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Before Installing or Upgrading to Windows Me Before proceeding further into the guide, review what steps should be completed before, while, and after installation or upgrading to Windows Me. Use the following chart as a quick reference when preparing to upgrade to Windows Me: START ↓ Preparation ↓ "Update" computer ↓ Pre-setup ↓ Installing or upgrading to Windows Me Clean Install Upgrade Install • Read this document and the Windows Me Release Notes for Setup (\Win 9x\Setup.txt) • Determine if your ThinkPad computer meets all the minimum hardware requirements for running Windows Me. • Review the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) to determine if your hardware is supported while running Windows Me. • Decide to clean install or upgrade install Windows Me. • Back-up all data files and information on the computer before starting clean install or upgrading. • Undock and remove any optional devices. • Build the System Program Service (BIOS) Diskette and update the system BIOS and initialize the BIOS setting to default. • Download appropriate drivers required from IBM Web site • Install at least 32 megabytes (MB) of system memory on your ThinkPad computer. • Create Startup Diskette. • Partition and format the Hard Disk. • Verify space on hard disk drive o Refer to setuptip.txt, depending on your system configuration for minimum hard disk space. • Uninstall all unsupported applications and utilities. • ThinkPad 600, 600E, upgrade ThinkPad ACP Modem included in the Windows Me CD • Install Windows Me using the Startup Disk. Upgrade to Windows Me ↓

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Before Installing or Upgrading to Windows Me
Before proceeding further into the guide, review what steps should be completed before, while,
and after installation or upgrading to Windows Me.
Use the following chart as a quick reference
when preparing to upgrade to Windows Me:
START
Clean Install
Upgrade Install
↓
Preparation
•
Read this document and the Windows Me Release Notes for Setup (\Win
9x\Setup.txt)
•
Determine if your ThinkPad computer meets all the minimum hardware
requirements for running Windows Me.
•
Review the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) to determine if your
hardware is supported while running Windows Me.
•
Decide to clean install or upgrade install Windows Me.
↓
“Update”
computer
•
Back-up all data files and information on the computer before starting
clean install or upgrading.
•
Undock and remove any optional devices.
•
Build the System Program Service (BIOS) Diskette and update the
system BIOS and initialize the BIOS setting to default.
•
Download appropriate drivers required from IBM Web site
•
Install at least 32 megabytes (MB) of system memory on your ThinkPad
computer.
↓
Pre-setup
•
Create Startup Diskette.
•
Partition and format the Hard
Disk.
•
Verify space on hard disk drive
o
Refer to setuptip.txt,
depending on your
system configuration
for minimum hard disk
space.
•
Uninstall all unsupported
applications and utilities.
•
ThinkPad 600, 600E, upgrade
ThinkPad ACP Modem
included in the Windows Me
CD
↓
Installing or
upgrading to
Windows Me
•
Install Windows Me using the
Startup Disk.
Upgrade to Windows Me
↓