---------------------------------------------------------------------- Software Name ThinkVantage Productivity Center Pack for ThinkCentre Supported models ThinkCentre A52 ThinkCentre M52e Operating Systems Windows XP (Home Edition and Professional) Windows 2000 Version 1.03 Issue date January 26, 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES This package installs the following software. - ThinkVantage Productivity Center - Productivity Center Supplement for ThinkCentre . Productivity Center preset data . Menus for Productivity Center ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE [Important updates] Nothing. [New functions or enhancements] - Unnecessary file was removed from the package. [Problem fixes] - Productivity Center screen may flicker. - Many customization window open when Customize button is clicked. - Already uninstalled package's menu is diplayed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED [ThinkVantage Productivity Center] 1. Start ThinkVantage Productivity Center program. The main screen will be displayed. 2. Go to task bar and put the mouse on ThinkVantage Productivity Center. 3. Click the mouse right button. 4. Select "About Productivity Center" menu. The version will be displayed. [Productivity Center Supplement for ThinkCentre] 1. Search DISKLM.VER file in the directory where you installed this package. 2. You can see the version information by opening the file with a text editor like Notepad. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES None ---------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Notes: 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. There are following ways for installation. (A) Automatic install with Software Installer (B) Manual install (C) Unattended install (A) Automatic Install with Software Installer Use the Software Installer version 3.01.0503 or higher. The Software Installer will check both installed program in your system and IBM Web site. Then download and update the program automatically if a newer version is available. Refer to the Software Installer package for details. (B) Manual Install Refer to the Manual Install section. (C) Unattended Install Refer to the Unattended Install section. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. [Released Versions] Version The contents ------- -------------------------------------------------------- 1.03 - ThinkVantage Productivity Center Ver. 1.03 - Productivity Center Supplement for ThinkCentre Ver. 1.01 1.01 - ThinkVantage Productivity Center Ver. 1.01 - Productivity Center Supplement for ThinkCentre Ver. 1.00b [Summary of Changes] Where: < > Version [Important] Important Update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function (ThinkVantage Productivity Center) <1.03> -(Fix) Productivity Center screen may flicker. <1.02> -(Fix) Many customization windows open when Customize button is clicked. -(Fix) Already uninstalled package's menu is displayed. <1.01> -(Fix) Letters on status window for Quick Links may not not be seen when background bitmap is customized. <1.00b> -(New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages. <1.00a> -(New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages. <1.00> -(New) Initial release. (Productivity Center Supplement for ThinkCentre) <1.01> -(New) Unnecessary file was removed from the package. <1.00b> -(New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages. <1.00a> -(New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages. <1.00> -(New) Initial release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUAL INSTALL This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Explorer. (Downloading files) 1. Click once on the underlined file name with the left mouse button. Once this is done, a pop-up window will appear. 2. In this pop-up window, choose (using the left mouse button) the directory you would like to download the file to and click the "Save" button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete without your assistance. 3. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully. 4. After being downloaded, the file will need to be extracted. (Extracting files) 5. Locate the directory where the file was downloaded. 6. Locate the file that was just downloaded and double click it using the left mouse button. 7. The file will begin to extract in the directory where the downloaded file is located. (Installing files) 8. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges. 9. Open an Explorer and locate the directory where the files were extracted. 10. Double-click SETUP file. 11. Follow the instructions on the screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UNATTENDED INSTALL Note: 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 options. (For example) [Path where the files were extracted]\SETUP /S ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * ThinkCentre is a registered trademark of Lenovo. * ThinkVantage is a trademark of Lenovo. * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.