• CONDITIONS OF USE FOR THE PRODUCT •

(1) Mitsubishi programmable controller ("the PRODUCT") shall be used in conditions;

i) where any problem, fault or failure occurring in the PRODUCT, if any, shall not lead to any major or
serious accident; and
ii) where the backup and fail-safe function are systematically or automatically provided outside of the
PRODUCT for the case of any problem, fault or failure occurring in the PRODUCT.

(2) The PRODUCT has been designed and manufactured for the purpose of being used in general
industries.
MITSUBISHI SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT,
PRODUCT LIABILITY) FOR ANY INJURY OR DEATH TO PERSONS OR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY CAUSED BY the PRODUCT THAT ARE OPERATED OR USED IN APPLICATION NOT
INTENDED OR EXCLUDED BY INSTRUCTIONS, PRECAUTIONS, OR WARNING CONTAINED IN
MITSUBISHI'S USER, INSTRUCTION AND/OR SAFETY MANUALS, TECHNICAL BULLETINS AND
GUIDELINES FOR the PRODUCT.
("Prohibited Application")
Prohibited Applications include, but not limited to, the use of the PRODUCT in;
y Nuclear Power Plants and any other power plants operated by Power companies, and/or any other
cases in which the public could be affected if any problem or fault occurs in the PRODUCT.
y Railway companies or Public service purposes, and/or any other cases in which establishment of a
special quality assurance system is required by the Purchaser or End User.
y Aircraft or Aerospace, Medical applications, Train equipment, transport equipment such as Elevator
and Escalator, Incineration and Fuel devices, Vehicles, Manned transportation, Equipment for
Recreation and Amusement, and Safety devices, handling of Nuclear or Hazardous Materials or
Chemicals, Mining and Drilling, and/or other applications where there is a significant risk of injury to
the public or property.

Notwithstanding the above, restrictions Mitsubishi may in its sole discretion, authorize use of the
PRODUCT in one or more of the Prohibited Applications, provided that the usage of the PRODUCT is
limited only for the specific applications agreed to by Mitsubishi and provided further that no special
quality assurance or fail-safe, redundant or other safety features which exceed the general
specifications of the PRODUCTs are required. For details, please contact the Mitsubishi
representative in your region.

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REVISIONS
The manual number is given on the bottom left of the back cover.
Print Date Manual Number Revision
Feb., 2003 SH(NA)-080372E-A First edition
Jul., 2003 SH(NA)-080372E-B Correction
Appendix 2
Jun., 2004 SH(NA)-080372E-C Correction
Section 2.2, Chapter 3, Section 3.1.2, Section 4.1
Apr., 2005 SH(NA)-080372E-D Correction
Section 2.2
Jun., 2005 SH(NA)-080372E-E Correction
Section 2.2
Apr., 2007 SH(NA)-080372E-F Correction
Section 2.2
Jan., 2008 SH(NA)-080372E-G Addition
Section 3.4
Correction
Abbreviations and Generic Terms in This Manual, Section 2.2,
Section 3.1.2, Section 3.2, Section 3.3
Apr., 2008 SH(NA)-080372E-H Correction
Section 3.1.2
Jun., 2008 SH(NA)-080372E-I Correction
Section 2.2, Section 3.2
Dec., 2008 SH(NA)-080372E-J Correction
Section 2.2
Apr., 2009 SH(NA)-080372E-K Correction
SOFTWARE USER REGISTRATION, About Manuals,
Product Makeup, Section 3.1.2, Section 3.3
Jan., 2010 SH(NA)-080372E-L Addition
CONDITIONS OF USE FOR THE PRODUCT
Correction
INTRODUCTION, About Manuals,
Abbreviations and Generic Terms in This Manual, Product Makeup,
Section 2.2, Section 3.3

Japanese Manual Version SH-080355-O

This manual confers no industrial property rights or any rights of any other kind, nor does it confer any patent licenses.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation cannot be held responsible for any problems involving industrial property rights which
may occur as a result of using the contents noted in this manual.
© 2003 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
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 INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the Mitsubishi MELSOFT series Integrated FA software.
Read this manual and make sure you understand the functions and performance of MELSOFT series
programmable controller thoroughly in advance to ensure correct use.

CONTENTS

CONDITIONS OF USE FOR THE PRODUCT .............................................................................................A- 1

REVISIONS ....................................................................................................................................................A- 2
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................A- 3
CONTENTS....................................................................................................................................................A- 3
About Manuals ...............................................................................................................................................A- 4
Abbreviations and Generic Terms in This Manual ........................................................................................A- 5
Product Makeup .............................................................................................................................................A- 6

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1- 1 to 1- 2

2. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 2- 1 to 2- 2

2.1 System Configuration.............................................................................................................................. 2- 1

2.2 Operating Environment ........................................................................................................................... 2- 1

3. INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION 3- 1 to 3-26

3.1 Installation ................................................................................................................................................ 3- 1

3.1.1 Installing Procedure........................................................................................................................... 3- 1
3.1.2 Installing Operation ........................................................................................................................... 3- 2
3.2 Uninstallation........................................................................................................................................... 3-12
3.3 Installing the USB Driver......................................................................................................................... 3-14
3.4 Updating the USB Driver ........................................................................................................................ 3-21

4. USING GX Developer 4- 1 to 4- 6

4.1 GX Developer Edit Window and Various Tools ..................................................................................... 4- 1

4.2 Dialog Box Basic Operations.................................................................................................................. 4- 4

APPENDICES Appendix-1 to Appendix-5

APPENDIX 1 Questions and Answers about Personal Computers ............................................... Appendix- 1

APPENDIX 2 Notes on GX Developer ............................................................................................ Appendix- 2

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About Manuals

The manuals related to this product are shown below.

