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ThinkPad Windows 2000 application software Mediamatics DVDExpress DVD Player upgrade for Windows 2000 DVDExpress is a DVD player software application supported by Windows 2000 Professional. IBM has supplied this software with some Windows 98 systems with DVD drives. The DVDExpress upgrade software is available to licensed users currently using a version for Windows 98. IBM will release an upgrade version only to those customers who already have the application installed on Windows 98. This version of DVDExpress for Windows 2000 is strictly an upgrade package. In order to install this upgrade on Windows 2000, you must first have a previous version of the DVDExpress installed on Windows 98, then upgrade to Windows 2000. After upgrading to Windows 2000, you will then be able to install the DVDExpress upgrade package. With this DVDExpress version, all DVD decoding is done by software. Getting the best frame rate for playback requires a high CPU processor speed in order to process the MPEG-2 packets for real-time decoding. For best results, use this application with a Pentium®-II class processor (or later) with a minimum speed of 450 MHz or higher. Playback performance depends on processor speed and system configuration. If a processor speed less than the recommend 450 MHz is used, expect decreased performance. Even with this processor speed, playing back DVDs requires almost 100% percent of the processor time. If any critical timing software is used concurrently with the DVDExpress software, response time will be degraded noticeably. IBM has verified that the following ThinkPad models are capable of running the DVDExpress application under Windows 2000 at a processor speed less than 450 MHz without any noticeable performance degradation: ThinkPad Model 390X 570 600E i Series 2611 Processor Speed Celeron™ 400 MHz or greater Pentium ®-II 300 MHz or greater Pentium ®-II 300 MHz or greater Celeron™ 366 MHz or greater If you notice a significant performance degradation while running the DVDExpress application, try adjusting the LCD screen color depth to a minimum of 256 colors and set the screen area (resolution) to 800 by 600 pixels. Installing DVDExpress on your ThinkPad for Windows 2000 1. Verify that the DVD-ROM drive is inserted into your computer's swappable bay slot. If the DVD drive is not installed, install it before continuing 2. Exit all windows programs before running the DVDExpress Setup program. 3. Insert the System Solution CD into the DVD-ROM drive. 4. Click: Start ? Run. 5. Type in E:\Setup.EXE in the 'Open' field, where E is the drive letter designed for your computer's DVD-ROM drive. 6. Press "Enter". 7. The DVDExpress Player installation program will start. Click [Next] in the Welcome screen. 8. The Software License Agreement window will open. Note: Before continuing with the installation, make certain you have read through and agree to all the terms of the license agreement.

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ThinkPad Windows 2000 application software
Mediamatics DVDExpress DVD Player upgrade for Windows 2000
DVDExpress is a DVD player software application supported by Windows 2000 Professional.
IBM has supplied this software with some Windows 98 systems with DVD drives.
The
DVDExpress upgrade software is available to licensed users currently using a version for
Windows 98.
IBM will release an upgrade version only to those customers who already have
the application installed on Windows 98.
This version of DVDExpress for Windows 2000 is
strictly an upgrade package.
In order to install this upgrade on Windows 2000, you must first
have a previous version of the DVDExpress installed on Windows 98, then upgrade to
Windows 2000.
After upgrading to Windows 2000, you will then be able to install the
DVDExpress upgrade package.
With this DVDExpress version, all DVD decoding is done by software.
Getting the best
frame rate for playback requires a high CPU processor speed in order to process the MPEG-2
packets for real-time decoding.
For best results, use this application with a Pentium
-II class
processor (or later) with a minimum speed of 450 MHz or higher.
Playback performance
depends on processor speed and system configuration.
If a processor speed less than the
recommend 450 MHz is used, expect decreased performance.
Even with this processor speed,
playing back DVDs requires almost 100% percent of the processor time.
If any critical
timing software is used concurrently with the DVDExpress software, response time will be
degraded noticeably .
IBM has verified that the following ThinkPad models are capable of running the DVDExpress
application under Windows 2000 at a processor speed less than 450 MHz without any
noticeable performance degradation:
ThinkPad Model
Processor Speed
390X
Celeron
400 MHz or greater
570
Pentium
-II 300 MHz or greater
600E
Pentium
-II 300 MHz or greater
i Series 2611
Celeron
366 MHz or greater
If you notice a significant performance degradation while running the DVDExpress
application, try adjusting the LCD screen color depth to a minimum of 256 colors and set the
screen area (resolution) to 800 by 600 pixels.
Installing DVDExpress on your ThinkPad for Windows 2000
1.
Verify that the DVD-ROM drive is inserted into your computer’s swappable bay slot.
If
the DVD drive is not installed, install it before continuing
2.
Exit all windows programs before running the DVDExpress Setup program.
3.
Insert the System Solution CD into the DVD-ROM drive.
4.
Click:
Start
?
Run
.
5.
Type in
E:\Setup.EXE
in the ‘Open’ field, where E is the drive letter designed for your
computer’s DVD-ROM drive.
6.
Press “Enter”.
7.
The DVDExpress Player installation program will start.
Click [Next] in the Welcome
screen.
8.
The Software License Agreement window will open.
Note: Before continuing with the installation, make certain you have read through and
agree to all the terms of the license agreement.