SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP17447
PART NUMBER: N/A
FILE NAME: N/A
TITLE: System Software Manager
VERSION: 1.50 Rev A
LANGUAGE: English (US)

CATEGORY: Management

DIVISIONS: Workstations, Notebooks, Commercial Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
     Deskpro 2000: 6300MMX,6266MMX,6233MMX,5233MMX,5200MMX,5166MMX
     Deskpro 4000: 6233MMX,6300MMX,6266MMX,5166MMX,5233MMX,5200MMX
     Deskpro 6000: 6300MMX,6266MMX,6233MMX
     Deskpro 4000S: 5233MMX,5200MMX,5166MMX
     Deskpro 4000N: 5233MMX,5200MMX,5166MMX
     Deskpro EN Series: C850,P1.0GHz,P733 (na),P667 (na),C566 (na),
         P933,P866,P800,P733,P667,C600,P733/820,P667/820,P700,P650,P600,
         P600/820,C500/810,C466/810,P550,6400C,6500,6450+,6333C,6300A,6300C,
         6450,6400,6350,6333,6300,6266
     Deskpro EP Series: C433/810,a/P733E/810e,a/P667E/810e,
         a/P600E/810e,a/P550E/810e,a/P500E/810e,a/C500/810e,a/C466/810e,P700,
         P650,P667/810e,P600,P600/810e,P533/810e,P500/810e,P450+/810e,C500/810,
         C466/810,P550,6400C,6500,6450+,6450,6333C,6300A,6333,6300,6266,6266C,
         6400,6350
     Deskpro SB Series: 6400,6350,6333,6300,6266
     Deskpro EN Series SFF: C850 (SFF),P1.0GHz (SFF-v),P1.0GHz (SFF),
         P733 (SFF-na),P667 (SFF-na),C566 (SFF-na),P933 (SFF-v),P933 (SFF),P866 
         (SFF),P800 (SFF),P733 (SFF),P667 (SFF),C600 (SFF),P866 (SFF-v),P800 
         (SFF-v),P733 (SFF-v),P667 (SFF-v),P733/820,P667/820,P700,P650,
         P667/810e,P600,P600/810e,P533/810e,P500/810e,P450+/810e,P600/820,
         C500/810,C466/810,Net PC 6400,Net PC 6300,6300,6300A,6300C,6333,6333C,
         6350,6450,6400,6450+,6500,P550
     iPAQ: P866/815e,C700/815e,P733/810e,P500/810e,C500/810e
     iPAQ Legacy-Free: P866/815e,C700/815e,P733/810e,P500/810e,
         C500/810e
     Deskpro EC Series: P550/810e,P533/810e,P500/810e,C500/810e,
         C466/810e
     Armada E500 Family: All Models
     Armada E700 Family: All Models
     Armada M300 Family: All Models
     Armada M700 Family: All Models
     Armada V300 Family: All Models
     Professional Workstation AP200: All Models
     Professional Workstation AP400: All Models
     Professional Workstation AP500: All Models
     Professional Workstation SP700: All Models
     Professional Workstation SP750: All Models
     Professional Workstation AP550: All Models
     Deskpro Workstation AP250: All Models
     Deskpro Workstation AP240: 733,600/EB,700
     Deskpro Workstation 300: All Models
     Deskpro Workstation AP230: All Models
     Evo Workstation W6000: All Models
     Evo Workstation W8000: All Models
     Evo N400c: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Me
                  Microsoft Windows 2000
                  Microsoft Windows 98
                  Microsoft Windows 95
                  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A

PREREQUISITES: 
 - Requires Internet Explorer for INETAPI support DLL's to build the database 
   file. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 11, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0         

SUPERSEDES:
 SP13331
 SP12891

DESCRIPTION:
System Software Manager (SSM) is a utility that supports unattended 
upgrade/installation of drivers, system agents, and system ROM on multiple PCs 
simultaneously from a centralized file store without implementing a software 
distribution infrastructure.

ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
 - Provides more information in log file, client information section.
 - Provides symbolic name to log file error codes.
 - Supports new Compaq SoftPaqs created with Packaged for the Web and other 
   EXE+CAB file formats.
 - Supports Evo N400c and N600c BIOS flash.
 - SSM no longer forces an F10 setup password, if one is not set.  This allows 
   ROM flash and RMSET operations to execute on a system without an F10 password.
 - Additional information is reported in the log file to help debug deliverables.
   Use "/DEBUG" to display the command SSM uses to install deliverables.
 - Fixes problem where if no password was specified in admin mode, SSM would install 
   an unknown password on the system during ROM flash.
 - Detects additional languages (CH, KR , RU, TH, TW).  Previously these languages 
   were reported as "US".  See the SSM log file for the detected language.
 - Detects Windows ME and Windows XP.
 - Supports external CVA files downloaded from ftp.compaq.com for SoftPaqs located 
   in file store subdirectories.
 - Fixes /TIMEOUT option for values not divisible by 50.
 - Supports silent install command parameters that contain quotation characters.
 - Does a better job of deleting temporary directories.
 - Supports embedded quotes for command parmeters in CVA SilentInstall= line.
 - Fixes illegal operation problem adding user rights to NT workstations.

HOW TO USE:

  No installation for this deliverable.  Read user guide for usage.


Copyright 2001, Compaq Computer Corporation.  All rights reserved.

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