Refer to the following table when ordering required manuals.

Related Manuals

Manual Number
Manual Name
(Model Code)
GX Developer Version8 Operating Manual
SH-080373E
Explains operation methods such as creating, printing, monitoring, and debugging programs using GX
(13JU40)
Developer. (Sold separately)

GX Developer Version8 Operating Manual (SFC)

SH-080374E
Explains the editing and monitoring operations of the SFC functions using GX Developer.
(13JU42)
(Sold separately)

GX Developer Version8 Operating Manual (MELSAP-L)

SH-080375E
Explains the editing and monitoring operations of the MELSAP-L format SFC functions using GX
(13JU43)
Developer. (Sold separately)

GX Developer Version8 Operating Manual (Function Block)

SH-080376E
Explains the editing and monitoring operations of the function blocks using GX Developer.
(13JU44)
(Sold separately)

GX Developer Version 8 Operating Manual (Structured Text)

SH-080367E
Explains operation methods such as creating and printing structured text (ST) programs using GX
(13JU37)
Developer. (Sold separately)

GX Simulator Version6 Operating Manual

SH-080169
Explains the setting and operating methods for monitoring the device memory and simulating the
(13JU17)
machine side operations using GX Simulator. (Sold separately)

GPP Function Software for Windows SW4D5C-GPPW-E SW4D5C-LLT-E

Starting GPPW(Guidebook)
IB-0800057
This manual is intended for beginners of the SW4D5C-GPPW-E, SW4D5C-LLT-E. It describes how to (13J966)
install and start them and provides you with a basic knowledge and the methods for creating and editing
circuits, making printouts, monitoring, and debugging showing a few illustrations. (Sold separately)

Structured Text (ST) Programming Guide Book

SH-080368E
Intended for beginners, i.e., those who create structured text program for the first time.
(13JF69)
Explains basic operations and functions using sample programs. (Sold separately)

REMARK
The Operating Manuals and Structured Text (ST) Programming Guide Book are
included on the CD-ROM of the software package in a PDF file format.
Manuals in printed form are sold separately for single purchase. Order a manual by
quoting the manual number (model code) listed in the table above.

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Abbreviations and Generic Terms in This Manual

Unless otherwise specified, the following generic names and abbreviations are used
for explanations in this manual.

Generic terms and abbreviations Description

Generic product name of the product types SW8D5C-GPPW-E, SW8D5C-GPPW-
GX Developer
EA, SW8D5C-GPPW-EV and SW8D5C-GPPW-EVA.
1-license product Abbreviation of the 1-license product of GX Developer or GX Simulator.
Multiple-license product Abbreviation of the multiple-license product of GX Developer or GX Simulator.
R R
Generic term for Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Operating System,
R R
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Operating System,
R R R
Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista Business Operating System,
R R
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Operating System and
R R
Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Operating System.
R R
R Generic term for Microsoft Windows XP Professional Operating System and
Windows XP R R
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Operating System.
Basic model QCPU Generic term for Q00JCPU, Q00CPU and Q01CPU.
Generic term of Q03UDECPU, Q04UDEHCPU, Q06UDEHCPU, Q10UDEHCPU,
Built-in Ethernet port QCPU
Q13UDEHCPU, Q20UDEHCPU and Q26UDEHCPU.
Generic term for programmable controller available with MELSEC-A.
ACPU Including MOTION (SCPU). (However, GX Developer does not support A1, A2, A3,
A3H, A3M, A52G, A73, A0J2 and A3V.)
QCPU (A mode) Generic term for Q02(H)CPU-A and Q06HCPU-A.
QnACPU Generic term for programmable controller available with MELSEC-QnA.
LCPU Generic term for L02CPU and L26CPU-BT.
Generic term for Q00J, Q00UJ, Q00, Q00U, Q01, Q01U, Q02(H), Q02PH, Q02U,
Q03UD, Q03UDE, Q04UDH, Q04UDEH, Q06H, Q06PH, Q06UDH, Q06UDEH,
QCPU (Q mode)
Q10UDH, Q10UDEH, Q12H, Q12PH, Q12PRH, Q13UDH, Q13UDEH, Q20UDH,
Q20UDEH, Q25H, Q25PH, Q25PRH, Q26UDH and Q26UDEHCPU.
QSCPU Abbreviation of QS001CPU.

