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TP General - Update Connector version 3.05 for Windows 98

Applicable to: World-Wide


P/N
upcon305

Description
Update Connector version 2.01.00 for Windows 98

Only the following systems are supported:
- ThinkPad 380, 380D, 380E, 380ED, 380XD, 380Z
- ThinkPad 385D, 385E, 385ED, 385XD
- ThinkPad 390, 390E
- ThinkPad 600, 600E
- ThinkPad 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 77 0Z
- ThinkPad i Series 1400, 1720, 1721

NOTE: This update will only work on systems that had Update Connector preinstalled.

P/N
upcon305

Name & Size (bytes)
upcon305.exe : 12473420
upcon305.txt : 2305

WWW URL(s)
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/mobiles/upcon305.exe
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/mobiles/upcon305.txt

The files contained in this document have been archived.

Double-click here for more information on the Archive process - .

The files can be obtained

From the IBM PC Company ftp site on the Internet at the address noted above,
(copy & paste the address into your Web Browser, or, if you are connected to an Internotes or Domino server, double-click on the address to hot-link directly to the URL. Note that the file type on the ftp site may be a different file type from the file originally attached to this document - eg .ZIP instead of .EXE)

From the Archive Database -
LN V3 - IBM PC Service Information Archive Database - CD1 1997
LN V4 - IBM PC Service Information Archive Database - CD1a 1997
- : or as indicated below:-

Disk Release Date:

10-02-99

Disk Version/Release:

3.05

Additional Information:

If you are upgrading to Windows 98 on your ThinkPad and use Update Connector, you must upgrade to version 2.01.00 or later in order for Update Connector to work properly.

Before installing the updated version of Update Connector, please remove any previous versions of Update Connector from your system first. To remove a previous version, click on Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs. Click on IBM Update Connector and then Add/Remove.

WARNING!! This file is extremely large (12.5MB) so depending on your connection speed, download times will be extremely long (in excess of 1.5 hours).

Extracting the files

  1. Download the file to a temporary directory on your hard drive.
  2. From Windows Explorer, go to the directory where you downloaded the file to and double click on it. Note: you must be running Windows 95/98 for the extraction process to work.
  3. When prompted, click Next to accept the Licensing Agreement.
  4. When prompted for the extraction path, click on Finish to accept the default path. Note: if you decide to install the drivers into a different path, please take note of the directory where you extracted the files to. The default path is c:\drivers\upcon.


Installation Procedures

  1. Click on Start -> Programs -> MS-DOS Prompt.
  2. Type CD\DRIVERS\UPCON and press Enter. Note: If you extracted the files to a different location, then you will need to change to that subdirectory.
  3. Use the matrix below to determine which language code you will need to enter to install. All you will need is the two-character country code. For languages not listed, please use English.

  • de - German
  • dk - Danish
  • en - English
  • fr - French
  • it - Italian
  • ja - Japanese (Kanji)
  • nl - Dutch
  • no - Norwegian
  • pt - Portuguese (Brazilian Portuguese)
  • sp - Spanish
  • su - Finnish
  • sv - Swedish


4. Type GOTPAD XX (where XX = two character country code.... eg. GOTPAD DE will install in German)
5. The installation will open up a DOS window to initialize the Java installer... this takes a moment, so be patient.
6. At the Welcome screen click on Next.
7. The installer will copy files over with no further input required from the builder.... semi-silent.
8. When file copy is complete, you may press the FINISH button at the Installation Complete window.
9. Close out the DOS window. Installation is complete.

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Software

Date Created

24-06-98

Last Updated

11-02-99

Revision Date

14-05-2000

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad 380, ThinkPad 770Z, ThinkPad 600E, ThinkPad 770X, ThinkPad 380Z, ThinkPad 770E/ED, ThinkPad 385XD, ThinkPad 385ED, ThinkPad 385D, ThinkPad 380XD, ThinkPad 380ED, ThinkPad 380D

Machine Type

2635, 2645, 9548, 9549, 2646

Model

All

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