IBM PC 300GL Software Manual - About This Book

Manual is about: Understanding Your Personal Computer 6267, 6277, 6287

Summary of PC 300GL

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    Ibm personal computer about your software windows 98, applications, and support software.

  • Page 3: About Your Software

    Ibm personal computer about your software windows 98, applications, and support software ibm.

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    Note before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the information in appendix a, “viewing the license agreement” on page 23 and appendix b, “notices and trademarks” on page 25. First edition (november 1998) the following paragraph does not apply to the united kingdom or...

  • Page 5: Contents

    Contents about this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V chapter 1. Overview of your software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 preinstalled software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ready-to-install software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Iv about your software.

  • Page 7: About This Book

    About this book this book supplements the information in your computer publications. Keep it with those publications for future reference. This book contains general information about the preinstalled and other software provided with your computer. This book is organized as follows: chapter 1, “over...

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    Vi about your software.

  • Page 9: Preinstalled Software

    Chapter 1. Overview of your software your computer comes with microsoft windows 98 1 and a variety of software, including application programs, diagnostic tools, and device drivers. Some of the software is preinstalled and some is ready to install. The software, other than microsoft windows 98, is l...

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    Insert the lotus smartsuite cd into your cd-rom drive, or contact your network administrator for assistance. Microsoft office 97 small business edition, which is preinstalled in some models. Additional information about your preinstalled software is in chapter 2, “getting started” on page 5. Importa...

  • Page 11: Ready-to-Install Software

    Ready-to-install software in addition to your ibm-preinstalled programs and device drivers, additional ready-to-install software is provided on the software selections cd, on your hard disk, or on both the cd and the hard disk. You decide which programs to install, based on your needs. Notes: 1. Nor...

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    Some computer models come with additional support software, including the i.Share and ring central programs. Not all software is available for all operating systems. See the software selections cd to find out which programs are available for your operating system. You can install the ready-to-instal...

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    Chapter 2. Getting started this chapter contains information to help you get started using your computer; it explains: what you need before and what happens after you start your computer for the first time Ÿ how to: – access information and perform tasks from the ibm welcome center – install and acc...

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    Running the windows 98 setup program if the setup program has not already been run, it will appear when you start the computer. The program will prompt you to make choices or type information as required. If you need more detailed information than that which is provided in the following notes, refer...

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    Using the ibm welcome center the ibm welcome center provides a central location where you can: install the following software that is provided on your hard disk in a ready-to-install form: – norton antivirus for ibm – configsafe – ibm universal management agent create a self-starting diagnostic disk...

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    Category-specific information is displayed in the main window. B. In the main window, scroll to and click on a selectable topic. (selectable topics are highlighted and underlined.) when applicable, follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Notes: 1. This chapter contains additional informat...

  • Page 17: How To Register

    B. Uninstall software to uninstall any of these software programs. 4. To complete a task, make the applicable selections and follow the instructions on the screen. Registering your ibm computer registering your computer takes only a few minutes. After you complete the product registration procedure,...

  • Page 18: Viewing Online Books

    Accessing your complimentary screen savers if you installed the optional screen savers during the product registration procedure, use the following steps to access the new screen savers. 1. Click on the windows start button. 2. Select settings. 3. Click on control panel. 4. Double-click on display. ...

  • Page 19: Norton Antivirus For Ibm

    Chapter 3. System management applications this section contains information about norton antivirus for ibm, configsafe, ibm enhanced diagnostic, and the ibm universal management agent program. Norton antivirus for ibm the norton antivirus for ibm program is a comprehensive antivirus product that det...

  • Page 20: Configsafe

    Configsafe the configsafe program is a comprehensive configuration tracking and recovery tool. It provides features that make it easier for you (or support personnel) to restore your system if your desktop becomes damaged, unusable, or unstartable. Highlights of the configsafe program include: menu-...

  • Page 21: Ibm Enhanced Diagnostic

    Snapshot of your current, working configuration. Then you can easily return to that configuration if your computer becomes disabled by changes in the configuration files. If you are unable to solve a problem yourself and you need assistance from an ibm technical-support representative, use configsaf...

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    Ibm universal management agent the universal management agent (uma) program is a collection of tools designed to manage computers in a network environment. The universal management browser launches and manages each tool from a central interface using activex controls in an internet or intranet envir...

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    Ibm universal management agent plus universal management agent plus is a plug-in program that expands the functions of the universal management agent program. The universal management agent program must be installed before you install universal management agent plus. Universal management agent plus ...

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    Installing ibm universal management agent you can install the universal management agent program from the hard disk, the software selections cd, or the world wide web. Universal management agent plus can be installed only from the software selections cd or the world wide web. For information about i...

  • Page 25: Features Of The Cd

    Chapter 4. Using the software selections cd use the information in this chapter if you want to install or reinstall device drivers and other software from the software selections cd. Features of the cd the software selections cd contains device drivers, diagnostic programs, and other support softwar...

  • Page 26: Starting The Cd

    Starting the cd to use the software selections cd, insert the software selections cd into your cd-rom drive. The software selections program starts automatically. If the auto-run feature is disabled in your computer: from the windows 98 desktop, double-click on start ibm welcome and click on customi...

  • Page 27: Software

    Chapter 5. Using the ibm product recovery cd the ibm product recovery cd is provided with your computer so that you can reinstall windows 98 and preinstalled applications and device drivers in case of a hard disk failure or other damage to your windows 98 files. Warning: the recovery process deletes...

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    Changing the startup sequence if your computer does not start from the cd on the first try, you need to change your startup sequence in the configuration/setup utility program. Follow these steps to change the startup sequence: 1. Restart your computer. 2. When the configuration/setup utility progra...

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    Chapter 6. Installing other operating systems if you install or reinstall microsoft windows nt workstation 4.0 or 3.51, or microsoft windows 98 or windows 95, you might need software or device drivers. Hardware-specific support software is available on the software selections cd. (if you experience ...

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    Appendix a. Viewing the license agreement the ibm international license agreement for non-warranted programs is viewable in the ibm welcome center in your preinstalled software. To view the license agreement, do the following: 1. From the desktop, click on start ibm welcome. 2. Double-click on the i...

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  • Page 33: Notices

    Appendix b. Notices and trademarks this appendix gives legal notice of ibm product availability, patents, and patents pending, as well as trademark information. Notices references in this publication to ibm products, programs, or services do not imply that ibm intends to make these available in all ...

  • Page 34: Trademarks

    Your ibm computer is on when the century changes, you should turn it off and then back on again once, or restart the operating system, to ensure that the internal clock resets itself for the new century. This ibm pc product cannot prevent errors that might occur if software you use or exchange data ...

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    Ibm part number: 01k4695 printed in u.S.A. November 1998 ð1k4695.