Saturday, September 20, 2008

ThinkVantage Message Center

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Software Name      Message Center

Support models     ThinkPad R400
                   ThinkPad R500
                   ThinkPad T400
                   ThinkPad T500
                   ThinkPad W500
                   ThinkPad W700
                   ThinkPad X200
                   ThinkPad X300,X301

                   ThinkPad SL300
                   ThinkPad SL400
                   ThinkPad SL500

                   ThinkPad R51e
                   ThinkPad R60, R60e, R61, R61e, R61i
                   ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p
                   ThinkPad X41 Tablet
                   ThinkPad X60, X60s, X60 Tablet
                   ThinkPad X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
                   ThinkPad Z60m, Z60t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p, Z61t
                   ThinkPad Reserve Edition


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            2.01d

Issue date         July 14, 2008


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WHAT THIS PACKAGE DOES

  This package installs Message Center software for ThinkPad.

  If this package has been installed, updating (overwrite-installing)
  this package will fix problems, add new functions, or expand
  functions as noted below.


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CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
  Version 2.01d

[Important updates]
  Nothing.

[New functions or enhancements]
- Support for ThinkPad Sl300, SL400, SL500.
- Support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500,X200 (added).
- Support for ThinkPad W700,X301 (added).

[Problem fixes]
- Update external links.


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DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED

 [Windows Vista]
  1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
  2. Click Uninstall a program.
     You will see Uninstall or change a program window.
  3. Select Message Center.
  4. Click Organize, click Layout, then select Details Pane
     (Details Pane might be already selected)
     You will see the version information on the pane below
  5. Close the Uninstall or change a program window

 [Windows XP/2000]
  1. [Windows XP]
       Click Start, then click Control Panel.
     [Windows 2000]
       Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Click Message Center, 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

  In case of Windows 2000, it is required to install one of the
  following Microsoft service packs.
  - Windows 2000 SP4 and update rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4
  - Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1

  If Access IBM Message Center has been installed, it is required to
  uninstall Access IBM Message Center before installing Message Center.

  It requires ThinkVantage Productivity Center version 2.00 or later
  to work with ThinkVantage Productivity Center.


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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Notes:
  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

  Note: After being downloaded, the file will need to be extracted.

  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\WIN\AMSG.
  3. Click Start, select All Programs, select Accessories, then click
     Run...
  4. Specify SETUP.EXE with the full path name where you extracted the
     package in the step 2, and click OK.
     Example: C:\DRIVERS\WIN\AMSG\SETUP.EXE
  5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
  6. Click Finish to reboot the system to complete the installation.


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.EXE -S -SMS


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UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

 Windows Vista:
  1. Start Windows Vista and logon with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
  3. Click Uninstall a program.
     You will see Uninstall or change a program window.
  4. Click Message Center, then click Uninstall/Change.
  5. Click Continue on 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 Message Center, 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
  --------   -----------------------------------------
  2.01d      5th release
  2.01c      4th release
  2.01b      3rd release
  2.00b      2nd release
  2.00       Initial release for Windows Vista

  1.05       5th release
  1.04       4th release
  1.03       3rd release
  1.00b      2nd release
  1.00       Initial release for Windows XP/2000

  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

<2.01d>
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad Sl300, SL400, SL500.
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500,X200 (added).
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad W700,X301 (added).
 - (Fix) Update external links.

<2.01c>
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad X300.

<2.01b>
 - (New) Common package for Windows Vista/XP/2000.
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad R61.
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad T61.
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad X61, X61s, X61 Tablet.
 - (New) Removed web message download function.
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad R61e, R61i
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad T61p.
 - (New) Support for ThinkPad Reserve Edition.

<2.00b>
 - (New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish/Brazilian Portuguese
         languages.
 - (New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages.
 - (New) Support for Simplified Chinese/Traditional Chinese/Korean
         languages.

<2.00>
 - (New) Initial release for English/Japanese languages for Vista.
 - (New) Initial release for Windows Vista.

<1.05>
 - (Fix) Add a new message(TPMS2.xml) (preload system only).
 - (Fix) Fail to manage messages when Windows XP has been installed on
         NTFS from the beginning.
 - (New) Support ThinkPad X60 Tablet

<1.04>
 - (New) Support ThinkPad R60
 - (New) Support ThinkPad R60e
 - (New) Support ThinkPad Z61t
 - (New) Support ThinkPad Z61m
 - (New) Support ThinkPad Z61e
 - (New) Support ThinkPad Z61p

<1.03>
 - (New) Support ThinkPad T60
 - (New) Support ThinkPad T60p
 - (New) Support ThinkPad X41 Tablet
 - (New) Support ThinkPad X60
 - (New) Support ThinkPad X60s
 - (New) Rename IBMTPI.XML file to SWI.XML
 - (Fix) Fail to launch Help Center from task tray menu
 - (Fix) Always enable the option, "Run this program when Windows
         starts" after reboot
 - (Fix) Fail to open help in Russian

<1.00b>
 - (New) Support for French/German/Italian/Spanish languages.
 - (New) Support for Danish/Finnish/Dutch/Norwegian/Swedish languages.

<1.00>
 - (New) Initial release for Windows XP/2000.


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TRADEMARKS

* Lenovo, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of
  Lenovo.

* IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
* Microsoft 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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