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 The following instructions should work in Windows Vista and above.
-* Download [https://www.dropbox.com/s/u4ezu3kdynjq57o/flatfish_drivers.zip these drivers] and extract them to your computer (your desktop is a good place).
+# Download [https://www.dropbox.com/s/u4ezu3kdynjq57o/flatfish_drivers.zip these drivers] and extract them to your computer (your desktop is a good place).
-* Ensure your tablet is powered up and connect it to your computer via USB cord
+# Ensure your tablet is powered up and connect it to your computer via USB cord
-* Click your start button, right click on ''Computer'', select ''Manage''.
+# Click your start button, right click on ''Computer'', select ''Manage''.
-* Select ''Device Manager'' from the left pane.
+# Select ''Device Manager'' from the left pane.
-* In the list of devices, look for ''Android Fastboot'' or a category such as ''Other devices'' or ''Unknown USB devices'' - click the arrow to expand the list if it is not already.
+# In the list of devices, look for ''Android Fastboot'' or a category such as ''Other devices'' or ''Unknown USB devices'' - click the arrow to expand the list if it is not already.
-* Right click on the Flatfish device and select ''Update Driver Software...''
+# Right click on the Flatfish device and select ''Update Driver Software...''
-* Select ''Browse my computer for driver software''
+# Select ''Browse my computer for driver software''
-* Select ''Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer''
+# Select ''Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer''
-* If you are presented with a screen asking you to select your devices type, select ''Show All devices'' and click ''Next''.
+#* If you are presented with a screen asking you to select your devices type, select ''Show All devices'' and click ''Next''.
-* Click the ''Have Disk...'' button
+# Click the ''Have Disk...'' button
-* Click the ''Browse...'' button
+# Click the ''Browse...'' button
-* Browse to the folder where you saved the drivers, select the '''android_winusb''' file and click Open.
+# Browse to the folder where you saved the drivers, select the '''android_winusb''' file and click Open.
-* Click ''OK''
+# Click ''OK''
-* Insure ''Android Composite ADB Interface'' is selected and click ''Next''
+# Insure ''Android Composite ADB Interface'' is selected and click ''Next''
-** '''Windows 8 64 bit Users:''' If you receive an error that the hash file is not present, you will need to follow [http://tivadj-tech.blogspot.in/2012/09/certificate-check-error-when-installing.html these instructions].
+#* '''Windows 8 64 bit Users:''' If you receive an error that the hash file is not present, you will need to follow [http://tivadj-tech.blogspot.in/2012/09/certificate-check-error-when-installing.html these instructions].
-* If warned that Windows cannot verify that the drivers are compatible, click ''Yes'' to continue installation.
+#* If warned that Windows cannot verify that the drivers are compatible, click ''Yes'' to continue installation.
-* If warned that the Publisher cannot be verified, click ''Install this driver software anyway'' (these drivers are safe).
+#* If warned that the Publisher cannot be verified, click ''Install this driver software anyway'' (these drivers are safe).
-* A message may inform you that you need to reboot your computer before the drivers can be used (if so, reboot).
+#* A message may inform you that you need to reboot your computer before the drivers can be used (if so, reboot).
 You can now test that your tablet is detected by [https://wiki.mozilla.org/FirefoxOS/TCP/Opening_a_Command_Window opening a command prompt] and typing ''adb devices''.  This should list your device - likely as '''FLATFISH_123456'''.
 You can also watch a how-to-video if you are unsure of the instructions above [http://megaswf.com/file/2672515 here] (except in the video do not use the geeksphone driver but the one provided here).