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IBM Personal Computer About Your Software Windows 98, Applications, and Support Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 2
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IBM Personal Computer About Your Software Windows 98, Applications, and Support Software IBM - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 4
should be made to your IBM reseller or IBM marketing representative. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1998, 1999. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users - Documentation related to restricted rights - Use, duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 5
Universal Management Agent Plus 17 Installing IBM Universal Management Agent 18 IBM System Management Tools 18 Components of IBM System Management Tools 19 Chapter 5. Using the IBM Product Recovery CD 21 Recovering the operating system and support software 21 Changing the startup sequence 22 - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 6
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the IBM Product Recovery CD" on page 21, contains information about using the Product Recovery CD to restore your operating system and other preinstalled software. Chapter 6, "Installing other operating systems" on page 23, contains information about installing other operating systems and support - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 8
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, read the license agreement and online warranty, start the Software Selections CD to install software provided by IBM, and obtain information about IBM products and technical support. Microsoft Office Small Business Edition (SBE), which is preinstalled in some models. If your computer came with - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 10
files.html or on the IBM PC Bulletin Board System (BBS). For the BBS numbers, see the "Getting Help, Service, and Information" chapter in the user guide for your computer. Also, you might find updated device drivers and files on the World Wide Web or BBS. 3. Your hard disk is divided file allocation - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 11
helps identify hardware related problems. Refer to the user guide for your computer for instructions on creating and use this communication tool to diagnose and fix computer problems from a remote location. The connection can be made through a modem or over a LAN. You can use IBM Netfinity Services - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 12
computer models come with additional support software, including the i.Share and Ring Central programs. i.Share You can use i.Share Server to share many as ten client computers running i.Share Client. RingCentral You can use RingCentral to send and receive faxes. Not all software is available - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 13
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (attached to the front cover of your Windows 98 manual) for the Product ID number Network information (if applicable) from your network administrator The printer model and port used by the printer, if a printer is attached directly to your computer © Copyright - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 14
Welcome Center. For further information on the IBM Welcome Center, refer to "Using the IBM Welcome Center" on page 7. 3. At your earliest opportunity, create the IBM Enhanced Diagnostic diskette. (For instructions on creating the diskette, see the user guide for your computer.) 6 About Your Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 15
connection, you can link to selected Web pages on your hard disk. View online books, such as: - Understanding Your Personal Computer - Netfinity Services User's Guide To access and use the IBM Welcome Center: 1. Double-click the Start IBM Welcome icon on the Windows 98 desktop. 2. In general, to - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 16
refer to page 6.) What it means to register your computer Registering your computer helps IBM provide better service to you. When your registration information is received, it is placed into a central database accessible by IBM technical support representatives. If you need technical assistance, the - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 17
; then follow the instructions on the screen. You can also register your computer through the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/register. Accessing your complimentary screen savers If you installed the optional screen savers during the product registration procedure, use the following steps to - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 18
IBM Welcome Center window, click View Online Books. 2. Scroll to and click the name of the book you want to read. Some of the online books are created using to you in troubleshooting your system, or they can be viewed by or faxed to support personnel for help in resolving problems. 10 About Your - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 19
to generate a report about recent changes in your configuration before you call the IBM PC HelpCenter. The IBM technical-support representative will be able to use the information in this report to help you solve the problem. Shutting down your computer To help prevent the loss of unsaved data or - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 20
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the Software Selections CD Use the information in this chapter if you want to install or reinstall device drivers and other software from the Software Selections CD. Features of the CD The Software Selections CD contains device drivers, diagnostic programs, and other support software for Windows 95 - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 22
, double-click Start IBM Welcome → Customize your system software or Click the Windows Start button, click Run, and then type e:\swselect.exe where e is the CD-ROM drive letter. Press Enter. When the main menu appears, select the desired option; then follow the instructions on the screen. After - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 23
made any changes and want to save them. Support documentation is provided online. To access this documentation, click the Windows Start button. Then select Programs → Norton AntiVirus → Norton AntiVirus Guides. Select Reference Guide or User's Guide. (Adobe Acrobat Reader might need to be installed - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 24
other methods are not accessible or have not been successful in isolating a problem suspected to be hardware related. For instructions on creating and using the Enhanced Diagnostic diskette, see the user guide for your computer. Management Software Your computer comes with either System Management - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 25
hard disk drives. System Updates provides direct access to the latest information available for your IBM PC by automatically linking to the IBM support Web site for device-driver updates and new system information. EZ Admin reduces the administrative overhead associated with user-induced problems - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 26
the Universal Management Agent Installation Guide and the Installation Guide for Universal Management Agent Plus. These guides are available as online books Service Provider 2.0 Desktop Management (DM) BIOS 2.0 Instrumentation IBM PC System Monitor Instrumentation IBM AssetCare IBM Alert on LAN IBM - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 27
USB support, product number, system serial number, BIOS version, microprocessor information, system slot information, and more. IBM PC System as IBM Netfinity Services or Intel LANDesk Client Manager can be used to send an alert to the user or to the system administrator if a problem occurs. IBM - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 28
exists within the drive. IBM SMART Reaction Client intercepts these alerts and converts them to useful responses (such as displaying screen messages at the client workstation or alerting additional parties that a specific workstation has a potential hard disk failure). IBM SMART Reaction Client - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 29
Using the IBM Product Recovery CD The IBM Product Recovery CD is provided with your computer so that you can reinstall Windows 98 and preinstalled applications and device drivers in case of a hard IBM Product Recovery CD into your CD-ROM drive. 3. Restart your computer and follow the instructions - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 30
recovery process. 6. Change your First Startup Device to the CD-ROM drive. 7. Press Esc until you return to the Configuration/Setup Utility program follow the instructions on the screen. Note: Remember to restore your original startup sequence when you have finished using the IBM Product Recovery - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 31
drivers. Hardware-specific support software is available on the Software Selections CD. (If you experience problems with device drivers installed from the Software Selections CD, you can obtain updated device drivers from the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/files.html, or on the IBM PC - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 32
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may be used instead of the IBM product, program, or service. The evaluation and verification of operation in conjunction with other products, except those expressly designated by IBM, are the responsibility of the user. IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 34
other countries or both: Alert on LAN HelpCenter IBM IBM Global Network Netfinity Netfinity Manager PC 300 Predictive Failure Analysis SMART Reaction ViaVoice Wake on Intel Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 26 About Your Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 98 Application and Support Softw - Page 35
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IBM® Part Number: 00N5981 Printed in U.S.A. May 1999 N5981
IBM Personal Computer
About Your Software
Windows 98, Applications,
and Support Software