IBM PC 300GL Types 6275 Quick start guide

IBM Personal Computer
About Your Software
Windows 95, Applications,
and Support Software

IBM Personal Computer
About Your Software
Windows 95, Applications,
and Support Software
IBM

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Appendix B, “Notices and trademarks” on page 35.
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Contents
About this book ............................... v
Chapter 1. Overview of your software .................. 1
Preinstalled software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Software on the IBM Software Selections CD ............... 2
Chapter 2. Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting your computer for the first time .................. 5
What you need before you start ..................... 5
Running the Windows 95 setup program ................ 6
Using Access IBM .............................. 6
Registering your computer ......................... 7
What it means to register ........................ 8
How to register .............................. 8
Accessing your complimentary screen savers ............... 8
Viewing online books ............................ 9
Shutting down your computer ....................... 9
Chapter 3. Using the IBM Software Selections CD .......... 11
Features of the CD ............................. 11
Starting the CD .............................. 12
Using the Software Selections program .................. 12
Chapter 4. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Norton AntiVirus for IBM ......................... 13
ConfigSafe for Windows 95 ........................ 14
IBM Enhanced Diagnostics ........................ 16
PC-Doctor for Windows .......................... 16
Other troubleshooting resources ..................... 17
Chapter 5. Reinstalling Windows 95 .................. 19
About the Windows 95 CD ........................ 19
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The recovery process ........................... 20
Windows 95 reinstallation ....................... 21
Installing your CD-ROM device drivers onto the CD-ROM Setup Boot
Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 6. Installing other operating systems ............. 31
Appendix A. Viewing the license agreement ............. 33
Appendix B. Notices and trademarks .................. 35
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
iv About Your Software

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, “Overview of your software” on page 1, contains overview
information about the software provided with your computer.
Chapter 2, “Getting started” on page 5, contains information to help
you get started using your computer and to understand some of the
software features.
Chapter 3, “Using the IBM Software Selections CD” on page 11,
contains information about installing or reinstalling software provided
on the IBM Software Selections CD.
Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting” on page 13, contains information about
maintaining and diagnosing problems with your computer.
Chapter 5, “Reinstalling Windows 95” on page 19, contains
information about reinstalling Windows 95 for recovery purposes.
Chapter 6, “Installing other operating systems” on page 31, contains
information about installing other operating systems and support
software.
Appendix A, “Viewing the license agreement” on page 33, contains
information about your software licenses.
Appendix B, “Notices and trademarks” on page 35, contains legal
notices and trademark information.
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vi About Your Software

Chapter 1. Overview of your software
Your computer comes with Microsoft Windows 951 and a variety of
software, including application programs, diagnostic tools, and device
drivers. Some of the software is preinstalled and some is available on the
IBM Software Selections CD.
Important: The software, other than Microsoft Windows 95, is licensed
under the terms of the IBM International License Agreement for
Non-Warranted Programs. Use of your computer signifies
acceptance of this license agreement. See Appendix A, “Viewing the
license agreement” on page 33 of this booklet for information on
viewing the license agreement.
Preinstalled software
In addition to Windows 95, your preinstalled software includes the
following:
Access IBM, which is a central location from which you can install
software provided by IBM, register your computer, set the time and
date, set up your printer, view online books, read the license agreement
and online warranty, start the IBM Software Selections CD, and obtain
information about IBM products and technical support.
Device drivers for factory-installed features
Microsoft Internet Explorer, which is preinstalled on your hard disk.
You can use Internet Explorer to navigate your company intranet or the
World Wide Web.
Note: You must be connected to your company intranet or to the
World Wide Web (or both) to be able to use Internet Explorer.
For information about connecting to the World Wide Web, as
well as further information about Internet Explorer, see the
Microsoft Windows 95 manual provided with your computer.
Additional information about your preinstalled software is in Chapter 2,
“Getting started” on page 5.
1The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity is your assurance that the Windows 95
software on your computer is legally licensed from Microsoft Corporation.
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Important:
1. No backup diskettes for your preinstalled software are shipped with
your computer. However, the IBM Software Selections CD contains most
of your IBM-preinstalled programs and device drivers.
In addition, the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system (provided by
Microsoft and not modified by IBM) is provided on a separate CD for
recovery purposes. This CD does not contain other software that is
preinstalled in your computer. Use the Microsoft Windows 95 CD (and
the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk) in conjunction with the IBM Software
Selections CD if you need to reinstall the operating system. (Diskettes
for your Windows 95 operating system and preinstalled software are
not available from IBM.) For information about reinstalling Windows
95, see Chapter 5, “Reinstalling Windows 95” on page 19.
2. The device drivers and some programs are also available on the World
Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/files.html or on the IBM PC
Bulletin Board System (BBS). For the BBS numbers, see the “Getting
Help, Service, and Information” chapter in the PC 300 GL User Guide.
Also, you might find updated device drivers and files on the World
Wide Web or BBS.
Software on the IBM Software Selections CD
Software is provided on your IBM Software Selections CD. In addition to
some of your IBM-preinstalled programs and device drivers, your CD also
contains additional software. You decide which programs to install, based
on your needs. This section describes some of the additional software that
might be included on the CD.
The actual software on the IBM Software Selections CD is subject to change
and might be different from the following list. Some similar software for
other operating systems (listed on page 31) is also on the CD. Additional
information about the CD is in Chapter 3, “Using the IBM Software
Selections CD” on page 11.
CoSession Remote 32 A communication tool that enables an IBM technician
or in-house administrator to diagnose and fix computer
problems from a remote location. The connection can
be made through a modem or a LAN connection.
IBM Enhanced
Diagnostics You can use IBM Enhanced Diagnostics to test the hardware (and some software) components of your
computer. For instructions on creating and using the
IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette, see the PC 300 GL
User Guide.
2About Your Software