==== Driver Installation (Windows)  ====


When you plug in the Arduino, you may hear a sound from the computer and a little popup bubble in the bottom right corner of the screen that says **Found New Hardware FT232R USB UART **

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After a few seconds, the new hardware wizard will start. Select **"No not this time"** and click **Next> **

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At the next screen, select **Install from a list or specific location **

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At the next screen make sure **Include this location** is selected and browse to the folder that contains the driver you downloaded. Select the folder and click **OK**

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It should copy some files and then come up with this window. Click **Finish**

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Almost immediately, another window will pop up, this time it will say **USB Serial Port**. As before, click **Install from a list or specific location **

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Browse to the same folder again...

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And it should complete successfully! 

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You may need to reboot the computer.

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When the computer is done rebooting, make sure the Arduino is plugged in (and the green light is lit). Go to the **Device Manager** (From the **Start Menu**, select Settings->Control Panel. Double click on **System** and select the **Hardware** tab. Then click on the **Device Manager** button) 

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Look for an entry under **Ports (COM & LPT) ** that says **USB Serial Port (COM)** the COM number may vary but it should be something like **COM3** or **COM4**. The COM stands for "communication", and each one has a unique number, known as the **COM Port number**. In this case the COM Port number is **COM3**. 

If you don't see the COM port verify the Arduino is plugged in, and check that you installed the VCP FTDI driver.