SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP3184
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  PATCH.BAT 
TITLE:  Presario DirectX 3.0 Support (Spring 1997 U.S. Models)
VERSION:  1.00
LANGUAGE:   US English

CATEGORY:  Software Solutions/Desktop

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  
This upgrade is for the following U.S. Presario models: 
Presario 4160, 4764, 4770, 4772, 4774, 4776, 4784, 4786

For the equivalent upgrade for the Fall 1996 Presario models, 
refer to SoftPaq SP3183.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95 

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  12 May 1997

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes 

SUPERSEDES:  SP2921

DESCRIPTION:  Creates a bootable diskette that can be used to upgrade 
the video and audio drivers in the affected Presario models (see above) 
to DirectX 3.0 standards.

HOW TO USE:

1.  Obtain a formatted 1.44 MB diskette.

2.  Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive and change to 
that directory.  The file that is downloaded is SP3184.EXE.

3.  From that drive and directory, execute the SoftPaq file:
SP3184 [ENTER]
You will be prompted to place the formatted 1.44 MB diskette into a 
diskette drive to create diskette.

4.  After the diskette is created, you may delete the downloaded file 
SP3184.EXE if you wish.

5.  Insert the diskette into the A: drive and restart the computer, 
allowing it to boot from the diskette.  A batch file will apply the 
upgrade.

6.  When the update is complete, remove the diskette and restart the 
computer again.

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