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Windows installation supplement files for Windows Me - ThinkPad General
Applicable countries and regions
Each of the ThinkPad computers listed below will have some conflicts or problems when you install Microsoft Windows Me. This package contains some supplement files to solve the conflicts or problems for Windows Me.

This release supports the following systems:
- ThinkPad 240, 240X
- ThinkPad 390, 390E, 390X
- ThinkPad 570, 570E
- ThinkPad 600, 600E, 600X
- ThinkPad i Series 1157
- ThinkPad i Series 1410, 1411, 1412
- ThinkPad i Series 1450, 1451, 1452
- ThinkPad i Series 1720, 1721, 1781
- ThinkPad A20m, A21m, A20p, A21p, A21e, A22m, A22p, A22e
- ThinkPad A30, A30p
- ThinkPad T20, T21, T22, T23
- ThinkPad T30*
- ThinkPad X20, X21, X22, X23, X24
- ThinkPad TransNote

* The following models of the ThinkPad T30 system are applicable to this package.
2366/2367 - x1x, x2x, x3x, x4x, x5x, A6x, and A7x, except for M1x, M2x, M3x, M4x, and M5x
  File details
Version 1.50
Release Date 2002/05/02
File link   File size   File description
wmesfdiz.exe   335,617   Windows Me Installation Supplement File package
wmesfdiz.txt   16,076   README for Windows Me Installation Supplement File package
  Additional information

Note: If you use the product Disk-to-disk or CD recovery option that shipped with your ThinkPad system to restore the Microsoft Windows Me preload environment, you do not need this package. This package is required when you install Windows Me without using the product recovery option.

This Additional Information field contains the following sections
I. Summary of changes
II. Installation instructions
III. Contents and purposes

I. Summary of Changes
Version 1.00
- (New) Initial release to Support APM installation, Hide hibernation tab, Solve resource conflict of Bus Master IDE hard disk drive controller, Work Swap function correctly.

Version 1.10
- (New) Support for ICC Color Profile for LCD Color Profile.

Version 1.20
- (New) Support for TI 1450 chipset on Power management

Version 1.30
- (New) Support for USB Wakeup default setting of INTEL chipset 830 (New) Support for IPS LCD panel

Version 1.30
- (New) Support both TFT and IPS color profile on single INF file.

Version 1.50
- (New) Support TI 1520 CardBus controller for T30
- (New) Provide registry patch to fix some PC card recognition during boot (Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q302884)

II. Installation instructions
Note: Check for your system before performing the steps in each section.

Section A
For ThinkPad 240, 240X, 390, 390E, 390X, 570, 570E, 600, 600E, 600X, i Series 1410, 1411, 1412, 1124, 1157, i Series 1450, 1451, 1452, i Series 1720, 1721, 1781 systems
Eliminating unnecessary Hibernate tab on power options properties
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Click Start and then click Run.
  4. Type in the following command in the Open box and then click OK C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\APM\HIDEHIBE.EXE
  5. Follow the instructions on the screen and reboot the system.
Section B
For ThinkPad 240X, 570E, and i Series 1124, 1157 systems
Installing Windows Me with APM mode
  1. Make the backup copy of the DOS or Windows Boot Disk that enables the CD-ROM drive for the system you are installing Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Copy C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\APM\APMINST.INF file to the backup copy of Windows Me Boot Disk. From now on, use this backup copy as the Windows Me Boot Diskette.
  4. Type SETUP A:\APMINST.INF to start the Windows Me installation, where A: is the diskette drive letter for Windows Me Boot Disk.
  5. Follow the instruction of Windows Me Install program.
Eliminating unnecessary Hibernate tab on Power Options Properties
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Click Start, then click Run.
  4. Type in the following command in the Open box and click OK . C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\APM\HIDEHIBE.EXE
  5. Follow the instructions and reboot the system.
Section C
For ThinkPad 570, 570E, 600, 600E and 600X, i Series 1157 systems
Solving resource conflict of Bus Master IDE Hard Disk Drive Controller
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Open Windows Explorer.
  4. Find C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\APM\APM2APM.REG file, and double click it. The following Registry Editor's message will appear. Are you sure you want to add the information C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\APM\APM2APM.REG to the registry?
  5. Click Yes . A successful windows message will be displayed.
  6. Click OK to exit the registry editor, and reboot the system.
Eliminating unnecessary Hibernate tab on Power Options Properties
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Click Start , then click Run .
  4. Type in the following command in the Open box and click OK . C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\APM\HIDEHIBE.EXE
  5. Follow the instructions and reboot the system.
F or ThinkPad 570E and i Series 1157 systems
Installing Windows Me with APM mode
  1. Make the backup copy of DOS or Windows Boot Disk that enables CD-ROM Drive.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Copy C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\APM\APMINST.INF file to the backup copy of Boot Disk. From now on, use this backup copy as the Boot Disk.
  4. Type E:\>SETUP A:\APMINST.INF to start Windows Me installation; Where, E: is the CD-ROM drive letter for Windows Me CD-ROM. A: is the diskette drive letter for Boot Disk.
  5. Follow the instruction of Windows Me Install program.
Section D
For ThinkPad A20m, A20p, T20, X20 systems
Solving Swap function in ACPI mode
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard drive.
  3. Open the Windows Explorer.
  4. Find C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\ACPI\APM2ACPI.REG file, and double click it. Then the following Registry Editor's message will appear. Are you sure you want to add the information C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\ACPI\APM2ACPI.REG to the registry?
  5. Click Yes . Successful windows message will be displayed.
  6. Click OK to exit the registry editor, and reboot the system.
Section E
For ThinkPad A20m, A20p, A21e, A21m, A21p, A22m, A22p, A22e, A30, A30p, A31, A31p, T20, T21, T22, T23, T30, X20, X21, X22, X23, X24, TransNote systems
Applying LCD Color Profile
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Click right button on desktop to open Display Properties.
  4. Click Settings tab.
  5. Click Advanced.
  6. Click Monitor tab, then Change.
  7. Click Have Disk.
  8. Specify the location where the file IBMTPLCD.INF is located, and then click OK.
  9. Select IBMTPLCD.INF .
  10. Select one panel in the list you are using now.
  11. Click Apply.
  12. Select Color management tab to make sure IBMTPLCD is loaded.

