What You Need To Get Started:

1.      A computer loaded with the Windows 98 operating system.

2.      Port: Universal Serial Bus (USB).

3.      A Ricochet wireless modem with Internet access.

Get the Windows 98 Ricochet USB Driver file:

1.      Make a directory in the root called 98driver. This is easily done by double clicking on My Computer then the C: Drive then Click on File>New>Folder and name it 98driver.
 

2.      Download the driver called 98driver from http://www.wwc.com/techsupport/98driver.exe and place it in the 98driver directory that you just created.
 

3.      Double Click Start>Run and type in c:\98driver\98driver.exe (excluding the ). After that is complete close all windows that are open.

Driver Installation:

Plug the USB cable into the Ricochet Modem and then into the USB port on the PC and then turn the Modem on.

Then a screen should come up that looks like this:

Click on Next and you will see this:

Click on the second button to Display a list of all the drivers. Then, click Next and this screen will come up:

When you see the above screen click the Have Disk button and you will see this:

In the Copy manufacturer's files from: Type in the location of the directory where we downloaded the driver file, in most cases it will be C:\98driver if you followed the Steps 1-3 above. Click OK and you will see:

Click Next and the next screen will appear:

Click Next

Click Finish and the computer will now start the process to detect the Ricochet USB Modem:

Click Next

Make sure the Search for best driver is selected and click Next

Only Specify a location: Needs to be checked and type location of the driver in the box normally C:\98driver and

Click Next

Click Next and you will see:

Click Finish

You are now finished with the driver Installation.

Click here for instructions on setting up a Dial-Up Networking Connection to complete your Ricochet installation.