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Using SoftPaq Download Manager HP SoftPaq Download Manager (SDM) is a tool that provides quick access to SoftPaq information for HP business computers. Using this tool, you can easily search for SoftPaqs and then download and unpack them. SoftPaq Download Manager works by reading and downloading, from the HP FTP site, a published database file containing computer model and SoftPaq information. SoftPaq Download Manager allows you to specify one or more computer models to determine which SoftPaqs are available for download. SoftPaq Download Manager checks the HP FTP site for updates to the database and software. If updates are found, they are downloaded and applied automatically. To download SoftPaqs: 1. Click Start > All Programs > HP > HP SoftPaq Download Manager. 2. When the SoftPaq Download Manager opens for the first time, a window is displayed asking if you want to show only software for the computer it is running on or to show the software for all supported models. Select Show software for all supported models. If you have used HP SoftPaq Download Manager previously, go to Step 3. a. Select your operating system and language filters in the Configuration Options window. The filters limit the number of options that are listed in the Product Catalog pane. For example, if only Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional is selected in the operating system filter, the only operating system that is displayed in the Product Catalog is Windows XP Professional. b. To add other operating systems, change the filter settings in the Configuration Options window. Refer to the HP SoftPaq Download Manager software Help for more information. 3. In the left pane, click the (+) sign to expand the model list, and then select the model(s) of the products you want to update. 4. Click Find Available SoftPaqs to download a list of available SoftPaqs for the selected computer. 5. Select from the list of available SoftPaqs, and then click Download Only if you have many SoftPaqs to download because the SoftPaq selection and Internet connection speed determine how long the download process may take. If you only have one or two SoftPaqs to download and a high-speed Internet connection, click Download & Unpack. 6. Right-click the file in the SoftPaq Download Manager software application, and then click Install SoftPaq to install the SoftPaq on the computer. Using SoftPaq Download Manager 31

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Using SoftPaq Download Manager
HP SoftPaq Download Manager (SDM) is a tool that provides quick access to SoftPaq information for
HP business computers. Using this tool, you can easily search for SoftPaqs and then download and
unpack them.
SoftPaq Download Manager works by reading and downloading, from the HP FTP site, a published
database file containing computer model and SoftPaq information. SoftPaq Download Manager allows
you to specify one or more computer models to determine which SoftPaqs are available for download.
SoftPaq Download Manager checks the HP FTP site for updates to the database and software. If
updates are found, they are downloaded and applied automatically.
To download SoftPaqs:
1.
Click
Start
>
All Programs
>
HP
>
HP SoftPaq Download Manager
.
2.
When the SoftPaq Download Manager opens for the first time, a window is displayed asking if you
want to show only software for the computer it is running on or to show the software for all supported
models. Select
Show software for all supported models
. If you have used HP SoftPaq Download
Manager previously, go to Step 3.
a.
Select your operating system and language filters in the Configuration Options window. The
filters limit the number of options that are listed in the Product Catalog pane. For example, if
only Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional is selected in the operating system filter, the only
operating system that is displayed in the Product Catalog is Windows XP Professional.
b.
To add other operating systems, change the filter settings in the Configuration Options
window. Refer to the HP SoftPaq Download Manager software Help for more information.
3.
In the left pane, click the (+) sign to expand the model list, and then select the model(s) of the
products you want to update.
4.
Click
Find Available SoftPaqs
to download a list of available SoftPaqs for the selected computer.
5.
Select from the list of available SoftPaqs, and then click
Download Only
if you have many SoftPaqs
to download because the SoftPaq selection and Internet connection speed determine how long the
download process may take.
If you only have one or two SoftPaqs to download and a high-speed Internet connection, click
Download & Unpack
.
6.
Right-click the file in the SoftPaq Download Manager software application, and then click
Install
SoftPaq
to install the SoftPaq on the computer.
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