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Product Makeup

GX Developer and GX Simulator are made up of the following products.

Type Product Name Quantity

SW8D5C-GPPW-E(V) GX Developer Version8 (1-license product) (CD-ROM) 1
Method of installing the MELSOFT Series 1
End-user software license agreement 1
Software registration notice 1
License agreement 1
SW8D5C-GPPW-E(V)A GX Developer Version8 (Multiple license product) (CD-ROM) 1
Method of installing the MELSOFT Series 1
End-user software license agreement 1
Software registration notice 1
License agreement n 1
1: The number of included license agreements is equivalent to the number of licenses.

NOTICES
• We don't guarantee the commercially-available Microsoft Windows Operating
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System-based software products that have been introduced in this manual.

• We hold the copyrights of this software package.
• No part of this manual may be transcribed or duplicated in any form without prior
permission by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
• We have attempted to cover all the revisions of software and hardware, but this
manual may not contain the latest revisions.
• The software of this product requires one license to be purchased per computer.
• We permit the user to use this software package (including this manual) based on
the Software License Agreement.
• We are not liable for consequences or influences due to this software package
(including this manual).
• The specifications of this software package and the descriptions in this manual
may be altered in future without prior notice.

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1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
MELSOFT

1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
1
This manual describes the system configuration, installation procedure, start method,
screen configuration, and basic operations of the following Microsoft Windows Operating
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System compatible products.

• GX Developer (CD-ROM Version)
The product type ended by "V" is an update-only product.

Install procedure

System configuration

Screen configuration and basic operation

Start and End GX Developer

GX
Developer

End
GX
Developer

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2 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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2. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

2.1 System Configuration

GX Developer is available to install into the PC that meets the operating environment
specification in Section 2.2.
2

2.2 Operating Environment

The following table summarizes the operating environment.

Item Contents
Personal Personal computer in which Windows operates.
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Peripheral computer
device PC CPU MELSEC-Q Series-compatible PC CPU module (CONTEC CO., Ltd.)
module
Personal CPU See "Applicable operating system and the corresponding required PC performance"
computer main Required shown below.
body memory
1
Available hard disk space 200MB or more
Disk drive CD-ROM drive (if using CD-ROM media)
Resolution
2
800x600 pixels or higher
Monitor
However, set the resolution to 1024x768 pixels or higher when using the CC IE Control
diagnostics function.
RS-232 port : Needed when communicating with the programmable controller CPU.
(Required when accessing the Basic model QCPU, QCPU (A mode),
ACPU, QnACPU, and FXCPU)
USB port : Can be used when communicating with the QCPU (Q mode), LCPU,
Communication interface
QSCPU, FXCPU(FX3G).
(Excludes the Basic model QCPU, Q02CPU and remote I/O modules.)
Ethernet port : Can be used when communicating with the Built-in Ethernet port QCPU
and LCPU
3
Microsoft R
Windows 95 Operating System
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Microsoft R
Windows 98 Operating System
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Microsoft R
Windows Millennium Edition Operating System
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Microsoft R
WindowsNT Workstation Operating System Version 4.0
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Microsoft R
Windows 2000 Professional Operating System
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Microsoft R
Windows XP Professional Operating System
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Operating system
Microsoft R
Windows XP Home Edition Operating System
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Operating System
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Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Operating System
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Microsoft Windows Vista Business Operating System
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Operating System
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Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Operating System
1: At minimum, free space of 15GB is required for Windows Vista . R

2: Resolution 1024 × 768 pixels or higher is recommended for Windows Vista . R

3: Windows 95 does not support the structured text language function.

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Applicable operating system and the corresponding required PC performance.

Required PC performance
Item
CPU Required memory
4 5
Windows 95 (Service Pack 1 or higher)
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Pentium 133MHz or higher
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32MB or more
4 5
Windows 98
R
Pentium 133MHz or higher
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32MB or more
2 Windows Millennium Edition
R
Pentium 150MHz or higher
R 4
32MB or more
5

4 5
WindowsNT Workstation 4.0 (Service Pack 3 or higher)
R
Pentium 133MHz or higher
R
32MB or more
4 5
Windows 2000 Professional
R
Pentium 133MHz or higher
R
64MB or more
4 5
Windows XP Professional
R
Pentium 300MHz or higher
R
128MB or more
4 5
Windows XP Home Edition
R
Pentium 300MHz or higher
R
128MB or more
Windows Vista R
Home Basic Pentium 1GHz or higher
R
1GB or more
Windows Vista R
Home Premium Pentium 1GHz or higher
R
1GB or more
Windows Vista R
Business Pentium 1GHz or higher
R
1GB or more
Windows Vista R
Ultimate Pentium 1GHz or higher
R
1GB or more
Windows Vista R
Enterprise Pentium 1GHz or higher
R
1GB or more
4: Pentium 300MHz or higher is recommended when creating label programs.
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5: 64MB or more is recommended when creating label programs.

