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Software Name Presentation Director
Support models ThinkPad X200, X300, X301
ThinkPad R400, R500
ThinkPad T400, T500
ThinkPad W500
ThinkPad SL300
ThinkPad SL400
ThinkPad SL500
ThinkPad R60,R60e,R61,R61e,R61i
ThinkPad T60,T60p,T61,T61p
ThinkPad X60,X60s,X60 Tablet,X61,X61s,X61 Tablet
ThinkPad Z61e,Z61m,Z61p,Z61t
ThinkPad Reserve Edition
Lenovo 3000 C200
Lenovo 3000 N100,N200
Lenovo 3000 V100,V200
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit
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 4.01
Issue date August 5, 2008
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WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES
Presentation Director is a display configuration utility for your
ThinkPad computer that enables you to create, manage, and use
presentation and display schemes. You can access these schemes
through an on-screen display menu that is shown when you press the
Fn + F7 key combination on your keyboard (Fn+F7 on-screen function).
If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing)
this package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand
functions as noted below.
For additional required packages, refer to "NOTES" section.
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CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
Version 4.01
[Important updates]
Nothing.
[New functions or enhancements]
- Support for ThinkPad R400, R500, T400, T500, W500, X200, X301.
- Support for Switchable Graphics.
- Support for DisplayPort.
[Problem fixes]
- Installation fails on Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and
Simplified Chinese systems when the user's account name contains
Japanese, Korean, or Chinese characters.
- Option to 'Toggle between Captured display settings and the
following display scheme' does not work when Captured display
settings scheme is unchecked.
- Clean Desktop scheme shows errors when launching PDF and PPT files.
- Analog + digital Dual Display scheme cannot be applied from analog +
digital Extended scheme.
- Extended desktop is not restored after re-docking system. (Vista)
- Presenter View scheme shows presentation on LCD instead of external
monitor on systems with Switchable Graphics. (Vista)
- HDTV resolutions not listed in resolution list.
- Error message corrections.
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DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED
[Windows Vista]
1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2. Click "Uninstall a program" link of Programs icon.
You will see "Unistall or change a program window".
3. Select Presentation Director.
4. Click "Organize" menu, click "Layout", then select "Details Pane"
("Details Pane" might be already selected).
You will see the version information on the pane below.
5. Close "Uninstall or change a program window".
[Windows XP/2000]
1. For Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel.
For Windows 2000, click Start, select Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Presentation Director, then click Change/Remove (or
Add/Remove).
4. Click 'Click here for support information' link.
You will see the version information on the screen.
5. Close Add/Remove Programs.
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NOTES
- Before installing Presentation Director, it is required to install
"Lenovo System Interface Driver" and an appropriate display driver
for the target system. Refer to the README file of each software
package for installing these software packages.
- Lenovo System Interface Driver
It is required to install "Lenovo System Interface Driver" to use
Windows Vista
- Display Driver
It is required to install an appropriate display driver for the
target system which is provided by Lenovo. Presentation Director
doesn't work with any inbox display driver in OS.
- To enable Fn+F7 on-screen key function, it is also required to
install the following packages:
- Power Management Driver for Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Me, 98 SE
- Hotkey Features for Windows Vista, XP, 2000 version 2.00 or later
- Presentation Director doesn't support remote desktop environment and
remote assistance environment.
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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
1. Start Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and logon with administrative
privileges.
2. Double-click the driver package to extract it to your hard drive.
The default location is C:\DRIVERS\W2K\PDIRECT
3. For Windows Vista, click Start, select All Programs, select
Accessories then click Run...
For Windows XP and 2000, click Start, then click Run...
4. Specify SETUP.EXE with the full path name where you extracted the
package in step 2, and click OK.
EXAMPLE: C:\DRIVERS\W2K\PDIRECT\SETUP.EXE
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Unattended Install
This is for system administrators' use only.
- Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and expand the
files.
- At the command line, execute SETUP.EXE with the -S -SMS options.
Example: C:\DRIVERS\W2K\PDIRECT\SETUP -S -SMS
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UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
[Windows Vista]
1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Click "Uninstall a program" link of Programs icon.
You will see "Uninstall or change a program window."
4. Click Presentation Director, then click Uninstall/Change.
5. Click Continue from the User Account Control.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen and then reboot the
computer.
[Windows XP/2000]
1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges.
2. - Windows XP
Click Start, then click Control Panel.
- Windows 2000
Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel.
3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
4. Click Presentation Director, then click Change/Remove (or
Add/Remove).
5. Select Remove or OK, then click Next or OK.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen and then reboot the
computer.
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VERSION INFORMATION
The following versions have been released to date.
