IBM ThinkPad TransNote                                October 30, 2001
Ink Manager Pro 1.0 Patch program for Windows XP (only)

Patch Version 1.01
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What this Patch does
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This is a fix for a 5 minute delay, experienced after a boot/reboot, 
before the Ink Transfer ICON is seen in the System Tray (lower right 
area on task bar) for systems with Windows XP.  
NOTE: During this 5 minute delay, the user may have noticed slow 
system performance; this patch also fixes this performance issue.

The following models are supported:

   - ThinkPad TransNote

NOTE:
This Ink Manager Pro 1.01 patch is meant for users of MS Windows XP 
only. Other MS Windows users (Windows 98/Me/2000) do not need this 
patch.

To determine if you have to update the Ink Manager Pro 1.0 program or 
not, please refer to the "Summary of Changes" section.

To update the Ink Manager Pro 1.0 program, please refer to the 
"Installation Guide" section.


Patch Versions
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Version 1.00   Ink RECO Upper Case fix (see details below)
Version 1.01   Ink Transfer 5 minutes delay fix (only Windows XP)


Summary of Changes
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Where:  <n.nn>  Patch version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00)
        (New)   New function or enhancement
        (Fix)   Correction to existing function
        (Restrictions)  Remaining restrictions

<1.00>
 -(Fix) Ink RECO, Upper Case fix (all Windows 98/Me/2000/XP)
        For users of 3rd Party Ink Applications (SDK ThinkScribe 
        forms), AND only for: English, French, or German Languages.  
        Japanese and Normal users do not need this fix.

<1.01>
 -(Fix) Ink Transfer 5 minutes delay fix (Windows XP only).


Installation Instructions
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 1. Download the appropriate patch program to a clean sub-directory:
    - English language  installer: IBMInkManagerProUpdate_EN.exe
    - Japanese language installer: IBMInkManagerProUpdate_JP.exe
 2. Wait at least 5 minutes after a boot/reboot, or until the Ink 
    Transfer ICON is seen in the System Tray (lower right area on task 
    bar).
 3. Select Start, point to Run and select the Browse button.  Navigate 
    to the sub-directory where the patch program was downloaded to.  
    Select this, patch program and select the Open button.  Back at 
    the Run titled window, select OK.
 4. Follow the patch program instructions, and reboot after the patch 
    program is finished.


Determining which version is installed
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  1. This patch program is only for IBM TransNotes with Windows XP 
     installed.
  2. If the Ink Transfer ICON, appears promptly after a boot/reboot in 
     the Windows XP System Tray, this patch program may already be 
     installed.
     The files:
     - tsconnect.dll
     - tsmouse.dll
     - tsproto.exe
     will be dated after August 2001, and also be at least version 
     2.0.0.10, if this patch program is already installed.


Trademarks
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  * IBM and ThinkPad are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation.
  * Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

  Other company, product, and service names may be registered trademarks,
  trademarks or service marks of others.