Can't Setup Arduino UNO R3

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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Hi. I'm a new Arduino user and I'm having trouble setting up an UNO R3 with Windows XP. When I plug in the UNO to the USB port, the green power LED turns on and LED 13 continuously flashes. I tried installing drivers for it, but I couldn't find the "Arduino UNO (COmxx)" in the ports in Device Manager.

Uploading a sketch will give the following error:

avrdude: stk500_getsync(): not in sync: resp=0x00

I've tried two computers with the same results. How do I get the UNO to communicate through the USB port?

Thanks.
Johan Cyprich

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The following procedure will help you install the drivers for your Arduino board on Windows:

Go to Device Manager
Right click the Unknown device in Device Manager \ Other Devices
Select Update Driver Software
Select Browse my computer for software
Click Browse button
Select the Drivers folder under the location of your Arduino software installation. (Do not select the FTDI folder inside the Drivers folder)
Click OK
Click Next

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Thanks Louis. Your solution works.