POINT
• Instruction for use of the online manual
Addition of memory ensures more comfortable use.
• Instruction for use of the PDF data
Use with addition of personal computer memory ensures comfortable operation.
• Depending on the operating environment of the personal computer, editing on
multiple screens opened for programming or like may cause a memory shortage
error.
When the personal computer is used with only GX Developer booted, the number
of edit screens should be up to 40 as a guideline.
• When Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista is used, the following new
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functions cannot be used.

If any of the following new functions is used, this product may not operate
normally.
Start of application in Windows R
compatible mode
Fast user switching
Remote desktop
Big fonts (Details setting of Screen properties)
Additionally, 64-bit Windows R
XP and Windows Vista R
are not available.
• In Windows Vista , log in as a user having User authority or higher.
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3. INSTALLATION AND UNINSTALLATION

This chapter explains how to install and uninstall the product.

3.1 Installation

3.1.1 Installing Procedure

Install GX Developer in the following procedure. 3

New installation Updating

Uninstall the older version. Refer to the startup

Install the product. manual of the older
Register the name and company. Refer to version product.
Register the product ID. Section 3.1.2 (1).
Install the product.
Register the name and company. Refer to
Register the product ID. Section 3.1.2 (1).
Boot the product. Register the product ID of the older
Refer to product.
Check whether the product has been
Section 3.1.2 (3).
installed properly.

Boot the product. Refer to

Complete Check whether the product has been Section 3.1.2 (3).
installed properly.

Complete

POINT
If the DLL overwrite confirmation message appears during installation, choose
"Yes" to overwrite the DLLs.
If they are not overwritten, the product may not be run properly.

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3.1.2 Installing Operation

Before starting installation, confirm the following.

POINT
• Terminate all the other applications running under Microsoft Windows Operating
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System before installation.

• The installer may not work normally because the update program of operating
system or other companies’ software such as Windows Update and java update
may start automatically. Please install the driver after changing the setting of the
3 update program not to start automatically.
• When using Windows NT Workstation Operating System Version 4.0,
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Operating System, Windows XP

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Professional Operating System, Windows XP Home Edition Operating System,

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Windows Vista Home Basic Operating System, Windows Vista Home

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Premium Operating System, Windows Vista Business Operating System,

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Windows Vista Ultimate Operating System, Windows Vista Enterprise

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Operating System, logon as a user who has the attributes of an Administrator (for
computer management).
• If the license key FD is valid, installing this product enables updating.
(The license volume of the older version decreases by 1 license.)

(1) Installing the product

(The screens of Windows 98 are used in the explanation.)
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1) Start Windows Explorer and click the drive in which the

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disk has been inserted.

Double-click "Setup.exe".
On Windows Explorer, choose [Start]-[Programs]-
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[Windows Explorer].
: When user account control is enabled in Windows
Double-click here Vista , the following screen appears.
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Click "Allow".

(To the next page)

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(From the previous page)

2) If either of the left screens appears, perform operation in

accordance with the instructions given in (a) in "(2) When
message appears at start of installation".
After the operation is over, restart installation operation.

If the left screen appears, perform operation in accordance

with the instructions given in (b) in "(2) When message
appears a start of installation".
After the operation is over, restart installation operation.

If the left screen appears, perform operation in accordance

with the instructions given in (b) in "(2) When message
appears at start of installation".
After the operation is over, restart installation operation.

3) If the left screen appears, click OK button to uninstall the

product once and then reinstall the product.

4) Type the name and company, and click Next> button.

As the confirmation dialog box appears, perform operation
in accordance with the message.

(To the next page)

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(From the previous page)

5) Type the product ID and click Next> button.

The product ID is described on the " License agreement "
included in the product.

6) When the product is to be updated, the screen shown on

the left appears. Type the product ID of the older product
and click Next> button.
The product ID is described on the "Software Registration
Card" or "License agreement" included in the older
product.

When newly installing the product, the left screen does not
appear.

7) When using structured text (ST) language, check the

corresponding check box, and click Next> button.
When structured text (ST) language is not required, just
click Next> button.

(To the next page)

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(From the previous page)

8) When using all functions, click Next> button.

When installing monitoring-only GX Developer, turn on the
check box and click Next> button.

Installing the product as monitoring-only GX Developer

prevents on-the-spot editing, accidental changes, and so
on. (This disables such functions as write to PLC and PLC
data deletion.)

Refer to the GX Developer Operating Manual for the

functions available for monitoring-only GX Developer.

9) When you want to import to GX Developer the data created

with MELSEC MEDOC or the data output as a printout
data file, check the check box and click Next> button.

10) Specify the installation Destination Folder.

If the installation Destination Folder displayed is correct,
click Next> button.
If you change the destination folder, click Browse button
and specify a new drive and folder.

: The following screen appears in Windows Vista . R

Click "Install this driver software anyway".

This screen may appear in several times.

(To the next page)

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(From the previous page)

The either of the following screens may appear behind the

Windows Security screen. Then, press the Alt + Tab
keys to bring it to the front.
Click OK button on the following screens.

