SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP16190 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: SP16190.EXE TITLE: Presario CTO Models Fix for Creating an Emergency Diskette VERSION: 001 LANGUAGE: US English CATEGORY: Fix DIVISIONS: Consumer PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq Presario 1400T, 1600T, 1800, 1800T, 1900T, 5000T, 57000T, 7000T OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), Microsoft Windows Millenium (ME) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: December 19, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0 SUPERSEDES: N/A DESCRIPTION: This fixes the issue where an emergency recovery diskette created on one of the affected Presario models is not being created correctly. The 9-digit CTO option numbers are being incorrectly incremented, making the CTO options uninstallable. This Softpaq corrects the 9-digit option numbers in the UIA and in CTO.TXT, so that a valid emergency diskette can then be created. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the SoftPaq into a temporary directory on your local drive. 2. Put a blank formatted diskette in A: drive. 3. Execute the downloaded executable file (the Softpaq). 4. Follow the instructions on the screen. It will extract the files into the diskette as well as in the current directory. 5. Reboot the computer with the diskette in Drive A, and follow the instructions. 6. After the software has been installed, remove the diskette and reboot the computer. 7. The temporary directory may be deleted. Copyright 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.