SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP10000
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILENAME:  N/A
TITLE:  System Software Manager 
VERSION:  1.08 
LANGUAGE:  US English

CATEGORY:  Management

DIVISION:  Desktops

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  Deskpro EN, EP, and SB Series,
                    Deskpro 2000/4000/6000 Series,
                    Deskpro 4000S and Deskpro 4000N Series

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 95,
                   Microsoft Windows 98,
                   Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 15, 1999

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  4.0

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  Unpacks the files needed to install the System Software Manager, 
a software product used to perform a silent upgrade of software 
that resides on the Deskpro computers mentioned above.  The System Software 
Manager performs hardware and software version detection and upgrades only 
the necessary drivers from a central software repository.

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. 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.

4. This utility does not have an installation routine.  To use this 
program, run SSM.EXE.  
For example, enter:
      <path>\SSM.EXE
      where <path> is the drive and directory created in step 2

   Follow the on-screen instructions.

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