IBM PC 300PL Types 6862 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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Contents
About this book ............................... v
Chapter 1. Overview of your software .................. 1
Preinstalled software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
IBM Software on the 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 the IBM Welcome Center ...................... 6
Viewing the license agreement ....................... 7
Registering your computer ......................... 8
What it means to register ........................ 8
How to register .............................. 8
Accessing your complimentary screen savers ............... 9
Viewing Online Books ............................ 9
Using ConfigSafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shutting down your computer ...................... 11
Chapter 3. Using the IBM Software Selections CD .......... 13
Features of the CD ............................. 13
Starting the CD .............................. 14
Chapter 4. IBM Software Selections CD applications ......... 15
ConfigSafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Norton AntiVirus for IBM ......................... 15
IBM Enhanced Diagnostics ........................ 16
Management Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
IBM Universal Management Agent components ........... 16
IBM Universal Management Agent Plus ............... 17
Installing IBM Universal Management Agent ............. 18
IBM System Management Tools .................... 18
Components of IBM System Management Tools ........... 19
Chapter 5. Reinstalling Windows 95 .................. 21
About the Windows 95 CD ........................ 21
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Recovery Process ........................... 23
Windows 95 Reinstallation ....................... 24
Installing Your CD-ROM Device Drivers onto the CD-ROM Setup Boot
Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 6. Using your diagnostic programs .............. 33
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Enhanced Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
PC-Doctor for Windows .......................... 33
Chapter 7. Installing other operating systems ............. 35
Appendix A. Notices and Trademarks ................. 37
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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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 13,
contains information about installing or reinstalling software provided
on the IBM Software Selections CD.
Chapter 4, “IBM Software Selections CD applications” on page 15,
contains information about the additional software provided with your
computer.
Chapter 5, “Reinstalling Windows 95” on page 21, contains
information about reinstalling Windows 95 for recovery purposes.
Chapter 6, “Using your diagnostic programs” on page 33, contains
information about IBM Enhanced Diagnostics and the PC-Doctor for
Windows programs that come with your computer.
Chapter 7, “Installing other operating systems” on page 35, contains
information about installing other operating systems and support
software.
Appendix A, “Notices and Trademarks” on page 37, contains legal
notices and trademark information.
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vi About Your Software

Chapter 1. Overview of your software
Your IBM 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 can be found 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 “Viewing the license
agreement” on page 7 of this booklet for information on viewing the
license agreement.
Preinstalled software
In addition to Windows 95, your preinstalled software includes the
following:
The IBM Welcome Center, 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
ConfigSafe, a program that provides features that make it easier to
restore your system if your desktop becomes damaged, unusable, or
unstartable.
Additional information about your preinstalled software is in Chapter 2,
“Getting started” on page 5.
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
backup purposes. This CD does not contain other software that is
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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preinstalled in your computer. Use the Microsoft Backup 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, refer to Chapter 5, “Reinstalling Windows 95” on page 21.
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 your computer user guide.
Also, you might find updated device drivers and files on the World
Wide Web or BBS.
3. At your earliest opportunity, create the following diskettes:
a. An IBM Enhanced Diagnostics diskette. This self-starting diskette
can be used to isolate problems with your computer. (For
instructions on creating the diskette, see your your computer user
guide.)
b. A backup copy of the CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk. If you need to
reinstall Windows 95, use the backup copy. Under some
conditions, the installation process will destroy data on the
CD-ROM Setup Boot Disk, making the diskette unusable.
IBM Software on the Software Selections CD
In addition to some of your IBM-preinstalled programs and device drivers,
your IBM Software Selections 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 is also on the CD. Additional information about
the CD is in Chapter 3, “Using the IBM Software Selections CD” on
page 13.
IBM Internet
Connection Software that you can use to establish an internet account and dial into the Internet through the IBM
Global Network. You can use this software with the
Netscape Navigator browser, which is available on
your IBM Software Selections CD.
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