SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP8568
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Compaq Workstation Support Software for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
        (ESS Audio)
VERSION:  2.00 Rev a
LANGUAGE:  Japanese

CATEGORY:  Drivers

DIVISIONS:  Workstations

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  All Compaq Professional Workstations.

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Japanese)

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES: N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  September 28, 1998

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  2.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP8109

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq is for Japanese products, and cannot be run 
in United States mode.  This SoftPaq creates two files -- a description 
file and a self-extracting executable file.  The self-extracting 
executable file contains Compaq Workstation Support Software for 
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 that supports the following subsystems and 
features of Compaq Professional Workstations:
 
   ESS AudioDrive Audio Controller
   Compaq Workstation Support Software Installation utility

Enhancements/Fixes:

The release of the Compaq Workstation Support Software for Microsoft 
Windows NT 4.0, Version 2.00 Revision A, supports the following Compaq 
Professional Workstations:

?	Compaq Professional Workstation SP700
?	Compaq Professional Workstation AP500
?	Compaq Professional Workstation AP400
?	Compaq Professional Workstation AP200
?	Compaq Professional Workstation 8000
?	Compaq Professional Workstation 6000
?	Compaq Professional Workstation 5100
?	Compaq Professional Workstation 5000

This release is the first Compaq Workstation SSD for Windows NT release 
to support workstation-only products.

Note:  The Compaq Support Software for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, which 
supported Compaq Professional Workstations and Compaq ProLiant and 
ProSignia Servers, is no longer a combined product. The two new products 
are Compaq Workstation Support Software for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 
Version 2.00A (or later) for Compaq Professional Workstations and Compaq 
Server Support for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Version 2.10A (or later) for 
Compaq ProLiant and ProSignia Servers.


For details, refer to NTREADME.HLP in the created support files.
 

HOW TO USE:

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

2. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded file 
and follow the on-screen instructions to unpack the files.
The number of files to be created and total file size is displayed.
You will be given the chance to specify the target directory for 
the files, or default to the download directory.
The following files will be created:
       README.TXT
       ESS.EXE

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

4. From the directory in which the files are created, execute the 
self-extracting executable:
       ESS.EXE [ENTER]

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to extract (unzip) the support 
software files to a folder on your hard drive and run the program 
SETUP.EXE to install the software.

Copyright 1998, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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