: For Windows XP, the following screen appears at

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first installation.
Click Continue button.
We checked operations in Windows XP (Problems
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never occur after installation.)

The following screen may appear behind another
screen. Then, press the Alt + Tab keys to bring it
to the front.

11) This completes installation.

Click OK button.

(To the next page)

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(From the previous page)

12) When the left screen appears on Windows Vista , R

regardless of the installation result, choose "This program

installed correctly".
Do not choose "Reinstall using recommended settings",
because the installer installs an incorrect module.
If choose, reinstall GX Developer with following POINT on
the next page.

13) Windows must be rebooted if the screen shown on the

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left appears.

(Completion)

Installation of the product registers the icon as shown below.

REMARK
When Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista is used, the icons are
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registered to [Start] - [All Programs] - [MELSOFT Application].

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POINT
Note the following instructions when the installer is started from the hard disk drive
of the personal computer for which Windows Vista has been installed.
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If the "Program Compatibility Assistant" screen appears after the installation,

choose "This program installed correctly".
If "Reinstall using recommended settings" is selected by mistake, 'Windows XP
SP2 compatibility mode' is set automatically.
Disable the 'Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode' by following the procedure
described below, and perform the reinstallation.
1. Right-click on the setup.exe icon of the installation target in the Windows
explorer, and open the "setup Properties" screen.
2. Select the "Compatibility" tab and click the "Show settings for all users" button.
3. Uncheck the "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" check box of
compatibility mode in the "Compatibility for all users" tab and click the OK button .
4. Click the OK button on the "setup Properties" screen.

Uncheck the check box.

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(2) When message appears at start of installation

When the installation of this product starts, the "This package is not in proper
operating environment" message appears, disabling normal completion of
installation.
In such a case, close all applications and perform the (a) to (c) operation.
(a) Installation of dcom95.exe or Axdist.exe
Execute "/Update/dcom95.exe" or "/Update/Jaaxdist.exe" within the product
(CD-ROM).
Then, restart the personal computer and install the product.
The exe file to be executed on the corresponding operating system is
indicated below.

OS File name
Microsoft Windows 95 Operating System
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dcom95.exe
Microsoft Windows 98 Operating System
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Axdist.exe
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Operating System Version 4.0 Axdist.exe
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(dcom95.exe and Axdist.exe are in the "Update" folder on CD-ROM.)

(b) Installation of 50comupd.exe

Execute "/Update/50comupd.exe" within the product (CD-ROM).
Then, restart the personal computer and install the product.

1) Click the Yes button to start updating Windows.

2) Accept the agreement on the left screen and click

the Yes button.

3) Click Yes button to restart.

After a restart, install the product.

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(c) Installation of EnvMEL

Execute "/EnvMEL/Setup.exe" within the product (CD-ROM).
Then, install the product.
: When user account control is enabled in Windows Vista , the following
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screen appears.
Click "Allow".

: After executing the above exe file, reinstall the product. If this product is
not installed properly at this time, reboot the personal computer.

When the following screen appears on Windows Vista , regardless of the

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installation result, choose "This program installed correctly".

Do not choose "Reinstall using recommended settings", because the
installer installs an incorrect module.

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(3) Confirming that the product has booted

1) Click [Start] and move the cursor to the [Programs]-

[MELSOFT Application] menu.

: [All Programs] appears when using Windows R

XP
Professional or Windows Vista .
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2) Click the [GX Developer] menu.

3) The product boots.

If displayed, the screen shown on the left indicates normal
installation.

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3.2 Uninstallation

This section describes the operation for removing the product form the hard disk.

Uninstallation of the product

1) From the Control Panel, choose and double-click

"Add/Remove Programs".
To display the Control Panel, choose [Start]-[Settings]-
[Control Panel].

REMARKS
When using Windows XP , choose "Add or Remove
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Programs" from the Control Panel.

Chose "Uninstall a program" on the Control Panel in
Windows Vista .R

To display the Control Panel, choose [Start] - [Control

Panel].

2) Select the software package to be deleted/modified.

Choose "GX Developer".
After selection, click Add/Remove... button.
The screen shown on the left is the one for Windows 98. R

The screen displayed varies with the OS.

REMARKS
The screen shown on the left is that of Windows 98.
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The displayed screen varies with the OS.

When using Windows 2000 Professional, Windows
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XP, perform the following operation.

(a) Click "Change/Remove Programs".
(b) Click "GX Developer".
(c) Click Change/Remove button.

:When user account control is enabled in Windows

Vista , the following screen appears.
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Click the Continue button.

(To the next page)

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(From the previous page)

3) Check whether you will remove the software package or

not.
When uninstalling it , click Yes button.
Uninstallation starts.
When not uninstalling it, click No button.
This returns to the preceding screen.
: Components indicate the icons and files installed.
4) If the left screen has appeared, click the No To All
button.
Clicking the Yes or Yes To All button deletes all shared
files of Windows compatible MELSOFT software.
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Therefore, when deleting the product only, click

No To All button.

5) Click OK button when the message indicating the end of

removal has appeared.

