IBM ThinkPad 760E, 760ED, 760EL, 760XD, or 760XL User's Guide

Installing Software

Partial Table-of-Contents

Installing the Operating System and Device Drivers

If you purchased a preloaded model of the computer, your computer comes with the following software already installed:

• Operating system
• ThinkPad Features program
• ThinkPad display driver
• Infrared device driver
• PC Card Director program
• 
  Mwave DSP support software
• 
  ESS AudioDrive support software
• 
  CD-ROM device driver
• 
  Enhanced Video device driver and MPEG device driver
• Online book
  

  To use the online book: > "Viewing the Online Book".

When reinstalling an operating system, you must install an operating system and the software listed above for your computer to operate as it did at the time of purchase. The online book, however, is available only at the time of purchase and no diskettes are available for reinstallation. You should make a backup copy of the online book before beginning the reinstallation process.  

The operating systems supported by your computer are:

• IBM Operating System/2 (OS/2) Warp Version 3 or 4
• IBM PC DOS Version 7.0
• MS-DOS(**) Version 6.2
• Microsoft Windows Version 3.11
• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Version 3.51 or 4.0

Refer to the appropriate section to install your operating system and its device drivers:

• If you are installing OS/2: Go to "Installing Software for OS/2 Warp".
  
  

• If you are installing DOS: Go to "Installing Software for DOS".
  
  

• If you are installing Windows 3.11: Go to "Installing Software for Windows Version 3.11".
  
  

• If you are installing Windows 95: Go to "Installing Software for Windows 95".
  
  

• If you are installing Windows NT: Go to "Installing Software for Windows NT Workstation Version 3.51 or 4.0".

Important information Before reinstalling the operating system and the ThinkPad device drivers:

• You need to back up your software and all data files.

• An updated version of this chapter may be available on the Internet. Check the Support section of the IBM PC Company home page at http://www.pc.ibm.com/support.html for the latest information or if you have problems.

• You need to create all installation diskettes using the Diskette Factory (diskette backup program), which is preloaded on your computer.

  To use the Diskette Factory, click on the Diskette Factory icon; then follow the instructions on the screen.

  For the device driver diskettes, also check the IBM PC Company home page (http://www.pc.ibm.com/support.html). Updated version of diskettes may be available on the Internet.

  ( In Windows 95, you can find the Diskette Factory icon in the ThinkPad Tools folder, where you can create only the ThinkPad device drivers diskette. To create the Windows 95 system diskettes, select Start, Accessories, System Tools, and then Create System Disks.)