The driver allows SIMS to communicate with the SSD via Windows and the parallel port or USB port. This should only have to be done once for the workstation when SIMS is first installed The Parallel Port Driver installer is included with the 6.12 Installation. The USB driver needs to be installed from the CD directly.
Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 USB Port Driver Installation Procedure
Remove any attached USB keys.
Open the SIMS CD with Windows Explorer or by opening My Computer and then opening the CD drive.
Open the SSD folder on the CD.
Double-click the SSD5411-32bit.exe file and follow the directions for installation.
Attached or reattach your USB key(s).
Windows 98 or NT or 2000 or XP Parallel Port Driver Installation Procedure
Double-click the “Software Security Device Driver” icon in the SIMS 6.12 Program Group to run the installation. You won't see anything happen, but it should install the driver you need for your version of Windows..
Create a diskette for the Software Security Device Drivers from the CD-ROM
If you need to put the "Software Security Device Drivers" installation on a diskette, copy the entire contents of the “SSD\SSDriver” folder on the CD-ROM, including all sub-folders, to a diskette. Label the diskette “Software Security Device Drivers”.