When the message indicating completion has appeared,

uninstallation is complete.

(Completion)

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3.3 Installing the USB Driver

When Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP and Windows Vista

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used, the
USB driver must be installed to make CPU USB communication.
The following is the USB driver installation procedure.

• If the USB driver cannot be installed, check the following setting.

(1) When Windows 2000 Professional is used
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If you have selected "Block-Prevent installation of unsigned files" after [Control

Panel] - [System] - [Hardware] - [Driver Signing], the USB driver may not be
installed.
Choose "Ignore-Install all files, regardless of file signature" or "Warn-Display a
message before installing an unsigned file" for [Driver Signing], and install the
USB driver.
(2) When Windows XP used
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If you have selected "Block-Never install unsigned driver software" after [Control
Panel] - [System] - [Hardware] - [Driver Signing], the USB driver may not be
installed.
Choose "Ignore-Install the software anyway and don't ask for my approval" or
"Warn-Prompt me each time to choose an action" for [Driver Signing], and install
the USB driver.
• When the FXCPU is used
Since a USB driver depends on a connected device, install the driver according to
the connected device.
(1) When connecting to the built-in USB port of the FX3G
Install the USB driver stored to the installation location of GX Developer,
"Easysocket\USBDrivers".
(2) When connecting to the USB port of the FX-USB-AW or FX3U-USB-BD
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Install the USB driver on the CD-ROM included with the FX-USB-AW or
FX3U-USB-BD.
For how to install the driver, refer to the following manual.
• FX-USB-AW/FX3U-USB-BD User’s Manual – USB Driver Installation Edition
1 GX Developer Version8.72A or later stores a USB driver for the FX-USB-AW
and FX3U-USB-BD to its installation location, "Easysocket\FXOptionDrivers".

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[1] When Windows 2000 Professional is used

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The following indicates the procedure for installing the USB driver when using
Windows 2000 Professional.
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1) Connecting the QCPU (Q mode), LCPU or built-in USB

port of the FX3G to personal computer with USB cable
displays the screen shown on the left.
Click the Next> button.

2) Choose "Search for a suitable driver for my device

(recommended)" and click the Next> button.

3) Check "Specify a location" and click the Next> button.

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(From the previous page)

4) As the left screen appears, set the product installation

destination "Easysocket\USBDrivers" and click the Next>
button.
The screen shown on the left shows the example of setting
C:\MELSEC\Easysocket\USBDrivers.
If volume MELSOFT products have been installed, browse
the installation destination of the first product.

5) The screen on the left appears to indicate completion of

installation.
Click the Finish button to terminate installation.

(Completion)

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[2] When Windows XP used

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The following indicates the procedure for installing the USB driver when using
Windows XP.
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1) Connecting the QCPU (Q mode), LCPU or built-in USB

port of the FX3G to personal computer with USB cable
displays the screen shown on the left.
Choose "Install from a list or specific location [Advanced]"
and click the Next> button.

2) As the screen on the left appears, choose "Include this

location in the search".
Check "Include this location in the search" and set
"Easysocket\USBDrivers" of the folder where GX
Developer was installed.
After setting, click the Next> button.
The screen shown on the left shows the example of setting
C: \MELSEC\Easysocket\USBDrivers.
If volume MELSOFT products have been installed, browse
the installation destination of the first product.

3) As the screen on the left appears, click the

Continue Anyway button.

REMARKS
Though the screen on the left appears during installation
of the USB driver, we have confirmed that the USB driver
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(No problem will occur after installation of the USB driver.)

Click Continue Anyway button to continue the
installation of the USB driver.

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(From the previous page)

4) The screen on the left appears to indicate completion of

installation.
Click the Finish button to terminate installation.

(Completion)

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[3] When Windows Vista used

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The following shows installation procedure of USB driver when using Windows
Vista .
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1) Connecting the QCPU (Q mode), LCPU or built-in USB port of

the FX3G to personal computer with USB cable displays the
screen shown on the left.
Choose "Locate and install driver software (recommended)"
and wait until searching ends.
: When user account control is enabled, the following
screen appears.
Click the Continue button.

2) The left screen appears. Choose "Browse my computer for

driver software (advanced)".

3) The left screen appears. Set installation location of GX

Developer, "Easysocket\USBdrivers".
Then, click the Next> button.
The left screen shows an example when
C:\MELSEC\Easysocket\USBdrivers is set.
If multiple MELSOFT products have been
installed, refer to the installation location of the first
installed product.

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(From the previous page)

4) The left screen appears. Select "Install this driver

software anyway".

5) The left screen appears. Click the Close button.

6) The left screen appears when the installation ends.

Click the Close button to exit.

(Completion)

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3.4 Updating the USB Driver

In Windows Vista , if installing MELSOFT that is incompatible with Windows Vista

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before installing Windows Vista -compatible MELSOFT, updating the USB driver is
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required.
Update the USB driver after installing Windows Vista -compatible MELSOFT.
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The USB driver has the following two types:

• USB driver for programmable controller connection
• USB driver for GOT connection (used for the GOT transparent mode.)

