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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 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 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 1998. 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
Start 5 Running the Windows 95 Setup Program 6 Using the IBM Welcome Center 7 Using the Software Installation Program 8 Registering Your Computer Reinstallation 26 Installing Your CD-ROM Device Drivers onto the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk 32 Chapter 5. Using the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 6
PC-Doctor for Windows 41 Appendix A. License Information 43 Program Name 43 Additional Terms and Conditions 43 Program Services 44 Warranty 44 U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights 44 Other Documentation 44 Other Additional Terms and Conditions 45 Appendix B. Notices and Trademarks 47 - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 7
on page 21, contains information about installing other operating systems and support software. Chapter 4, "Reinstalling Windows 95" on page 23, CD. Chapter 6, "Using Your Diagnostic Programs" on page 39, contains information about the IBM Enhanced Diagnostic and the PC-Doctor for Windows diagnostic - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 8
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about IBM products and technical support. Additional drivers. In addition, the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system (provided by Microsoft and not modified by IBM) is provided on a separate CD for backup purposes. This CD does not contain other software that is preinstalled in your computer. Use - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 10
www.pc.ibm.com/us/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 Using Your Personal Computer booklet. Also, you might find updated device drivers and files on the World Wide Web or BBS. 3. Your hard disk - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 11
is on your hard disk. Notes: 1. IBM AntiVirus, ConfigSafe, IBM System Management Tools, and Enhanced Diagnostic ready-to-install software is on your hard disk and the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD. See "Using the Software Installation Program" on page 8 for instructions on installing the - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 12
CoSession Remote IBM Global Network Dialer IBM Netfinity Services PC-Doctor for Windows and PC-Doctor for Windows NT A communication tool that enables an IBM technician or in-house administrator to diagnose and fix computer problems from a remote location. The connection can be made through a modem - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 13
Install and access IBM AntiVirus, ConfigSafe, and IBM System Management Tools - Use the online program to register your computer with IBM and then access Windows 95 Setup procedure, you need the following: The Windows 95 manual provided with your computer, in case you need more detailed information - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 14
95 manual. Notes: 1. During the Setup procedure, you must indicate that you accept the Windows 95 license agreement and, when prompted, type Obtain information about using your operating system Register your Windows 95 software with Microsoft (if you have a modem installed) 3. Your hard disk is - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 15
Personal Computer - Netfinity Services User's Guide Start the Ready-to- IBM products and technical support), if your computer has a World Wide Web connection. If your computer does not have a World Wide Web connection, you can link to selected Web pages on your hard disk. To access and use the IBM - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 16
the instructions that appear on the screen. Notes: 1. This chapter contains additional information about performing specific tasks from the IBM Welcome Center. 2. For information about using the Microsoft Internet Explorer toolbar at the top of the IBM Welcome Center, refer to your Windows 95 manual - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 17
Configure utility program from your hard disk. c. Read the Overview to read information about IBM AntiVirus, ConfigSafe, IBM System Management Tools, and the Enhanced Diagnostic program. 6. To complete a task, make the applicable selections and follow the instructions on the screen. Registering Your - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 18
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 support representative will already have information - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 19
; then follow the instructions on the screen. You can also register your computer through the World Wide Web at http://www.pc.ibm.com/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 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 20
in these groups, refer to your Windows 95 manual or online Help. In addition, your computer comes with an extra application on the desktop that is provided by IBM as a convenience to you. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0x, is an updated, ready-to-install version of the Internet Explorer. This - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 21
Utility Program CD" on page 37 for additional information. Diagnostic software is described in Chapter 6, "Using Your Diagnostic Programs" on page 39. IBM AntiVirus for Windows 95 The IBM AntiVirus for Windows 95 program is a comprehensive antivirus product that detects and removes viruses from your - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 22
. It provides features that make it easier for you (or support personnel) to restore your system if your desktop becomes damaged, unusable or unknowingly) to your basic system configuration. Report feature that you can use to generate (and then view or print) instant reports about system - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 23
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. To install the ConfigSafe program: 1. Close the Welcome to Windows 95 window - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 24
Start button. 2. Select Programs, ConfigSafe, and then click on CONFIGSAFE. Support documentation is built into the online Help system. To access online Help, 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 25
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 26
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 27
that provides a graphical user interface for accessing all the components of IBM System Management Tools. LANDesk Client Manager also provides self-help diagnostic tools, including a PC health meter and a mechanism for issuing alerts about potential problems. The application automatically polls - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 28
of the screen has support documentation built into the DMI MIF Browser menu items. Shutting Down Your Computer To help prevent the loss of unsaved data or damage to your programs, always use the shutdown procedure before turning off your computer. To shut down your computer: 1. Save any data you are - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 29
