********************************************************************** NOTES ABOUT THE MODEM IN WINDOWS 95 (C) 1998, IBM CORP. JUNE, 1998 ************ INTRODUCTION ************ This document provides information to help you properly install the Think Pad Modem in Microsoft Windows 95. ********************** Printing this Document ********************** To print this document from Windows 95, highlight the document in Windows Explorer and choose the Print command from the File menu. *********************** Other Helpful Documents *********************** The following online document provides additional information about the Think Pad Modem: MWHELP.HLP This help file lists a general overview of all components that the modem supports. To view this file from Windows 95, click Start, point to Programs, ThinkPad Modem, and click Modem Command Reference. ************************************************************************ CONTENTS ************************************************************************ 1.0 BEFORE YOU CALL FOR HELP 2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES 2.1 Initial Installation 2.2 Additional Installation Notes 2.3 Using the LAN Installation Feature in Windows 95 ====================================================================== 1.0 BEFORE YOU CALL FOR HELP ====================================================================== Before you call the technical support group, please read this entire document for installation and configuration information. If this document does not provide a solution and you need to contact technical support, for faster service, please have your computer running and have the following information ready for our technical support personnel: o Make and model of your PC. o Software version number. o Names and version numbers of application software you are running o Contents of your \WINDOWS\DOSSTART.BAT, AUTOEXEC.BAT, and CONFIG.SYS files (You can either print the files, or have access to an editor to view them.) ====================================================================== 2.0 INSTALLATION NOTES ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Initial Installation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are installing software on your PC for the fist time, follow these steps: 1. Place diskette #1 in your floppy Drive. 2. Click Start and Run. 3. Type a:\setup. 4. Click OK. Note: If Windows 95 prompts you for the location of the modem files, enter "A:\" in the field provided and select OK. INSTALLING AN UPGRADE / REMOVING A PREVIOUS VERSION If you have a previous version of the software on your PC, and you want to upgrade/reinstall or remove it, follow these steps: 1. Place diskette #1 in your floppy Drive. 2. Click Start and Run. 3. Type a:\setup. 4. Click OK. 5. Follow the instructions provided. 6. When the software has completed removing the existing version, you will be prompted to upgrade your modem software. If you do not wish to upgrade at this time, when Windows 95 prompts you for the current driver of an "Unknown Device", select Next and then select Finish. If this is an upgrade, the install will reboot your PC, at which time you can continue the installation process. Follow the installation process to completion. Note: After the PC reboots, Windows 95 will display a message that it has found new hardware. The prompt asks you to insert the driver diskettes. You may then be prompted twice for the path of the driver diskettes. Please enter the same source path for the driver diskettes at each prompt. NOTE: If you need to change the default country, run the Country Selection Application after installation and then reboot your system. . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.2 Additional Installation Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If a user has installed Windows 95 on a new hard disk, the modem will be assigned as an "Unknown Device" in the Device Manager under the "Other Devices" section. 1. Insert the first installation diskette in the A: drive. 2. Execute A:\SETUP from the "Run dialog panel." This will erase the "Unknown Device" (DSP device) from the Registry and cause the system to be rebooted. 3. As the system restarts, the DSP will be found as a new device and the installation will proceed as normal. When refreshing a system that has the software installed, follow these steps: 1. Insert the first installation diskette in the A: drive. 2. Execute A:SETUP from the "Run dialog panel." This will erase the DSP device from the Registry and cause the system to be rebooted. 3. As the system restarts, the DSP will be found as a new device and the installation will proceed as normal. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.3 Using the LAN Installation Feature in Windows 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To correctly perform a LAN install in Windows 95, use the following instructions: o Initial Setup: 1. Create a directory structure to hold all the ThinkPad Modem diskettes. Copy the ThinkPad Modem source diskettes into the directory. One method is to use XCOPY with the /S switch. XCOPY A:\*.* /S x:\CIDROOT (Where x is the network drive where you will copy these files.) Important Note: There may be multiple copies of MWDSP437.INF on the diskettes. You must ensure that only the version that is on diskette 1 is copied to x:\CIDROOT. 2. Create a file named MW_CID.LST. Place this file into the root of the directory you created in Step 1. In this example, create the MW_CID.LST file in the x:\CIDROOT directory. This file will contain the automatic installation information needed to use the LAN installation feature. The MW_CID.LST file below contains the installation defaults, but you may modify them to change the destination of the software. Sample MW_CID.LST file: [INPUT] ;Set all three of these to the same base directory DIR_Samples=C:\MWW BasePath=C:\MWW MIDISamplePath=C:\MWW ; Do not touch these settings INSTALL=install DOSMIDI=no WINMIDI=no DisplayBootMsg=no o Windows 95 Installation Procedure: 1. Go to the workstation where you want to install the ThinkPad Modem software. Select START and RUN. From the RUN window type: x:\CIDROOT\SETUP.EXE (Where x:\CIDROOT\SETUP.EXE is the fully-qualified path to the shared disk where the installation files reside.) This will initiate the procedure to uninstall any older ThinkPad Modem software and prepare the system for the new software. This uninstall process is not CID enabled, so the user must manually confirm the removal of any software currently on the system. At the end of this part of the process, Setup will ask you to restart Windows 95. 2. When Windows 95 restarts, the Add New Hardware Wizard will detect a new device and prompt you for a location to the device driver software. At this point you would enter: x:\CIDROOT 3. The installation will proceed automatically. At the end of the installation, a message appears telling you that the install is completed. Press OK.
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