Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name Help Center Support models ThinkPad R400 ThinkPad R500 ThinkPad T400, T400s ThinkPad T500 ThinkPad W500 ThinkPad W700, W700ds ThinkPad X200, X200s, X200 Tablet ThinkPad X300, X301 ThinkPad SL300 ThinkPad SL400 ThinkPad SL500 ThinkPad R51e ThinkPad R60, R60e, R61, R61e, R61i ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p ThinkPad X41 Tablet ThinkPad X60, X60s, X60 Tablet ThinkPad X61, X61s, X61 Tablet ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t ThinkPad Reserve Edition Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Microsoft Windows 2000 Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version 2.00l -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package installs Help Center software for ThinkPad. If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing) this package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand functions as noted below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 2.00l [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Added support for ThinkPad T400s. [Problem fixes] - Updated external links. - Updated internal links. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED [Windows Vista] 1. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2. Click Uninstall a program. You will see Uninstall or change a program window. 3. Select Help Center. 4. Click Organize, click Layout, then select Details Pane (Details Pane might be already selected). You will see the version information on the pane below. 5. Close the Uninstall or change a program window. [Windows XP] 1. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 3. Click Help Center, then click Change/Remove (or Add/Remove). 4. Click 'Click here for support information' link. You will see the version information on the screen. 5. Close Add/Remove Programs. [Windows 2000] 1. Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 3. Click Help Center, then click Change/Remove (or Add/Remove). 4. Click 'Click here for support information' link. You will see the version information on the screen. 5. Close Add/Remove Programs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES - If Access IBM has been installed, it is required to uninstall Access IBM before installing Help Center. - It requires ThinkVantage Productivity Center version 2.00 or later to work with ThinkVantage Productivity Center. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Note: - If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section. Manual Install Note: After being downloaded, the file will need to be extracted. 1. Start Windows Vista/XP/2000 and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Double-click the driver package to extract it to your hard drive. The default location is C:\DRIVERS\WIN\ALRN. 3. Click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, then click Run... 4. Specify SETUP.EXE with the full path name where you extracted the package in the step 2, and click OK. Example: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\ALRN\SETUP.EXE 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. 6. Click Finish to reboot the system to complete the installation. Unattended Install This is for system administrators' use only. - Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and expand the files. - At the command line, execute SETUP.EXE with the -S -SMS options. Example: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\ALRN\SETUP -S -SMS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS [Windows Vista] 1. Start Windows Vista and logon with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 3. Click Uninstall a program. You will see Uninstall or change a program window. 4. Click Help Center, then click Uninstall/Change. 5. Click Continue on User Account Control. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen and then reboot the computer. [Windows XP] 1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4. Click Help Center, then click Change/Remove (or Add/Remove). 5. Select Remove or OK, then click Next or OK. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen and then reboot the computer. [Windows 2000] 1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 2. Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel. 3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4. Click Help Center, then click Change/Remove (or Add/Remove). 5. Select Remove or OK, then click Next or OK. 6. Follow the instructions on the screen and then reboot the computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. Version Rev. Issue Date ------- ---- --------------- 2.00l 01 2009/06/11 2.00h 01 2008/11/18 2.00h 6th release 2.00g 5th release 2.00f 4th release 2.00c 3rd release 2.00b 2nd release 2.00 Initial release For Windows Vista 1.04b 4th release 1.03 3rd release 1.00b 2nd release 1.00 Initial release For Windows XP/2000 Note: Revision number (Rev.) is for administrative purpose of this README document and is not related to software version. There is no need to upgrade this software when the revision number changes. To check the version of software, refer to the Determining which version is installed section. Summary of Changes Where: < > Version number [Important] Important update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <2.00l> - (New) Added support for ThinkPad T400s. - (Fix) Updated external links. - (Fix) Updated internal links. <2.00h> - (New) Support for ThinkPad SL400,SL500. - (Fix) Update external links. - (New) Support for ThinkPad SL300 (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500,X200 (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad W700,X301 (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad X200s,X200 Tablet (added). - (New) Support for ThinkPad W700ds (added). <2.00g> - (Fix) Update Links. <2.00f> - (New) Support for ThinkPad X300. - (Fix) System Information shows an error in Portuguese. <2.00c> - (New) Common package for Windows Vista/XP/2000. - (New) Support for ThinkPad R61. - (New) Support for ThinkPad T61. - (New) Support for ThinkPad X61,X61s,X61 Tablet. - (Fix) Some corrupted chracters in Hong Kong preload. - (New) Support for ThinkPad R61e,R61i. - (New) Support for ThinkPad T61p. - (New) Support for ThinkPad Reserve Edition. <2.00b> - (New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish/Brazilian Portuguese languages. - (New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages. - (New) Support for Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Korean languages. <2.00> - (New) Initial release for English/Japanese languages for Vista. - (New) Initial release for Windows Vista. <1.04b> - (New) Support ThinkPad R60/R60e. - (New) Support ThinkPad Z61e/Z61m/Z61p/Z61t. - (Fix) System information dialog box shows incorrect memory size when 3GB memory is installed. - (Fix) Some titles in ThinkVantage Productivity Center are updated. - (New) Support ThinkPad X60 Tablet. <1.03> - (New) Support ThinkPad T60. - (New) Support ThinkPad T60p. - (New) Support ThinkPad X41 Tablet. - (New) Support ThinkPad X60. - (New) Support ThinkPad X60s. - (New) Rename IBMTPI.XML file to SWI.XML. - (Fix) No response when ALT+L is pressed key after Access Help is launched. - (Fix) A typo in Korean. <1.00b> - (New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages. - (New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages. <1.00> - (New) Initial release for Windows XP/2000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. * Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. 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