceDesc% = ComPort,
*PNP0501 ; Communications Port
; No; *PNP051x devices are now
supported in IRMINI.INF
%*PNP0510.DeviceDesc% = InfraredComPort,
*PNP0510 ; IR Communications Port used byr IrDA stack
%*PNP0511.DeviceDesc% = InfraredComPort, *PNP0511 ; IR
Communications Port used byr IrDA stack
Ammend it until it looks like the above.
Now find this section, it should be near the end.
[Strings]
MS = "Microsoft"
Std = "(Standard port
types)"
PortsClassName = "Ports (COM & LPT)"
*PNP0400.DeviceDesc = "Printer Port"
*PNP0401.DeviceDesc =
"ECP Printer Port"
*PNP0500.DeviceDesc = "Communications Port"
*PNP0501.DeviceDesc = "Communications Port"
*PNP0510.DeviceDesc = "Generic Ir Serial Port"
*PNP0511.DeviceDesc = "Generic Ir Serial Port"
* Again ammend it
until it looks like the above by removing the semi-colon.
* Save
the file and reboot.
* Windows will now detect a Generic Ir
Serial Port, and use the Windows 95 drivers.
* Install Nokia
Datasuite and Nokia PC Composer.
* Editting the registry
:
Start REGEDIT
Doubleclick :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Doubleclick :
SOFTWARE
Doubleclick : NOKIA
Click :
DTP2V3
In the right-screen you now see you have to change by
dubbelclick them :
UseIr : change 00 into 01
UserPort : change COMX to the Com-port simulair to your generic IR
Serial Port (1,2,3 or 4)
UserPortIR : change COMX to the Com-port
simulair to your generic IR Serial Port (1,2,3 or 4)
*
Restart the computer !
*
Everytime you install the Nokia Data Suite or de Nokia PC Composer
you have to edit the registry again !!!
* It should work now
!!!!
p.s.
Some new
laptops have higher speed IrDA ports - the normal IrDA maximum port
speed is 115,200 bps, some laptops can go up to 4Megs. If you think
this applies to you (consult the hardware docs), as well as
uncommenting *PNP0510.DeviceDesc, you need to uncomment
*PNP0511.DeviceDesc. This should then detect the quicker port when
you reboot.
Originally posted for NCDS 1.2, but it works
perfectly on NCDS 2.0. The only disadvantage of this is that you
lose the added functionality that 98 provides for IrDA
communications.
DISCLAIMER :
I WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY
DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR ANYTHING ELSE BY EXECUTING THE TEXT ABOVE
THESE LINES.
I'M ONLY TRYING TO HELP. IT WORKS FINE WITH ME, BUT
IF IT DOESN'T WORK ON YOUR COMPUTER OR WHEN YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE
ANY DAMAGE OR INCONVENIENCE, I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
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