(1) Procedure for updating the USB driver for programmable controller
connection
(a) Checking method
Whether an update of the USB driver is required or not can be checked by
its version.
Start the Windows Device Manager while the personal computer is
connected to the programmable controller with USB, right-click
"MITSUBISHI Easysocket Driver", and select [Properties].
Update is necessary when the "Driver Version" is "2.0.0.0" or earlier in the
"Driver" tab of the properties screen.

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(b) Procedure for update

1) Connect the programmable controller to the personal
computer with USB cable.

2) Start the Windows Device Manager, right-click

"MITSUBISHI Easysocket Driver" as shown left, and
select [Uninstall].

3) The warning dialog box as shown on the left appears.

Check the "Delete the driver software for this device"
check box, and select [OK].

4) Disconnect the USB cable and reconnect it to the same

USB port after 5 seconds.

5) The left Windows confirmation dialog box appears.

Select "Ask me again later".

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(From the previous page)

6) Right-click "Unknown device" in the Windows Device

Manager as shown left, and select [Update Driver
Software…].

REMARKS
If multiple ‘unknown devices’ exist therefore cannot be
specified, right-click "Unknown device" as shown left
and select [Properties]. The "Unknown device", whose
"Hardware Ids" is "USB\VID_06D3&PID_1800" on the
"Details" tab of the properties screen, is the update
target.

6) The left Windows confirmation dialog box appears.

Select "Browse my computer for driver software".

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(From the previous page)

8) The following Windows confirmation dialog box

appears. Set the installed location
"Easysocket\USBDrivers" and select [Next].
The screen shown on the left is an example when
setting C:\MELSEC\Easysocket\USBDrivers.
When multiple MELSOFT products have been
installed, refer to the installed location of the first
installed product.

9) The left Windows confirmation dialog box appears.

Select "Install this driver software anyway".

10) The left Windows confirmation dialog box appears.

Select [Close]. The update is complete.

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(2) Procedure for updating the USB driver for GOT connection
(a) Checking method
Reset the power on the GOT and start the Windows Device Manager while the
personal computer is connected to the GOT with USB. If "MITSUBISHI
GOT1000 USB Controller" is not displayed under "Universal Serial Bus
controllers", but "Unknown device" is displayed under "Other devices", the
device needs to be updated.
The "Unknown device", whose "Hardware Ids" is "USB\VID_06D3&PID_01E0"
on the "Details" tab of the properties screen, is the update target.

(b) Procedure for update

1) Connect the GOT to the personal computer with USB
cable.
2) Start the Windows Device Manager, right-click
"Unknown device" as shown left, and select [Update
Driver Software…].

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(From the previous page)

3) The left screen appears. Select "Browse my computer

for driver software".

4) The left screen appears. Set the installed location

"EZSocket\EZSocketGOT\Drivers" and select [Next].
The screen shown on the left is an example when
setting C:\MELSEC\EZSocket\EZSocketGOT\Drivers.
When multiple MELSOFT products have been
installed, refer to the installed location of the first
installed product.

5) The left Windows confirmation dialog box appears.

Select [Close]. This completes the update of driver
software.

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4. USING GX Developer

4.1 GX Developer Edit Window and Various Tools

This section describes the GX Developer window configuration and various tools.
(1) Title bar

(2) Menu bar

(4) Toolbar

(6) Edit screen

(7) Status bar

(5) Project data
list

(3) Drop-down menu

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(1) Title bar

Indicates the name of the open project
The size can be changed and GX Developer can be terminated

GX Developer can be enlarged or reduced

The project name and path

GX Developer can be minimized
name are displayed
GX Developer can be terminated
by clicking here

To close multiple windows at once, select [Windows] [Close all windows].

(2) Menu bar

Displays the names of GX Developer menus.
If a desired menu is selected, the drop-down menu is displayed so that various
functions can be used.

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(3) Drop-down menu
Displays the names of GX Developer functions.
When " " is displayed at the rightmost end of the menu item, the drop-down
menu of the selected item is displayed.
When " ..." is displayed next to a function name, a setup dialog box is displayed by
selecting the item.

Click here to display the dialog box

The drop-down menu is displayed

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(4) Toolbar
Displays the buttons for the frequently used functions assigned on the menu bar.

(5) Project data list

Lists project data by class.
The circuit creation dialog box and other dialog boxes can be directly called.

(6) Edit window

Displays the circuit creation dialog box and comment creation dialog box to make
settings for circuits, comments, and parameters.

(7) Status bar

Displays the GX Developer status information.
Indicates the Num Lock status.

Displays information concerning the mouse cursor position. Indicates the Caps Lock status.

Indicates the CPU type. Indicates the destination CPU. Indicates the current mode.

(8) Displaying a handy menu

Work efficiency can be increased by clicking the right mouse button to display a
menu of items related to the current work.
When you are editing a circuit or comment, you can select [Cut], [Copy], [Paste] or
[Find Device] from this menu.

