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SMIQx; SMEx; GPIB: How can I use DOS GPIB programs under modern Windows systems?

Question:

I have a DOS program which remote-controls a device via GPIB bus and I have a PC with WindowsXP. The program does not find my National Instruments GPIB card. What can I do?

Answer:

The National Instruments GPIB driver already installs the necessary commands in the file
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG.NT

The commands are as follows:

REM *** To run DOS GPIB applications, uncomment the
REM *** following line
REM device=C:\PROGRA~1\NATION~1\NI-488.2\DOSWIN16\Gpib-nt.com

The only thing you have to do is to uncomment the third line.



SMIQx; SMEx; GPIB: How can I use DOS GPIB programs under modern Windows systems?		FAQ overview


Question:	I have a DOS program which remote-controls a device via GPIB bus and I have a PC with WindowsXP. The program does not find my National Instruments GPIB card. What can I do?



Answer:	The National Instruments GPIB driver already installs the necessary commands in the file C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG.NT The commands are as follows: REM * To run DOS GPIB applications, uncomment the REM * following line REM device=C:\PROGRA~1\NATION~1\NI-488.2\DOSWIN16\Gpib-nt.com The only thing you have to do is to uncomment the third line.