Version The contents
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4.01 15th. release
4.00a 14th. release
4.00 13th. release
3.06 12th. release
3.05 11th. release
3.04c 10th. release
3.04 9th. release
3.03a 8th. release
3.03 7th. release
3.02b 6th. release
3.01b 5th. release
3.01a 4th. release
3.01 3rd. release
3.00b 2nd. release
3.00 Initial release
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
<4.01>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad R400, R500, T400, T500, W500, X200, X301.
- (New) Support for Switchable Graphics.
- (New) Support for DisplayPort.
- (Fix) Installation fails on Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese,
and Simplified Chinese systems when the user's account name
contains Japanese, Korean, or Chinese characters.
- (Fix) Option to 'Toggle between Captured display settings and the
following display scheme' does not work when Captured display
settings scheme is unchecked.
- (Fix) Clean Desktop scheme shows errors when launching PDF and PPT
files.
- (Fix) Analog + digital Dual Display scheme cannot be applied from
analog + digital Extended scheme.
- (Fix) Extended desktop is not restored after re-docking system.
(Vista)
- (Fix) Presenter View scheme shows presentation on LCD instead of
external monitor on systems with Switchable Graphics. (Vista)
- (Fix) HDTV resolutions not listed in resolution list.
- (Fix) Error message corrections.
<4.00a>
- (Fix) Presentation Director does not launch on Brazilian language
systems.
<4.00>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad SL300, SL400, SL500.
- (New) Support for HDMI.
- (New) Support for Lenovo USB Enhanced Port Replicator with Video.
(select systems only)
- (New) Improved wording for display scheme titles and updated
icons for Fn+F7 menu.
<3.06>
- (Fix) System hang may occur when applying schemes or when launching
Presentation Director via Fn + F7 function keys
- (Fix) Application error when Presentation Director is run on
Windows 2000 systems
- (Fix) Extended desktop schemes may have monitor positions reversed
on some system configurations
<3.05>
- (Fix) Applying a docked scheme may fail when the computer docks
with the docking station in the standby mode.
<3.04c>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad X300.
<3.04>
- (New) Improve display device switching performance.
- (New) Simplified preset schemes as 4 schemes.
Note: All of schemes can be selected in Fn+F7 menu on the
main windows.
- (New) Set 0 orientation on an external display for Dual Display
configuration when ThinkPad LCD is 180 orientation on X61
Tablet.
Note: Intel video driver version 7.14.10.1329 or later is
required.
- (New) List WQXGA(2560x1600) resolution candidate.
- (Fix) Change ThinkPad LCD resolution in Presenter Mode scheme from XGA(1024x768)
to LCD maximum resolution.
- (Fix) Presenter mode doesn't work when Microsoft PowerPoint
presentation is started first.
- (Fix) The title of help index in Simplified Chinese is corrupted.
<3.03a>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad R61e.
- (New) Support for ThinkPad T61p.
- (New) Support for ThinkPad Reserve Edition.
- (New) Support for ThinkPad X61, X61s, X61 Tablet.
- (Fix) Presentation Director version 3.03 fails to install on
Windows XP in French.
<3.03>
- (New) Common package for Windows Vista/XP/2000.
- (New) Support ThinkPad R61.
- (New) Support ThinkPad T61.
- (New) Support Lenovo 3000 N200.
- (New) Support Lenovo 3000 V200.
- (Fix) Missing some resolutions in extended desktop configuration.
- (Fix) Move icons to XGA even if the screen resolution is not
changed.
<3.02b>
- (New) Support a toggle option to select a scheme in Fn+F7 2nd
settings.
- (Fix) Fail to redraw the scheme list intermittently after applying
a scheme.
- (Fix) System busy error while browsing files in Clean Desktop
scheme on Windows Vista.
- (Fix) Show an error during uninstallation with non-administrator
user.
<3.01b>
- (Fix) Show a blank menu in ThinkVantage Productivity Center when
the OS language is non-native support language such as
Russian.
- (Fix) Fail to capture the current settings ('Capture' button) when
the notebook LCD resolution is smaller than the attached
external monitor.
<3.01a>
- (Fix) Change to show "Presenter Mode" in Fn+F7 On-Screen menu as
default.
<3.01>
- (New) Add new "Presenter Mode" scheme and new option "Enable
presenter view for slide show" to enable Microsoft PowerPoint
presenter mode "Presenter Mode" scheme configures displays as
an extended desktop setting with "Enable presenter view for
slide show" option.
Note: One of PowerPoint in Microsoft Office 2003, XP or 2007 should
be installed.
Note: As a default, "Presenter Mode" scheme in FnF7 On-Screen menu
is disabled. You can enable it in Presentation Director main
screen.
- (Fix) Incorrect mouse movement when DPI setting is changed.
<3.00b>
- (New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages.
- (New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages.
- (New) Support for Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Korean
languages.
<3.00>
- (New) Initial release.
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TRADEMARKS
* ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo.
* Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
* Microsoft, PowerPoint and Windows are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
* Windows Vista is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks,
trademarks or service marks of others.
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