Revision : 01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software name Hotkey Features patch Support models ThinkPad R400 ThinkPad R500 ThinkPad T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si ThinkPad T500, T510, T510i ThinkPad W500, W510 ThinkPad W700, W700ds ThinkPad 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 G50 ThinkPad R50, R50e, R50p, R51, R51e, R52 ThinkPad R60, R60e, R60i, R61, R61e, R61i ThinkPad T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p ThinkPad X31, X32 ThinkPad X40, X41, X41 Tablet ThinkPad X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t ThinkPad Reserve Edition Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Microsoft Windows 2000 Refer to marketing materials to find out what computer models support which Operating Systems. Version Build 01 Support device Hotkey features -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES The Hotkey Features patch enables you to fix an issue of an unexpected application error that relates to the Hotkey features. After applying this patch, one program file, HKVOLKEY.DLL will be copied in C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Hotkey. Then the TPOSDSVC.EXE will work without termination by application crashing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Build 01 [Problem fixes] - Fixed an unexpected application error of the TPOSDSVC.EXE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Note: - The Hotkey features patch is copying a file HKVOLKEY.DLL to a ThinkPad that DLL files has been erased accidentally. Otherwise there is no need to apply it. 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. Extracting 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 Select Destination Location window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse. 10. In the Ready to Install window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9. Installing files 11. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish. 12. 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 Hotkey features patch is applied, you will find the "MARKER.DLL" file in the C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Hotkey directory. The MARKER.DLL 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 2010/10/14 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. To check the version of software, refer to the Determining which version is installed section. Summary of Changes Where: < > Version number [Important] Important update (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function <01> - (Fix) Fixed an unexpected application error of the TPOSDSVC.EXE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRADEMARKS * Lenovo and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of Lenovo. * Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks, trademarks or service marks of others.