Merge "pht.reg" registry file by double clicking on it.
This is done with the Permissions set to FULL for the one logged in for the registry.
***** WARNING ***** Do not make changes to anything in the registry manually. Aways backup your registry before installing anything new.
Start Run REGEDT32 OK Click on the + next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Click on the + next to SYSTEM Click on the + next to CurrentControlSet Click on ENUM Go to the Pulldown menu "Edit" ( For Windows 2000 it is Security" ) Click on Permissions... Check FULL CONTROL Click OK Double clicking on the "pht.reg" file will give you that option to merge the files.
Last thing is to "Enable legacy Plug and Play Detection" in the Device Manager | Ports | Printer Port | Port Settings.
Doing a right mouse click on "My Computer" Click on Hardware Click on Device Manager Click on the + next to Ports Double click on Printer Port Click on Port Settings Check off the box for "Enable legacy Plug and Play Detection" Click on OK
Restart the computer with drive attached and powered ON.
Possible things to check, if you do not see the drive in "My Computer" or Windows Explorer; Is the parallel port mode on the computer set for EPP 1.7 or equivalent? See your computer's user manual for help in getting to the CMOS/BIOS setup. Was the unit powered on before the computer was turned on? Are the connections good? After powering down, please try removing the connections and then reconnect it after a few minutes. Is it attached directly to the printer/parallel port?