Friday, July 3, 2009

Presentation Director 4.04

                                                                   Revision : 01
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Software Name      Presentation Director

Support models     ThinkPad X200, X200s, X200 Tablet
                   ThinkPad X300, X301

                   ThinkPad SL300
                   ThinkPad SL400
                   ThinkPad SL500

                   ThinkPad R60, R60e, R61, R61e, R61i
                   ThinkPad T60, T60p, T61, T61p
                   ThinkPad X40, X41, X41 Tablet
                   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            4.04


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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 4.04

[Important updates]
  Nothing.

[New functions or enhancements]
- Added support for ThinkPad Hotkey Features version 2.20 and later.

[Problem fixes]
  Nothing.


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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
    (Note) If Hotkey Features version 2.20 or later is installed on your system,
           install Presentation Director 4.04 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


Manual Uninstall


 [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    Rev.  Issue Date
  -------    ----  ---------------
  4.04       01    2009/06/12
  4.03       01    2009/01/20
  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

  Note: Revision number (Rev.) is for administrative purpose of this README
        document and is not related to software version. There is no need to
        upgrade this software when the revision number changes.

  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

<4.04>
 - (New) Added support for ThinkPad Hotkey Features version 2.20 and later.

<4.03>
 - (New) Added a support where displayed language (interface language) matched
         base OS language regardless of system locale setting.
 - (New) Added a support where "When Notebook is docked" option was available on
         Windows Vista when Windows Vista TMM (Transient Mobility Manager) was
         disabled.
 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where desktop icons might move to secondary display when
         applying extended desktop schemes on systems.
 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where Presentation Director was not listed in
         ThinkVantange Productivity Center.
 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where display settings did not revert to LCD-only after
         closing the test screen on Windows Vista 64-bit with two external
         monitors attached to the system.        
 - (Fix) Fixed an issue that degraded Enhanced USB Port Replicator performance.

<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(1024x
         768) 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

* Lenovo, 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,
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