SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP16795
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Armada Synaptics Touchpad Driver for Windows 2000 
VERSION:  5.0.45 
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Input Devices

DIVISIONS:  Portables

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Compaq Armada E Series, M Series, V Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 2000

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  Synaptics Touchpad installed

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  May 30, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.0

SUPERSEDES: N/A  

DESCRIPTION:  This is the Windows 2000 driver for the Synaptics Touchpad in the 
Armada notebooks listed above.

NOTES: 
 
1. Attempting to create a Microsoft Emergency Repair disk after installing the 
   Synaptics TouchPad driver Version 5.0.45 on units running Win2000 will produce 
   the following error message(s) if "Run Emergency Repair Disk utility" is not 
   checked prior to installation:

   "Cannot execute the Emergency Repair Disk utility." 
        or
   "It is strongly recommended that you manually create an Emergency Repair Disk 
    before Clicking 'OK' to continue."

2. While uninstalling the Synaptics Tohchpad driver Version 5.0.45, the following 
   message may appear on the screen:

   "InstNT.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. 
    You need to restart the program." 

   This is a false warning; the driver will still be uninstalled successfully.

3. The Synaptics Touchpad driver Version 5.0.45 does not contain a SETUP.ISS 
   (silent-install scripts) to support Install Shield's silent install feature.

4. Ejecting a docked PC with a scrolling PS/2 mouse attached to the docking 
   station may cause the Touchpad to perform erratically. The Touchpad may also 
   perform erratically if a scrolling PS/2 mouse, which was connected to the unit 
   when the unit was placed into Suspend mode, is disconnected from the unit before 
   it is brought out of Suspend mode.

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. 
Entering "Y" to confirm the unpacking of files creates a new directory 
folder in the download directory.  All files are unpacked into this 
newly created directory.

3. After the directory has been created, you may delete the 
self-extracting file downloaded in step 1.

4. To install, run SETUP.EXE.  For example, enter:

   <path>\SETUP
   where <path> is the drive and directory created in step 2

   Follow the on-screen instructions.

   NOTE: For silent installation (no prompts) enter:
   <path>\SETUP -s

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


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