Version 2.01g
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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 2.01g
[Important updates]
Nothing.
[New functions or enhancements]
- Added support for ThinkPad T431s.
- Added support for ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
- Added support for ThinkPad L430,L530,T430,T430i,T430s,T430si,T530,T530i,W530,
X230,X230i,X230 Tablet,X230i Tablet.
- Added support for ThinkPad X1.
- Added support for ThinkPad X121e,Edge E120,E125,E320,E325.
- Added support for ThinkPad T420,T420i,T420s,T420si,T520,T520i,W520,X220,X220i,
X220 Tablet,X220i Tablet for Microsoft Windows Vista.
- Added support for ThinkPad X220,X220i,X220 Tablet,X220i Tablet.
- Added support for ThinkPad Edge E220s,E420,E520.
- Added support for ThinkPad W520.
- Added support for ThinkPad L421.
- Added support for ThinkPad L420,L520,T420s,T420si.
- Added support for ThinkPad T420,T420i,T520,T520i.
- Added support for Thinkpad 120e.
- Added support for Thinkpad Edge 11", E10.
- Added support for Thinkpad Edge 13", E31.
- Added support for ThinkPad Edge 14",15",E40,E50 on Windows XP.
- Added support for ThinkPad L412,L512.
- Added support for ThinkPad W701,W701ds.
- Added support for ThinkPad X201,X201i,X201s,X201 Tablet.
- Added support for ThinkPad T410i,T410s,T410si,T510i.
- Added support for ThinkPad T410,T510,W510,X100e,Edge 13",Edge E30.
[Problem fixes]
- Fixed an issue where a message window might pop up after the first boot if
both Message Center Plus and Message Center were installed.
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DETERMINING WHICH VERSION IS INSTALLED
[Windows Vista]
1. Select Start, then select Control Panel.
2. Make sure "Control Panel Home" is selected, and select Uninstall a program.
3. Select Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane. The Details Pane
will be shown at the bottom of screen.
4. Select Message Center.
5. Check the product version in the Details Pane.
[Windows XP]
1. Select Start, then select Control Panel.
2. Select Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select Message Center, then select "Click here for support information.".
4. Check the software version.
[Windows 2000]
1. Select Start, select Settings, and then select Control Panel.
2. Select Add/Remove Programs.
3. Select Message Center, then select "Click here for support information.".
4. Check the version information.
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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
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
This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.
Downloading file
1. Select once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up
windows will appear.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. In the window to choose Run or Save, select Save.
4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and select Save.
A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete.
Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating
that the download completed successfully.
Extracting file
5. Make sure to be logged on with an administrator account.
6. Locate the folder where the file was downloaded.
7. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click/double-tap it.
8. Follow the instructions on the screen.
9. In the Select Destination Location window, select Next. If you would like
to select a different folder, select Browse.
10. In the Ready to Install window, select Install. All the necessary files
will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9.
Installing files
11. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and select
Finish.
12. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart
the computer.
Finally delete the file saved in the step 4.
Unattended Install
This is for system administrators' use only.
1. Refer to the Manual Install section, and download and extract the file.
2. In the step 11 of the Installing files section, uncheck the checkbox next
to "Install ..... now", and then select Finish to cancel installation.
3. At the command line, execute setup.exe with the -S -SMS options.
Example: [Path where the files were extracted]setup -S -SMS
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UNINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Manual Uninstall
[Windows Vista]
1. Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
2. Select Start, then select Control Panel.
3. Make sure "Control Panel Home" is selected, and select Uninstall a program.
4. Select Message Center, and select Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and
restart the computer.
[Windows XP]
1. Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
2. Select Start, then select Control Panel.
3. Select Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select Message Center, and select Remove or Change/Remove.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and
restart the computer.
[Windows 2000]
1. Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
2. Select Start, select Settings, and then select Control Panel.
3. Select Add/Remove Programs.
4. Select Message Center, then select Change/Remove (or Add/Remove).
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and
restart the computer.
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VERSION INFORMATION
The following versions have been released to date.
Package Rev. Issue Date
------- ---- ---------------
2.01g 19 2013/03/15
2.01g 18 2012/08/03
2.01g 17 2012/04/27
2.01g 16 2011/06/14
2.01g 15 2011/06/10
2.01g 14 2011/04/28
2.01g 13 2011/04/08
2.01g 12 2011/03/18
2.01g 11 2011/03/10
2.01g 10 2011/03/08
2.01g 09 2011/01/25
2.01g 08 2010/09/03
2.01g 07 2010/05/19
2.01g 06 2010/04/06
2.01g 05 2010/03/12
2.01g 04 2010/02/12
2.01g 03 2010/01/29
2.01g 02 2009/12/18
2.01g 01 2009/11/09
2.01f 02 2009/09/11
2.01f 01 2009/06/11
2.01d 7th release
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
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: < > Package version number
[Important] Important update
(New) New function or enhancement
(Fix) Correction to existing function
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad T431s.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad L430,L530,T430,T430i,T430s,T430si,T530,T530i,
W530,X230,X230i,X230 Tablet,X230i Tablet.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad X1.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad X121e,Edge E120,E125,E320,E325.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad T420,T420i,T420s,T420si,T520,T520i,W520,X220,
X220i,X220 Tablet,X220i Tablet for Microsoft Windows Vista.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad X220,X220i,X220 Tablet,X220i Tablet.
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E220s,E420,E520.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad W520.
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad L421.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad L420,L520,T420s,T420si.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad T420,T420i,T520,T520i.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for Thinkpad 120e.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for Thinkpad Edge 11", E10.
- (New) Added support for Thinkpad Edge 13", E31.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge 14",15",E40,E50 on Windows XP.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad L412,L512.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad W701,W701ds.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad X201,X201i,X201s,X201 Tablet.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad T410i,T410s,T410si,T510i.
<2.01g>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad T410,T510,W510,X100e,Edge 13",E30.
<2.01g>
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where a message window might pop up after the first boot
if both Message Center Plus and Message Center were installed.
<2.01f>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad L410,L510,SL410,SL510.
<2.01f>
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad T400s.
- (New) Added support for ThinkPad W700ds.
- (Fix) Removed all references related to ThinkVantage System Update.
- (Fix) Fixed an issue where a blank abnormal message window might pop up.
<2.01d>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad SL400(C),SL500(C).
- (Fix) Update external links.
- (New) Support for ThinkPad SL300 (added).
- (New) Support for ThinkPad R400,R500,T400,T500,W500,X200 (added).
- (New) Support for ThinkPad W700,X301 (added).
- (New) Support for ThinkPad X200s,X200 Tablet (added).
- (New) Support for ThinkPad W700ds (added).
<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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LIMITATIONS
Nothing.
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TRADEMARKS
* Lenovo, ThinkPad and ThinkVantage are registered trademarks of Lenovo.
* IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
* Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks,
trademarks or service marks of others.