Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software name ThinkVantage Access Connections patch for Access Connections Version 5.40, 5.41 and 5.42 Support models ThinkPad R400 ThinkPad R500 ThinkPad T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si ThinkPad T500, T510, T510i ThinkPad W500, W510 ThinkPad W700, W700ds, W701, W701ds ThinkPad X100e ThinkPad X200, X200s, X200 Tablet ThinkPad X201, X201i, X201s, X201 Tablet ThinkPad X300, X301 ThinkPad Edge 11", 13", 14", 15" ThinkPad Edge E10, E30, E31, E40, E50 ThinkPad L410, L412 ThinkPad L510, L512 ThinkPad SL300 ThinkPad SL400, SL400c, SL410 ThinkPad SL500, SL500c, SL510 ThinkPad R60, R60e, R60i, R61, R61e, R61i ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p ThinkPad X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Build 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES ThinkVantage Access Connections patch enables you to fix an issue of an unexpected application error that relates to the ThinkVantage Access Connections versions 5.40, 5.41 and 5.42 for Windows 7. After applying this patch, one program file, AcWin7Hlpr.exe will be copied in the C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Access Connections folder. Then the AcWin7Hlpr.exe will work without termination by application crashing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Build 01 [Problem fixes] - Fixed an unexpected application error of the AcWin7Hlpr.exe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES This patch has a fix for unexpected application error that happens in ThinkVantage Access Connections version 5.40, 5.41 and 5.42 on Windows 7. So, no need to apply this patch on the other versions of ThinkVantage Access Connections. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Note: - 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. Manual Install This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer. Downloading file 1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click Save. 4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click Save. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully. Installing file 5. Make sure to be logged on with an administrator account. 6. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded. 7. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it. 8. Follow the instructions on the screen. 9. In the Ready to Install window, click Install. The necessary files will be copied to ThinkVantage Access Connections folder. 10. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer. Finally delete the file saved in the step 4. Verifying the patch installed Once the ThinkVantage Access Connections patch applied, you will find the following registry. Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Lenovo\Access Connections\Install ValueName: "WER_PATCH_00C701WW" ValueType: REG_DWORD Value: 1 The above registry is able to be overwritten, you can run the patch more than once. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION INFORMATION The following versions have been released to date. Build Rev. Issue Date ----- ---- ---------- 01 01 2011/01/13 Note: Revision number (Rev.) is for administrative purpose of this README document and is not related to software version. There is no need to upgrade this software when the revision number changes. Summary of Changes Where: < > Build number (Fix) Correction to existing function <01> - (Fix) Fixed an unexpected application error of the AcWin7Hlpr.exe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIMITATIONS Nothing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Access Connections 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.