IBM ThinkPad July 11, 2001
TrackPoint Driver for Windows 2000
Version 3.00 (Certified)
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What This Package Does
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This package provides the software support for the IBM PS/2 TrackPoint
on Windows 2000.
This release supports the following systems:
- ThinkPad 390, 390E, 390X
- ThinkPad 570, 570E
- ThinkPad 600, 600E, 600X
- ThinkPad 770, 770E, 770ED, 770X, 770Z
- ThinkPad A20m, A20p, A21m, A21p, A21e, A22m, A22p, A22e
- ThinkPad T20, T21, T22, T23, X20, X21
- ThinkPad i Series 1157
- ThinkPad i Series 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500
- ThinkPad i Series 1720, 1721, 1781
- ThinkPad TransNote
Released Versions
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Version 2.00 (Certified) Add Microsoft digital signature
Version 2.03 (Certified) Add Microsoft digital signature
Support for new models
Version 2.07 Problem fix
Version 2.08 (Certified) New feature
Support for new models
Version 2.09 New feature
Version 2.10 (Certified) Problem fix, Support for new models
Version 2.11 (Certified) Problem fix, Support for new models
Certified driver has a Microsoft digital signature.
Summary of Changes
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Where: <n.nn> Driver version (for example, 1.00 means Version 1.00)
(New) New function or enhancement
(Fix) Correction to existing function
<Quick Fix A>
- (New) Support for Windows 2000
- (Fix) Under Windows 2000, the TrackPoint driver does not work
properly with the external TrackPoint II keyboards
(FRU 13H6728, Part no 92G7461, ID No. 320351)
<2.00 (Certified)>
- (New) Add Microsoft digital signature.
<2.03 (Certified)>
- (New) Support Scrolling on Ichitaro version 10.
- (New) Support for ThinkPad X20, A21m, A21p, A21e, and T21
<2.07>
- (Fix) Keyboard hangs after closing the remote control session of
Netfinity Director.
<2.08 (Certified)>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad A21e(2655-21x,31x,41x), TransNote, X21
- (New) Re-fine TrackPoint sensitivity.
To adjust the sensitivity, open the Mouse Properties panel,
select TrackPoint tab page, and move the sensitivity slider.
<2.09>
- (New) Support scrolling on Netscape 6. (Vertical direction only)
<2.10 (Certified)>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad A22m, A22p, and T22.
- (Fix) System freeze after several hundred suspend/resume operation.
<2.11 (Certified)>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad A22e
- (Fix) Application error with scrolling on MFC applications.
<3.00 (Certified)>
- (New) Support for ThinkPad T23
- (New) Provide new scrolling options.
- (New) Provide new magnifying glass options.
- (New) "Auto-Disable setting" enables/disables TrackPoint
dynamically upon suspend/resume and docking/undocking,
depending on the existence of the external mouse.
Installation instructions
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NOTES:
- To determine if you should update the TrackPoint driver, refer to
the "Summary of Changes" section.
- Before installing this driver, you must uninstall the current
program.
- ThinkPad Software Installer provides install/(uninstall) wizard
for this package.
1. Start Windows 2000 and logon with administrative privileges.
2. Extract the driver to the hard disk drive.
3. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
4. Double-click the System icon.
5. Click the Hardware tab at the top of the System Properties window.
6. Click the Device Manager button.
7. Double-click Mice and other pointing devices.
8. Double-click either IBM PS/2 TrackPoint or PS/2 Compatible Mouse
whichever choice appears in the list.
9. Click the Driver tab.
10. Click the Update Driver button. The Update Device Driver Wizard runs.
11. Click Next.
12. Click Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that
I can choose a specific driver
13. Click Next.
14. Click Have Disk.
15. Specify the directory where the driver files are extracted, the
default location is C:\DRIVERS\W2K\TPOINT
Then click the OK button. Then driver list appears.
16. Click IBM PS/2 TrackPoint in the list.
17. Click Next.
18. Click Next.
19. If you see the warning panel which asks if you want to replace
the keyborad port driver(s) or not, click Yes.
20. Click Finish in the Update Device Driver Wizard window.
21. Click Close in the IBM PS/2 TrackPoint Properties window.
22. Restart your computer to make the new settings effective.
Uninstall instructions
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1. Start Windows 2000 and logon with administrative privileges.
2. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
4. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
5. Select IBM TrackPoint Support.
6. Click Change/Remove.
7. Restart the system.
Determining which version is installed
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1. Start Windows 2000.
2. Click Start, point to Search, and click For Files or Folders.
3. Click the Name & Location tab.
4. In the Named: field, type in tp4track.sys.
5. In the Look in: field, specify Local Hard drives (C:,D:).
6. Click the Find Now button.
Windows will now search the hard disk drive for tp4track.sys. If the file
is not found, then the TrackPoint driver is not installed on your
system.
7. In the Found part of the window, select the tp4track.sys file
located in C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS, or C:\WINNT40\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS.
8. Scroll the window to the right and look at the Modified column.
The time stamp on TP4TRACK.SYS file will be the version number.
03:00a - is version 3.00
Trademarks
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* IBM, ThinkPad and TrackPoint 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.