
The Desktop Management Interface for HP OmniBook Notebook PCs
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Welcome to Hewlett-Packard's enhanced implementation of the Desktop Management
Interface (DMI).

The DMI standard -- defined by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF)
committee of which Hewlett-Packard was a co-founder -- has now been adopted by
all leading manufacturers of desktop computer systems.

DMI is basically a set of rules on how to access information about your personal
computer. Using the DMI interface, a local or remote application program can
check what hardware and software components are installed on your computer, how
well they are working, and whether any needs replacing.

Hewlett-Packard has developed a number of extensions to DMI to allow the
enhanced features of HP OmniBook Notebook PCs to be managed with DMI. These
extensions cover:

    - Administrator and user passwords.

    - Tattooing: a string of characters that uniquely identifies the computer.

Note: This DMI software package can only be used with your HP OmniBook Notebook
      PC.


Contents of the DMI Package
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The DMI software and associated documentation is supplied either pre-installed
on your computer's hard disk drive or on two flexible disks.  The contents of
the package are the same in both cases.

Since the information accessed by the DMI software is specific to a particular
computer, you must install it on each computer separately.

The following software is supplied:

    - A Microsoft Windows(TM) utility, SETUP.EXE, to install and initialize the
      DMI software.

    - A Windows utility, HP TopTools.  After DMI is installed on your computer,
      you may run this utility to display information about your computer
      through the DMI.

    - A Management Information Format (MIF) file. This file contains information
      about everything on the computer that can be controlled using DMI
      facilities, and is initialized during installation.

    - A component code, identifying the version of MIF file to use for specific
      models of HP OmniBook Notebook PCs.

    - Windows-compatible DMTF Service Layer software, which controls access to
      the DMI.

    - A client agent.  The HP Remote DMI Agent is a DMI application and also a
      network server-side stream-based application.  The Remote Agent is
      listening for Remote Application connection requests.  If the main window
      of the Remote Agent is hidden, then no icon will appear on the screen when
      it is running.


The following documentation is also provided:

    - This file (README.TXT).

    - A Windows online help file describing Hewlett-Packard's implementation of
      DMI (group and attribute definitions). Since not all Hewlett-Packard
      enhanced features are supported on all models, this document also
      describes any restrictions that apply.


Installing the DMI Package from Windows 95
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For installation, proceed as follows:

    To install the DMI from floppy disks:

        - Start Windows 95, if it is not already running.
        - Insert diskette #1 into the floppy drive.
        - Select and run the SETUP program from the diskette #1.

    To install the DMI preloaded on the hard disk:

        - Start Windows 95, if it is not already running.
        - Click on "Start".
        - Go to "Programs -> HP DMI".
        - Select and run "SETUP".
 

Using the DMI Interface 
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To develop application programs that use DMI, you need to obtain the DMTF
Software Development Kit (SDK), available from:

    Desktop Management Task Force
    JF2-51
    2111 Northeast 25th Street
    Hillsboro, OR 97124


Uninstalling the DMI Package from Windows 95
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Proceed as follows:

    - Go to the HP DMI group.
    - Launch the program "Uninstall DMI".
    - Reboot the PC.


Obtaining Support
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If you require further assistance or information, please contact your local HP
Dealer.

Microsoft Windows(TM) is a product of Microsoft Corporation.