Section F
For ThinkPad A20m, A20p, A21m, A21p, A22m, A22p, A22e Pentium model, T20, T21, T22 systems
Adding PCI1450 information to the registry
  1. Boot the system
  2. Click Start and then click Run.
  3. Type C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\PCI1450\PCI1450.reg and click OK. The following Registry Editor's window appears, Are you sure you want to add the information PCI1450.reg to the registry?
  4. Click Yes, a successful windows message is displayed.
  5. Click OK to exit the registry editor screen.

Section G
For ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p, T23, T30, X22, X23, X24 systems
Adding USBWAKEinformation to the registry
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Open the Windows Explorer.
  4. Find C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\USBWAKE\USBWAKE.REG file, and double-click it. Then the following Registry Editor's message will appear. "Are you sure you want to add the information C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\ USBWAKE\USBWAKE.REG to the registry?"
  5. Click Yes. Successful message window will be displayed.
  6. Click OK to exit the registry editor, and reboot the system.

Section H
For ThinkPad Dock with ThinkPad A30, A30p, A31, A31p, T23, T30, X22, X23, X24 systems. This is registry issue that is mentioned in Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q302884. If your system and PC card have no problem, this registry fix is not needed.
Disabling Wake On Ring from PC Card modem and Wake On LAN from PC Card network adapter
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Extract this package onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Open the Windows Explorer.
  4. Find C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\PCI1420\PCI1420.REG file, and double-click it. Then the following Registry Editor's message will appear. "Are you sure you want to add the information C:\DRIVERS\WME\SUPP\ PCI1420\PCI1420.REG to the registry?"
  5. Click Yes. Successful windows message will be displayed.
  6. Click OK to exit the registry editor, and reboot the system.

Section I
For ThinkPad T30 systems
This is to recognize TI 1520 CardBus controller
  1. Start Windows Me.
  2. Click Start, select Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  3. Double-click the system icon.
  4. Select the Device Manager tab.
  5. Double-click PCMCIA socket.
  6. Right-click Generic CardBus Controller and select Properties.
  7. Click the Driver tab.
  8. Click the Update Driver button.
  9. Click the Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) option.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Select Specify a location:.
  12. Click Browse and specify the directory name where you extracted this package PCI1520 subfolder, then click OK.
  13. Click Next.
  14. Confirm selecting Texas Instruments PCI-1520 CardBus Controller and click Next.
  15. Click Next.
  16. Click Finish
  17. If opening System Setting Change dialog, click No to continue.
  18. Repeat from step 5 to 16 for another Generic CardBus Controller.
  19. If opening System Setting Change dialog again, click Yes to restart.

III. Contents and purposes
See the wmesfdiz.txt file attached to this document for detailed information.
  Applicable countries and regions
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