IBM ThinkPad May 6, 2004 Installation Support for Windows 98/98 SE Version 1.01 ====================================================================== Notice: ------- - If you use the Product Recovery function shipped with your ThinkPad to restore the Windows preload environment, you do not need this package. This package is required when you install Windows Operating Systems without the Product Recovery function. What This Package Does ----------------------- This package contains: - APM mode installation file for Windows 98/SE This package is applicable to: - ThinkPad R40 - ThinkPad T30 - ThinkPad T40/T41/T42 - ThinkPad X30/X31 Released Versions ----------------- Version 1.00 Initial release Version 1.01 Updated release Summary of Changes ------------------ Where: Package version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00) (New) New function or enhancement (Fix) Correction to existing function (Restrictions) Remaining restrictions <1.00> -(New) LCD panel resolution support -(New) Windows 98/SE APM mode installation support. <1.01> -(Fix) Delete "INF files for Laptop resolution". Because newer version is included in the fllowing package: ``IBM ThinkPad Monitor File for Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000/XP'' -(Fix) Remove ThinkPad G40 from applicable system because "INF files for Laptop resolution" was removed. Installation Instructions ------------------------- I. Windows 98 (Version 4.10.1998) =================================== I. Installation of Windows 98 Operating System. 1. Extract package onto your hard disk drive (HDD). Assume extracted Directory is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\INSTW98 in this guide. 2. Copy all the cabinet files and installation programs in Windows 98 retail CD-ROM to your HDD as follows. 2.1. Make a temporary directory (for instance, C:\WIN98) and make sure enough hard disk space is available to store the cabinet files and installation programs (the required free space vary depending on the language of Windows 98) 2.2. Copy all the cabinet (.CAB) files and installation programs from \WIN98 directory of Windows 98 CD. Type COPY src_cd:\WIN98\*.* tgt_drv:\tgt_dir and press Enter where src_cd: Drive Letter of CD-ROM drive ( e.g. D:, E: ...) tgt_dir: Drive Letter and Temporary directory 3. Copy updated INF files from extracted directory to the temporary directory Type COPY C:\DRIVERS\W9X\INSTW98\W98GOLD\*.* tgt_drv:\tgt_dir and press Enter. tgt_drv:\tgt_dir: Drive Letter and temporary directory made in 2.1. (e.g. C:\WIN98) 4. Start Installation from the temporary directory 4.1. Run Setup.exe in the temporary directory 4.2. Refer to the Windows 98 documentation and instructions on the screen to complete the installation. II. Windows 98 Second Edition (4.10.2222A) ========================================== 1. Extract package onto your HDD. Assume extracted Directory is C:\DRIVERS\W9X\INSTW98 in this guide. 2. Copy all the cabinet files and installation programs in Windows 98 Second Edition retail CD-ROM to your HDD as follows. 2.1. Make a temporary directory (for instance, C:\WIN98) and make sure enough hard disk space is available to store the cabinet files and installation programs (the required free space vary depending on the language of Windows 98) 2.2. Copy all the cabinet (.CAB) files and installation programs from \WIN98 directory of Windows 98 Second Edition CD. Type COPY src_cd:\WIN98\*.* tgt_drv:\tgt_dir and press Enter where src_cd: Drive Letter of CD-ROM drive ( e.g. D:, E: ...) tgt_dir: Drive Letter and Temporary directory 3. Copy updated INF files from extracted directory to the temporary directory Type COPY C:\DRIVERS\W9X\INSTW98\W98SE\*.* tgt_drv:\tgt_dir and press Enter. tgt_drv:\tgt_dir: Drive Letter and temporary directory made in 2.1. (e.g. C:\WIN98) 4. Start Installation from the temporary directory 4.1. Run Setup.exe C:\Win98\APMINST.INF in the temporary directory. 4.2. Refer to the Windows 98 documentation and instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Determining which version is installed -------------------------------------- This Package has following files. [Windows 98] Version 1.01 ------------ -------------- pcmcia.inf 00/06/22 13:39 machine.inf 00/03/16 13:38 [Windows 98 Second Edition] Version 1.01 ------------ -------------- apminst.inf 99/11/12 16:14 Trademarks ---------- * IBM and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. * 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.