I tried installing the QX3 on a system running the Windows 7 release candidate
(RC) beta build. The instruction for a Vista install worked except that the
driver has to be installed manually, at least in this release. The new
instructions are listed below.

Best regards,
Mark

Instruction for installing the QX3 or QX3+ Microscope with Windows 7 RC

Note, DO NOT use the software from the CD that came with the microscope.

DO NOT plug in the QX3 microscope until Step 4.

Step 1. Install the QX3PLUS.EXE software downloaded from Intel:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&Inst=Yes&ProductID=160&Dw\
nldID=4419&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All%20Operating%20Systems&lang=eng


Step 2. Download and install the QCODINSTL.EXE software from:

http://www.intel.com/support/intelplay/qx3/sb/cs-016002.htm

Step 3. Download and extract the QX3 Drivers from:
http://hyperslug.s3.amazonaws.com/IntelQX3driverXP.zip


Step 4. Now, plug in the microscope.

When the "Found New Hardware" wizard appears you will see a message saying that
the driver installation failed. You need to install the driver manually by
following these steps:
a. Click START - Select Devices & Printers
b. Right-click on the Intel QX3 Icon and select Properties
c. Click the Hardware tab - click Properties
d. Click Change Settings - click the Driver Tab
e. Click Update Driver - select "Browse my computer for driver software"
f. Browse to the folder with the extracted QX3 drivers from Step 3. above. The
hardware should install successfully.

Double-click on the QX3+ icon on the desktop and the program should run.
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