1. Download the drivers for the PVR-250 (version 1.18.021.22254*) here. Save the file to your hard disk in a location you can remember.
   
   *NOTE - Newer revisions of Hauppauge drivers are indicated by the last 5 digits, which is the build number.  (EX./ For version 1.18.021.22254, the build number is "22254".)
   
   
2. Download HCWCLEAR here and save the file to the same location you saved the zip file.
   
3. Extract the zip file for the PVR-250 drivers you downloaded to a folder you can remember.
   
4. Close all open applications.
   
5. Double-click on the HCWCLEAR.EXE file and you'll see:
   
                     
   
   
6. Choose "Remove All WinTV Driver Files" and click OK. Click Yes on the next screen that appears.
   
7. After hcwclear.exe finishes removing all the old driver files, you will be asked to restart.
   
   
   

PLEASE NOTE:

• Windows XP SP1 and Windows 2000 users, please skip (Figure 1), and proceed to (Figure 2).
  
• Windows XP SP2 users start with (Figure 1).

Hardware Detection and Installation:

When Windows starts for the first time after you have run HCWCLEAR, it will begin detecting the card. Please be patient, the detection sequence may take a few minutes before this window shows up. You will see the following (Figure 1):

(Figure 1)

Select "No, not this time" (Figure 1) and click Next. You will see the next screen (Figure 2):

(Figure 2)

Click "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" (Figure 2) and click Next to continue to (Figure 3).

(Figure 3)

Select "Include this location in the search" and browse for the location you extracted the zip file containing the drivers, select the folder, click OK, and then click Next. (Figure 3). Continue on to (Figure 4).

(Figure 4)

Windows will search for the drivers. You will then see (Figure 5).

(Figure 5)

Click Continue Anyway. Proceed to (Figure 6).

(Figure 6)

Windows will set a system restore point (Figure 6). Continue to (Figure 7).

(Figure 7)

Windows will install the drivers automatically (Figure 7). Continue on to (Figure 8).

(Figure 8)

Once Windows has completed installing the drivers (Figure 8), click Finish. The driver installation is complete!

Update Base Drivers

After Windows has loaded the base driver, run the PVR250_18_22170.exe driver updater.

Verifying Your Installation

To verify that all devices are installed, right click on your My Computer icon, and left-click on "Manage" to bring up the Computer Management window. Left-click on "Device Manager" in the left pane, and you will see a list of device categories on the right side. Scroll down if necessary on the right, and left-click the plus (+) sign next to "Sound, video, and game controllers". You will see something like this (Figure 9):

(Figure 9)

Your list of drivers under here may be different, but there will be a "Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI II" entry like the one shown in (Figure 9). If you see Hauppauge WinTV-PVR PCI II as it appears above with no (!) exclamation points or red X marks, everything has installed properly, you may close the Computer Management window.

Driver installation and upgrade is complete!

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