SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP14020 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Compaq Diagnostics for Windows 95/98 VERSION: 2.18 Rev B LANGUAGE: US English CATEGORY: Management DIVISIONS: Portables, Desktops, Consumer PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Deskpro, Presario, and Armada products OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows 98 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: April 19, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 3.1 SUPERSEDES: SP10133 SP11060 for Armada E700, M700 DESCRIPTION: This Compaq Diagnostics for Windows 95/98 is for all Compaq Deskpro, Presario and Armada products. It is a utility that displays information about the hardware and software configuration and tests and analyzes the computer to ensure it is operating properly. ENHANCEMENTS: N/A FIXES: N/A NOTE: This is an older version of Diagnostics made available as a result of a specific customer request for Compaq Armada E700 and M700. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename based on the SoftPaq Number above. 2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. Entering "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files creates a new directory folder in the download directory. All files are unpacked into this newly created directory. To create the three optional installation diskettes, run MAKEDISK.BAT and follow on-screen instructions. 3. To install Interactively: a) Delete all previous versions of Diagnostics for Windows 1.xx. Since the DFW 1.xx is a 16-bit application that does not have an uninstall, simply delete the C:\WINDOWS\CPQDIAG directory. b) Remove all previous versions of Diagnostics for Windows 2.xx. - Select Start, Settings, Control Panel - Select Add/Remove Programs - Select Compaq Diagnostics for Windows and "Add/Remove" c) Install this version of Diagnostics for Windows - Insert diskette #1 into drive A: if installing from optional diskettes - Run A:\SETUP.EXE or \SETUP.EXE where is directory from step 2 - Select Next - Select Finish d) Restart the computer for the changes to be in effect To install non-interactively ("silently"): a) Go to the download directory from step 2 above, or copy the contents of all three (3) optional installation diskettes into a directory on the hard drive. b) Run SETUP.EXE -S from the directory in a) above. c) Restart the computer for the changes to be in effect. 4. After the installation is completed, you may delete the directory created in step 2 if you wish. Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies