TITLE:  HP Monitor Drivers (1997 to 2002)

VERSION: 1.00 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package contains the HP Display Installer program, which automatically detects the Microsoft Operating System that is running on your computer and installs the corresponding .INF and .ICM driver files that are used to configure the listed HP monitors.

For the Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP, Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certified monitor drivers are installed. 
For the Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows Millennium (ME) Edition Operating Systems, non-WHQL drivers are installed.

The setup information, or .INF file, defines monitor resources used by Microsoft Windows in order to ensure monitor compatibility with the graphics card installed in your computer.

The image color matching, or .ICM file, is a color data file that is used in conjunction with graphics applications to provide consistent color matching from monitor screen to printer, or from scanner to the monitor screen. The .ICM file is only activated from within the graphics applications that support this feature. 

PURPOSE: Routine Release
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP29916
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 5, 2005
CATEGORY: Driver - Display
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Monitors
 
PRODUCT MODEL(S): 
HP f50, f50s, v50, v50c, mx50, vf51, f70, v71, v70s, mx70, mx75, v90, mx90,
L1510, L1520, L1720, L1725, L1815, L1820 monitors.
The following monitors have drivers for Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows ME only:  
HP D3857A Multi Media 15-inch Display
HP D3858A Multi Media 14-inch Display
HP D3859A Multi Media 17-inch Display
HP D3861A Multi Scan 14-inch Display
HP D3899A Multi Media 14-inch Display
HP D5269A Pavilion M40 Monitor
HP Pavilion M45/S40 Monitor
HP D5258A Pavilion M50 Monitor
HP D7739A Pavilion S50 Monitor
HP D5259A Pavilion M70 Monitor
HP D7740A Pavilion S70 Monitor
HP D6433A Pavilion M90 Monitor

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (32-bit)
 
LANGUAGE(S): 
US English
 
ENHANCEMENT(S): 
N/A
 
FIXES:
N/A

PREREQUISITES: 
N/A
 
HOW TO USE: 
1. Download the the SoftPaq .EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. When prompted, click Yes on the License Agreement screen to start the copying process. 
After copying is complete, the HP Display Installer runs and attempts to install the HP Monitor driver software.

3. Once the HP Display Installer program exits, click Finish to close the installation program.

NOTES: After the files have been installed, the SoftPaq .EXE file downloaded in Step 1 can be deleted, if desired.
 

Manual Driver (INF and ICM) Installation

SP29916 will give you the option to unpack in the folder of your choice or will create
the following default folder on your "C:\" drive:  
C:\Swsetup\Monitors\SP29916
In the event of an installation error or if you just prefer to manually install the INF and ICM files, 
follow the steps below for Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP.  
Instructions may vary between computer systems.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000
1) Attach HP monitor directly to your computer.
2) Restart your computer.
3) Click on START -> SETTINGS -> CONTROL PANEL.
4) Select/enter into the DISPLAY control panel.
5) Click on the SETTINGS tab.
6) Click on the ADVANCED... button.
7) Click on the MONITOR tab.
8) Click on the PROPERTIES button.
9) Click on the DRIVER tab.
10) Click on the UPDATE DRIVER... button.
11) Click on the NEXT button.
12) Select "Display a list of the known drivers for 
      this device so that I can choose a specific 
      driver." option.
13) Click on the NEXT button.
14) Click on the name of your monitor if in the list 
      provided. IF not listed, then click the HAVE DISK button.
15) Click on the BROWSE button and navigate to the 
      following directory:  C:\Swsetup\Monitors\SP29916\32bit  
16) Select the "xxxxx.inf" (where xxxxx is your monitor model) file and click the OPEN button.
17) Click on the OK button.
18) Click on the NEXT button.
19) Click on the NEXT button.
20) Click on the FINISH -> CLOSE -> OK -> OK  buttons 
      to exit the Display control panel.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP
1) Attach HP monitor directly to your computer.
2) Restart your computer.
3) Click on START -> SETTINGS -> CONTROL PANEL.
4) Select/enter into the DISPLAY control panel.
5) Click on the SETTINGS tab.
6) Click on the ADVANCED... button.
7) Click on the MONITOR tab.
8) Click on the PROPERTIES button.
9) Click on the DRIVER tab.
10) Click on the UPDATE DRIVER... button.
11) Select "Install from a list or specific location 
     (Advanced)." option.
12) Click on the NEXT button.
13) Select "Don't search. I will choose the driver 
      to install" option.
14) Click on the NEXT button.
15) Click on the name of your monitor if in the list 
      provided.  IF not listed, then click the HAVE DISK 
      button.
16) Click on the BROWSE button and navigate to the 
      following directory:  C:\Swsetup\Monitors\SP31618\32bit
17) Select the "xxxxx.inf" (where xxxxx is your monitor model) file and click the OPEN button.
18) Click on the OK button.
19) Click on the NEXT button.
20) Click on the FINISH -> CLOSE -> OK -> OK  buttons 
      to exit the Display control panel.

MICROSOFT WINDOWS NT 4.0 INF AND ICM INSTALLATION NOTES:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 does not currently use monitor INF files.
Display Resolutions in Windows NT are controlled by the computer's graphics adapter.  
There is no Monitor selection unless the graphics adapter includes this
option with its own proprietary video drivers (which do not ship with Windows NT).
The ICM color profile file can be used within Windows NT and is activated
from within the graphics programs that have this feature.


PLUG AND PLAY COMPATIBILITY: 
HP monitors are Microsoft Windows Plug and Play compatible.
HP monitors will work correctly without their INF and ICM files installed. 
With the monitor attached directly to your computer, and without the INF file installed, 
Microsoft Windows 98, ME and 2000  will recognize your HP monitor as a 
"Plug and Play Monitor."  
The correct resolutions will be available in the Windows Display control panel.
Note that monitor Plug and Play compatibility is dependent on several items:
    a) The computer's graphics card must be VESA DDC2 compliant.
    b) The graphics card driver must be installed and the card recognized by Microsoft Windows.
    c) The monitor must be connected directly to the graphics card.
        Plug and Play does not work through the separate BNC type 
        connectors nor through distribution buffers or boxes.


Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.