Wilson wrote: :dunno: They sent me this. What do I do with a zip file? :dunno: Please guide me through it. He said to unzip it and download the 2 drivers :dunno:
You should then have a folder called:
2014_05_03-mu+md-AmScope3.7.3036-Software-and-Driver.zip
Right click with the mouse on that folder, make sure the box that says “show extracted files when complete” is checked and select the option “extract all”. Note that the exact wording may differ slightly in different versions of Windows.
You should then see a group of 6 files:
1) Driver1-AmscopeCamDshowSetup.exe
2) Driver2-AmscopeCamTwainSetup.exe
3) MU and MD Series General Camera Information.pdf
4) MU-MD-Toupview-AmScope-Software-FAQ-2014.pdf
5) Software-AmScopeSetup.exe
6) ToupView_Software_Quick_Help_en.pdf
Files 3, 4 and 6 are help files you need to keep for future reference.
Files 1 and 2 are installation files for the drivers for the camera. File 5 is the installation file for the imaging software (Toupview). The next bit I can’t help you with completely. I would expect that if you install Toupview then it will automatically install the drivers as well. I also don’t know if this version of Toupview is more up to date than the one you have or if it’s only the drivers that are newer. I also don’t know if the two drivers can be installed independently of installing the software.
I would say the safest bet would be to run that 5th file by double-clicking on it and in the expectation that it will install the new drivers as well. That’s what the tutorial video suggests will happen. If you get a message saying “Toupware version XX is already installed” then ignore it and let this version over-write what you already have.
After installation, when you run the software, you will still need to select the camera model from the box at the left of the viewing screen (as per the tutorial video) to activate it.
Keep all of those files somewhere safe in case you ever need to restore the software. They all need to be in the same folder to work properly.. You can delete the zipped folder you originally downloaded.
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