Installing Thinkpad Monitor File For Windows 2000/Xp/Vista/7 - Lenovo ThinkPad L420 User Manual

• Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Accessories ➙ Command Prompt. The DOS prompt window appears.
• Type setup.exe at the DOS prompt. The Welcome to the Device Driver Installation Wizard for the Realtek
Media Driver opens.
• Click Next. If the device driver is already installed, click No. Otherwise, follow the instructions on the
screen.

Installing ThinkPad Monitor File for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7

ThinkPad Monitor File for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 is usually in the default directory
C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\MONITOR.
Note: If you cannot find this directory on your hard disk drive or solid state drive, download the ThinkPad
Monitor File for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 from the ThinkPad Web site at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=tpad-matrix
Note: Before you install this file, make sure that the correct video driver has been installed.
For Windows 7
1. Right-click on the desktop, and click Personalize.
2. Click Display at the left.
3. Click Change display settings.
4. Click Advanced Settings.
5. Click the Monitor tab.
6. Click Properties.
7. Click the Driver tab.
8. Click Update Driver.
9. Select Browse my computer for driver software, and then click Let me pick from a list of device
drivers on my computer.
10. Click Have Disk.
11. Specify the path where the monitor INF file is saved, then click Open.
12. Click OK.
13. Confirm the correct display type, then click Next.
14. Windows has finished installing. Click Close.
15. Click Close for Display Properties.
16. Click OK in the Monitor tab.
17. Click OK and close the Display Settings window.
For Windows Vista
1. Right-click on the desktop, and click Personalize.
2. Click Display Settings. The Display Settings window opens.
3. Click Advanced Settings.
4. Click the Monitor tab.
5. Click Properties. (For Windows Vista, also click Continue.)
6. Click the Driver tab.
7. Click Update Driver.
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