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IBM Personal Computer About Your Software Windows 95, Applications, and Support Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 2
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IBM Personal Computer About Your Software Windows 95, Applications, and Support Software IBM - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 4
services offered in the United States of America. IBM may not offer the products, services, IBM reseller or IBM marketing representative. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users - Documentation related to restricted rights - Use - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 5
5. Reinstalling Windows 95 21 About the Windows 95 CD 21 Requirements 21 The Recovery Process 23 Windows 95 Reinstallation 24 Installing Your CD-ROM Device Drivers onto the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk 29 Chapter 6. Using your diagnostic programs © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999 33 iii - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 6
Enhanced Diagnostics 33 PC-Doctor for Windows 33 Chapter 7. Installing other operating systems 35 Appendix A. Notices and Trademarks 37 Notices 37 Trademarks 37 iv About Your Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 7
page 21, contains information about reinstalling Windows 95 for recovery purposes. Chapter 6, "Using your diagnostic programs" on page 33, contains information about IBM Enhanced Diagnostics and the PC-Doctor for Windows programs that come with your computer. Chapter 7, "Installing other operating - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 8
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is licensed under the terms of the IBM International License Agreement for Non-Warranted Programs. Use of your computer signifies acceptance of this warranty, start the IBM Software Selections CD, and obtain information about IBM products and technical support. Device drivers for factory-installed - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 10
user guide. Also, you might find updated device drivers and files on the World Wide Web or BBS. 3. At your earliest opportunity, create the following diskettes: a. An IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette. This self-starting diskette can be used to isolate problems with your computer. (For instructions - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 11
problems. Refer to the your computer user guide for your computer for instructions on creating and starting an IBM 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 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 12
and PC-Doctor for Windows NT You can use these diagnostic tools with Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT Workstation 4.0. In addition to isolating hardware problems, these tools also provide information about your computer operating environment and some software components. Support documentation - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 13
Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (attached to the front cover of your Windows 95 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 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 14
hard disk is divided by multiple file allocation table (FAT) partitions. The C partition (C:\FAT32) contains Windows 95 and the other preinstalled software. 4. At your earliest opportunity, create the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette and a backup copy of the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk. Using the IBM - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 15
Internet connection, you can link to selected Web pages on your hard disk. View online books, such as: - Your computer user guide - Netfinity Services User's Guide To access and use the IBM Welcome Center: 1. Double-click Start IBM Welcome on the Windows 95 desktop. 2. In general, to perform tasks - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 16
suite of Windows screen savers. What it means to register 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 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 17
instructions on the screen. You can also register your computer at http://www.ibm.com/pc/register on the World Wide Web. Accessing your complimentary screen savers If you installed the optional screen savers during the product registration procedure, use computer user guide, from the IBM Welcome Center. - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 18
hardware or software changes. This provides a quick recovery method if problems occur when the changes are made. Customizable features to meet specific needs. ConfigSafe can be a valuable troubleshooting tool, especially if problems develop after you install a new application or adapter. Before you - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 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 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 20
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3. Using the IBM Software Selections CD Use the information in this chapter if you want to install or reinstall device drivers and other software from the IBM Software Selections CD. Features of the CD The IBM Software Selections CD contains device drivers, diagnostic programs, and other support - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 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 95 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 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 24
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 Diagnostics diskette, see your computer user guide. Management Software Your computer comes with either System Management Tools or the - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 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 95 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 95 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 95 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 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 29
If you experience problems with device drivers installed from the IBM Software Selections CD, you can obtain updated device drivers from the World Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/files.html or from the IBM PC Bulletin Board System (BBS). Requirements To reinstall Windows 95 on a hard disk, you - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 30
-ROM drive, an IBM SCSI CD-ROM drive with an Adaptec 2940 or 3940 PCI SCSI adapter, and an external Disctec Roadrunner parallel port CD-ROM drive (U.S. CD only) are included on the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk. A device driver that the recovery program finds listed in the CONFIG.SYS file on the hard disk - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 31
. 8. At the first screen, press Shift+F5. This takes you to an A: prompt. 9. Type CLS and press Enter to clear the screen. 10. At the A: prompt, type FORMAT C: and press Enter to format the hard drive and type Y and press Enter to proceed. (For information about the parameters for each program - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 32
, it locates that device driver on the hard disk, copies it to the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk, and names the device driver LOADSOFT.SYS. Note: If your CD-ROM drive requires more than one device driver (for example, device drivers associated with parallel ports or SCSI chains), do not use this option. In - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 33
Disk. The screen also has a user-added CD-ROM driver selection. If you have an IBM internal IDE CD-ROM drive, an IBM SCSI CD-ROM drive with an Adaptec 2940 or 3940 PCI SCSI adapter, or an external Disctec Roadrunner parallel port CD-ROM drive (only if you are using a U.S. CD), you can select one - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 34
drivers that were previously installed. (Select Start, Settings, Control Panel, and System. Then select the Device Manager tab and Other to see what was not installed.) You can partition your hard disk into multiple partitions not larger than 2000 MB each (drive C, drive D, and so on through drive - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 35
drive. c. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to restart the computer. d. Press Y to accept the IBM license agreement, or press N to exit from the recovery program (do not press Enter after making your selection). e. If you selected 1. Partition and format the hard , ensure that you are using a backup copy of the - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 36
to www.microsoft.com and search for the appropriate download.) m. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. n. If necessary, install relevant device drivers or other software from the IBM Software Selections CD. (See Chapter 3, "Using the IBM Software Selections CD" on page 13 for additional information - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 37
of making the device driver available to the recovery program. To use either method, you must have the device driver diskette for your CD-ROM drive. Method 1 on page 29 provides instructions to add the device drivers to the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk by manually copying the device driver onto the CD-ROM - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 38
additional device driver. 3. Leave the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk in drive A, and restart the computer. The recovery program starts automatically. 4. From the first screen, select the language of the Microsoft Backup CD you are using to reinstall Windows 95. In some cases, the instructions and messages - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 39
Method 2-Installing Your CD-ROM Device Driver onto the Hard Disk Note: If your CD-ROM drive requires more than one device driver, you must add the device drivers to the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk using the procedure in "Method 1-Adding Your CD-ROM Device Driver to the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk" on page 29. - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 40
you to an A: prompt. 4. Type CLS and press Enter to clear the screen. 5. Remove the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk from drive A, and insert your CD-ROM device driver installation diskette. 6. Follow the instructions for your device driver installation diskette to install the device driver for your CD-ROM - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 41
to be hardware related. For instructions on creating and using the IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette, see your computer user guide. PC-Doctor for Windows The PC-Doctor for Windows program is provided on the IBM Software Selections CD. This diagnostic program is designed specifically for the Windows - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 42
Note: PC-Doctor for Windows NT Workstation 4.0 is also available on the IBM Software Selections CD. See Chapter 3, "Using the IBM Software Selections CD" on page 13 for instructions on starting the CD to view information about the additional software contained on the CD. 34 About Your Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 43
-specific support software is available on the IBM Software Selections CD. If you experience problems with device drivers installed from the IBM 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 Bulletin - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 44
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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 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 46
. Tivoli and TME 10 are registered trademarks of Tivoli Systems, Inc. Lotus SmartSuite is a registered trademark of the Lotus Development Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 38 About Your Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 47
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IBM® Part Number: 00N5980 Printed in U.S.A. June 1999 N598
IBM Personal Computer
About Your Software
Windows 95, Applications,
and Support Software