How to Connect a Parallel Zip Drive to Someone Else's Computer

You can connect an external parallel-port Zip drive to any PC that's running Windows 95 or 98. You can copy files to or from Zip disks.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Zip Disks
• Zip Drives

1. Shut down the computer.
2. See "How to Connect a Zip Drive to a Computer," and follow the instructions to connect the drive. Windows should recognize the drive when you reboot.
3. Put the IomegaWare Install disc in the CD-ROM drawer. Close the drawer.
4. Double-click My Computer.
5. Double-click the CD drive icon.
6. Double-click Guest98.exe or the Guest icon.
7. Install Guest according to the instructions on-screen.
8. Reboot the computer.
9. Put the Zip disk in the Zip drive.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also install Guest from the Zip Tools disk.
• If you don't have an IomegaWare CD or a Zip Tools disk with you, download the drivers from Iomega's Web site.
• Use Zip disks as you would when the drive is connected to your own computer.
• Use an optional Iomega Zip drive battery for extra convenience.

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