95 Device Manager. To view the configuration instructions, go to the following address: http://www3.pc.ibm.com/support?page=IBM+PC. Click on Hints and tips, and then click on IBM PC 300PL and PC 300GL - Installing retail Windows 95 (Type 6862, 6892, 6275, and 6285). © Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 21 - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 30
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Program CD for more information. If you experience problems with device drivers installed from the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD, you can obtain updated device drivers from the World Wide Web at http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/files.html or on the IBM PC Bulletin Board System (BBS). © Copyright - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 32
To use the Windows 95 CD to reinstall Windows 95 on a hard disk, you must have: A CD-ROM drive Diskette drive A of the computer as the startup drive The Microsoft Windows 95 CD The backup copy of the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk (see the note on page 23) In addition, the correct device driver for - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 33
, press Shift+F5. This takes you to an A: prompt. 4. Type CLS and press Enter to clear the screen. 5. At the A: prompt, type FDISK; then type Y to enable large disk support. An FDISK Options screen appears. To enable FAT 32 support, all logical drives and DOS partitions must be deleted and new ones - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 34
-ROM Setup Boot Disk into drive A. 2. Turn on or restart the computer. The recovery program starts automatically. 3. From the first screen, select the language of the Microsoft Windows 95 CD you are using to reinstall Windows 95. In some cases, the instructions and messages for reinstalling Windows - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 35
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 36
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 37
into the CD-ROM 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 disk from the Partitioning and - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 38
drive C is not formatted, and Windows 95 is reinstalled in place of the currently installed Windows 95. Software and data that are not part of the Windows 95 installation on the hard the diskette unusable. Before continuing, ensure that you are using a backup copy of the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk. - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 39
Shutdown, Restart the Computer, and Yes. m. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. n. If necessary, install relevant device drivers or other software from the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD. (See Chapter 5, "Using the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD" on page 37 for additional information - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 40
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 33 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 41
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 Windows 95 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 42
screen.) 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 - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 43
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 44
Microsoft Windows 95 CD you are using to reinstall Windows 95. In some cases, the instructions and messages for reinstalling Windows 95 driver. 11. A message such as The current driver was found at path: c:\xxxxxxxx.sys is displayed, indicating that the CD-ROM device driver was found on the hard - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 45
drivers, diagnostic programs, and other support software for a variety of operating system environments. Important The Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD does not contain operating systems. Before you can use to the terms and conditions of the IBM International Program License Agreement and the - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 46
about the related device drivers and programs: 1. Insert the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Start the type start /win e:\ibmsetup where e: is the CD-ROM drive letter. Press Enter. 3. When the main menu appears, select the desired option; then follow the instructions - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 47
method of testing is generally used when other methods are not accessible or have not been successful in isolating a problem suspected to be hardware related. This section contains instructions for: Creating an IBM Enhanced Diagnostic diskette from the image on your hard disk. Note: For information - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 48
see "Shutting Down Your Computer" on page 20.) 2. Turn off any attached devices. 3. Insert the IBM Enhanced Diagnostic diskette into drive A. 4. Turn on all attached devices; then turn on your computer. 5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen. For help, press F1. 40 About Your Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 49
isolating problems related to the operating system and device drivers. To use the PC-Doctor for Windows program: 1. If you have not already done so, install the program onto your hard disk. (Information about installing software from the Ready-to-Configure Utility Program CD is in Chapter 5.) 2. To - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 50
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IBM and non-IBM logo programs covered by the IBM International Program License Agreement. IBM expressly provided by IBM, IBM provides these Authorization for Copy and Use on Home/Portable Computer: consent from the party (IBM or its reseller) from order to support eligibility provided by IBM or its - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 52
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights-Use, duplication, or disclosure restricted by the GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation. Other Documentation Any other documentation with respect to its - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 53
terms and conditions apply to device drivers, utility programs, and flash BIOS code ("System Programs") shipped with an IBM system ("System") on diskette provided that you supply such party a copy of this Agreement. Initial use of the System Programs by such party shall indicate acceptance of this - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 54
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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 56
Intel and LANDesk are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. 48 About Your Software - Lenovo PC 300PL | About Your Software - Windows 95 Application and Support Softw - Page 57
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