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4.2 Dialog Box Basic Operations

(2) Check box

(7) Tab

(4) Text box

(5) Radio button

(3) List box

(1) Command button

(6) Spin box

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(1) Command button

Buttons such as OK and Cancel .
Click the button to execute the item.

(2) Check box

Click a checkbox to select and execute an item.

(3) List box

Click to drop-down the list of the items, then click a desired item to select.

(4) Text box

Enter characters with the keyboard.
The text box may permit only numeric values or letters.

(5) Radio button

Click for the item to be selected.

(6) Spin box

Spin boxes may permit direct value input or selection of a value by clicking .
When inputting a value directly, click and enter a numeric value with the
keyboard.
When clicking for selecting a value, clicking increments the value and
clicking decrements the value.

(7) Tab
For tab switching, click the desired tab in the property pages dialog box.

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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 Questions and Answers about Personal Computers

This section provides basic information in question & answer style Please see the
following information as necessary.

Q1. What happens when the monitor with a resolution of 800x600 pixels or lower is
used?

A1. The icon near the edges of the screen may not be displayed entirely, so that
the operations cannot be performed using that icon.
Read the manual and set the dedicated resolution high enough to display the
entire icon.

Q2. What is the operating environment?

A2. It refers to a combination of hardware equipment needed to fully utilize GX

Developer, GX Simulator, etc., and basic operating software (Refer to Section
2.2).

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Q3. Is the MELSOFT software package available under Microsoft Windows 3.1
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operating system?

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Q4. What happens when the CPU is Pentium 133MHz or slower?

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A4. When the clock speed of the CPU is slower than 133MHz, it takes longer for
operations such as screen display.

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APPENDIX 2 Notes on GX Developer

This section lists the questions and answers to assist you in solving the problems
encountered during GX Developer operation.

Q1. Each circuit diagram is enclosed in white lines during circuit editing depending
on the type of video card installed in the personal computer (card storing the
characters, figures, and pictures to be displayed on the monitor as data).
How can these white lines be deleted?

A1. Make necessary settings from the Windows 95/ Windows 98/ Windows Me/
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Windows NT Workstation 4.0/ Windows 2000 "Control Panel".

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Operating procedure
(1) Open "Control Panel".

(2) Open "System".

(3) Click the "Performance" tab.

(4) Click the "Graphics" button.

(5) Set "Hardware acceleration" to the entry (second entry) next to "None".

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Q2. What action should be taken for the message "Can not allocate Share
memory" or "Initialization failed" displayed at the start of the GX Developer
software package?

A2. Restart the GX Developer software package or restart Windows 95/ R

Windows 98/ Windows Me/ Windows NT Workstation 4.0/ Windows 2000

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and start the GX Developer software package again.

Q3. Why does it take time to display the dialog box after starting setup.exe on
Section 3.1.2?

A3. It takes time when the memory-resident program (such as Virus checker) is
running.

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Q4 What points are to be noted in installing Anti-virus Software (commercially

available software package) on the personal computer.

A4 (a) At the start of Anti-virus Software

Because it takes time for initialization at the start of Anti-virus Software,
other applications in "StartUp" group may not be started.
In addition, it may take time to accept the subsequent operations after
storage into the task tray.
These phenomena vary depending on the specifications of the operating
environment (CPU, memory, etc.).
It is well known that this problem occurs frequently when the CPU is
Pentium 100 MHz or lower.
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(b) Effects on the system

When Anti-virus Software is already started, system load increases
because Anti-virus Software checks the files.
For this reason, it may take extra time for starting the application
depending on the operating environment.
These phenomena vary depending on the operating environment
specifications (CPU, memory, etc.).
It is well known that this problem occurs frequently when the CPU is
Pentium 100 MHz or lower.
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(c) Effects on applications

When applications cannot be started or run normally after Anti-virus
Software has been installed, check the operations of the applications
according to the following procedure:
1) Uninstall Anti-virus Software and restart the system to check the
operations of the applications.
If the same problem recurs, the cause of the problem is not Anti-virus
Software.
In such a case, contact our application support engineers.
2) When the applications run normally after Anti-virus Software has been
uninstalled, install Anti-virus Software again and change the monitor
setting to "Custom Monitor." In addition, change the selection of the
checkboxes for Extension Designation or Monitor Function.

When the system does not work well after the step 1) has been
performed, install Windows 95/ Windows 98/ Windows NT
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Workstation 4.0 and/or applications again.

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Q5. When a program is read from a floppy disk, it cannot be read from the floppy
disk so long as the disk is write protected. Why not?

A5. Because multiple GX Developer can be started, access to files in the same
floppy disk may occur simultaneously. In such a case, an access flag is
written to a floppy disk at the time of floppy disk access to prevent the files in
the disk from being accessed from another GX Developer.
Namely, no files can be read in this system so long as the floppy disk is write
protected.

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Appendix - 5 Appendix - 5
Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States and other countries.
Pentium is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
All other company names and product names used in this manual are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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Copyright (C) 1998 Farpoint Technologies, Inc.

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