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Patch Program for dummy COM port on Windows 2000 and XP - TransNote

Applicable countries and regions
This package cleans up dummy COM port from the device manager.
This package is applicable to:

- ThinkPad TransNote

NOTE:
- This program is language independent and can be used with any language system.
- This program is necessaryonly for Windows 2000 clean installation.
  File details
Version 1.00
Release Date 2001/03/06
File link   File size   File description
patcom2k.exe   173,336   Version 1.00 - Patch Program for dummy COM port on windows 2000

patcom2k.txt   2,516   README for version 1.00 - Patch Program for dummy COM port on windows 2000

  Additional information

This Additional Information field contains the following sections:
I. Summary of changes
II. Installation instructions
III. Determining which version is installed

I. Summary of changes
version - 1.00
- (New) Initial release for ThinkPad TransNote

II. Installation instructions
Windows 2000\XP

  1. Start Windows 2000 or Windows XP and Logon with Administrator level access.
  2. Extract the driver onto the hard disk drive.
  3. Click Start, then click Run.
  4. In the Open field, for Windows 2000 type c:\drivers\w2k\dummycom\RMV0501.exe, for Windows XP type c:\drivers\wxp\dummycom\RMV0501.exe to install the dummy COM patch. If you extracted the files to a different location, specify that location instead.

NOTES:

  • No message is displayed during installation.
  • This program is required to run only once, and does not stay resident.

Uninstall instructions:
Delete the file RMV0501.EXE from the hard disk drive.
NOTE: No message is displayed during uninstallation.

III. Determining which version is installed

  1. Start Windows 2000\XP.
  2. Click Start, point to Search, then click for Files or Folders.
  3. Type the file name listed in the table below in the Named: field.
  4. Specify Local Hard drives C: in the Look in: field.
  5. Click the Search Now button. Windows will now search your hard disk drive for the specified file. If the file is not found, the driver is not installed on your system.
File Name Version 1.00
RMV0501.EXE 11/17/00 8:36 AM
  Applicable countries and regions
Worldwide
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Last modified:  2003-11-05
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