SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP15051
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Diagnostics for Windows 95/98
VERSION:  2.25 Rev A
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Management

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
All Compaq consumer, commercial, workstation and server products

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95, 
                   Microsoft Windows 98

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  July 28, 2000

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.0

SUPERSEDES:  SP14020

DESCRIPTION:  Compaq Diagnostics for Windows 95/98 examines your computer system 
to display the hardware and software configuration information.  It is an online 
application that provides the ability to test and ensure that your computer system 
is functioning properly.

Enhancements/Fixes:
 - Combined install for Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, and 
   Windows 2000, eliminating need for separate install diskettes for Windows 95/98  
   and Windows NT/2000.

HOW TO USE:

1. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on your hard drive.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename 
based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Press 'Space Bar' to confirm the unpacking of files creates a new directory 
folder in the download directory.  All files are unpacked into this 
newly created directory.

To create the three optional installation diskettes, run MAKEDISK.BAT and 
follow on-screen instructions.

3. To install Interactively:
       a) Delete all previous versions of Diagnostics for Windows 1.xx.  Since
          the DFW 1.xx is a 16-bit application that does not have an uninstall,
          simply delete the C:\WINDOWS\CPQDIAG directory.
   
       b) Remove all previous versions of Diagnostics for Windows 2.xx.
          - Select Start, Settings, Control Panel
          - Select Add/Remove Programs
          - Select Compaq Diagnostics for Windows and "Add/Remove"
   
       c) Install this version of Diagnostics for Windows
          - Insert diskette #1 into drive A: if installing from optional diskettes
          - Run A:\SETUP.EXE or <path>\SETUP.EXE where <path> is directory from step 2      
          - Select Next
          - Select Finish

       d) Restart the computer for the changes to be in effect
   
   To install non-interactively ("silently"):
       a) Go to the download directory from step 2 above, or copy the contents of all 
         three (3) optional installation diskettes into a directory on the hard drive.
      
       b) Run SETUP.EXE -S from the directory in a) above. 
   
       c) Restart the computer for the changes to be in effect.

4. After the installation is completed, you may delete the directory 
created in step 2 if you wish.

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