Security Block Problems - Windows XP (Home and Pro) The directory X:\Omega\Prog\Drivers\NT, (where X is the drive where the Omega Research product was installed), contains the drivers necessary for accessing the Activator under Windows XP. *** IMPORTANT NOTE *** In order to make the following changes, Windows XP MUST be started with an account with ADMINISTRATIVE privileges. ********************** To enable Windows programs to check the ACTIVATOR under Windows XP copy the Virtual device driver (DLL) into the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 directory and the DOS and Physical device drivers (SYS) into the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS directory: From the X:\Omega\Prog\Drivers\NT directory in a DOS window (where X is the drive where you installed your Version 4.0 Data Serve)r use the following commands to copy the files to the proper directories. You can also copy the files using Windows Explorer. COPY SSIVDDP.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SSIVDDP.DLL COPY SSIDDDP.SYS C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\SSIDDDP.SYS COPY SSIPDDP.SYS C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\SSIPDDP.SYS To load the Virtual Device Driver for the ACTIVATOR, you have to add the line below to the CONFIG.NT file in Windows \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 directory. DEVICE=%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\SSIDDDP.SYS Locate the file using Windows Explorer, highlight the file, use the File | Open with ... menu, select Notepad, and click OK to open the file. Add the line above as the last line in the file. Remember to save your changes from the File | Save menu and close the file when editing is complete. With the programs SSIREGI.EXE and SSIREGM.EXE you can automatically install/modify the SSIPDDP driver into XP's Registry database. To install, press the Start | Run menu and enter the line: X:\OMEGA\PROG\DRIVERS\NT\SSIREGI install (where X is the drive where you installed your Version 4.0 Data Server). Click OK to begin the install. After running the install program and copying the files above, reboot Windows XP. If the security device is attached to LPT1, no modification is necessary. If another port is used, change the install by pressing the Start | Run menu and entering the line: X:\OMEGA\PROG\DRIVERS\NT\SSIREGM LPTPort=n (where X is the drive where you installed your Version 4.0 Data Server and where n=1-9 is the port#). Click OK to update the install. After running the install program and coping the files above, reboot Windows XP. If you want to completely remove the driver, run the command by pressing the Start | Run menu and entering the line: X:\OMEGA\PROG\DRIVERS\NT\SSIREGI remove (where X is the drive where you installed your Version 4.0 Data Server). Click OK to remove the driver. (If the driver is in use, the Registry key will be deleted only next boot time.) If you used the virtual device driver, don't forget to remove the line DEVICE=SSIDDDP.SYS from the CONFIG.NT file. 1. If there is no printer or the combinations in step 3 do not work, check the speed settings of the block. This requires running the SSIACT speed measurement utility in DOS. Note to AMD K6 users: This utility may report an incorrect setting. Please skip to step h. and use the setting 2,2,50. a. Select the Start | Programs | MS-DOS Prompt menu sequence. b. The DOS prompt should be running in full screen mode. This means the monitor screen will be completely black, with DOS text in white. No other "windows" should be seen with exception of the DOS screen. If this is not the case, change to full screen mode by clicking on the Properties icon on the menu bar. Select the Screen tab and select Full Screen Mode. Click OK. c. At the prompt type CD C:\OMEGA\PROG\DRIVERS\NT . d. At the prompt (C:\OMEGA\PROG\DRIVERS\NT>) type SSIACT . This will start the Speed Measurement Utility. e. At the "Hit enter when ready" message, make sure the security block is attached properly and then hit . f. The test will begin followed by "MEASURING". If the message "ACTIVATOR NOT FOUND" appears refer to the next section. A message will appear stating, "The optimal parameters for this computer is SET SSI_ACT=" followed by series of numbers. Copy down the series of numbers. f1. If the message "ACTIVATOR NOT FOUND" appears you will need to change the BIOS settings in your computers setup utility. If you have never edited the BIOS settings, please refer to your computer's documentation or ask a qualified technician to help you make changes. The computer will usually display a message when booting that will explain how to enter the computer's setup utility. Once you have entered the setup utility, navigate to the section where you will be able to edit the Parallel port settings. In the BIOS, you will need to change the settings for the Parallel port to use ECP mode and Enabled if applicable. Once the mode for the parallel port has been changed, run the SSIACT program again. If the message "ACTIVATOR NOT FOUND" still appears, it will be necessary to try each different mode setting for the Parallel port to find a combination that will work properly. The Parallel port may be setup to use Bi-Directional and Auto or OS Controlled. These settings will usually not allow the security block to function. As an example, on an ASUS/Athalon machine changing the port to "ECP+EPP", selecting DMA=3 and changing the IRQ from 7 to 5 worked. g. At the prompt (C:\OMEGA\PROG\DRIVERS\NT>) type EXIT. This will return to the WINDOWS environment. h. To use the new parameters: i. Click the Start | Run menu sequence. ii. At the Open: edit box type SYSEDIT and click OK. This will bring up the System Configuration Editor. iii.Select the Window | AUTOEXEC.BAT menu sequence. iv. Scroll down to the line: SET SSI_ACT=10,10,10 (10,10,10 is the default setting). Change 10,10,10 to the series of numbers from the test in DOS (Results of step f). v. Click the File | Save menu sequence. vi. Click File | Exit. vii.Reboot the computer and restart the Data Server 2. The SYSTEM.INI file, [386Enh] section should contain the line DEVICE=SSIACT.386 a. Click the Start | Run menu sequence. b. At the Open: edit box type SYSEDIT and click OK. This will bring up the System Configuration Editor. c. Select the Window | SYSTEM.INI menu sequence. d. Scroll down to the line that reads [386Enh Check until the next blank line for a line that begins device=ssiact.386. There should NOT be a semicolon (;) in front of the line. If the line does not exist, add it immediately under the [386Enh] line. e. Click the File | Save menu sequence. f. Click File | Exit. 3. If the Security Block is on an LPT port other than LPT1, the SYSTEM.INI file, [386Enh] section must contain the following line: a. Click the Start | Run menu sequence. b. At the Open: edit box type SYSEDIT and click OK. This will bring up the System Configuration Editor. c. Select the Window | SYSTEM.INI menu sequence. d. Scroll down to the line that reads [386Enh]. Check until the next blank line for a line that reads SSI_LPT=n (where n=1,2,3) depending what port the block is on. There should NOT be a semicolon (;) in front of the line. If the line does not exist, add it immediately under the [386Enh] line. e. Click the File | Save menu sequence. f. Click File | Exit. 4. Delete the *.CRI files from the OMEGA subdirectories a. Click the Start | Find | Files or Folders menu sequence. b. In the Named: edit box, type in *.CRI c. In the Look In: edit box, type in C:\OMEGA d. Make sure there is a check in the Include Subfolders checkbox and click the Find Now button. e. One or more files should be found. Click on Edit | Select All, then File | Delete. Confirm deletion to the Recycle Bin and close the Find window.