INSTRUCTIONS ON CHANGING PORT ADDRESSES IN WINDOWS SAFE MODE On some systems that have Windows 95/98/Me preinstalled on them there are policies set that disable the capability to change resources in Device Manager. You can however change these resources from Safe Mode. The following steps will help you with that: 1) Shut down the computer. 2) Upon boot-up tap the F8 key or hold down the CTRL key. This will take you to the Windows Startup Menu. 3) Choose Safe Mode. 4) In safe mode go to Device Manager by right-clicking on My Computer and entering Properties. 5) In Ports COM and LPT double-click the Lava PCI parallel card and enter the Resources tab. 6) Uncheck Use Automatic Settings and change the port to the appropriate address from there.