1. sp105cirx.exe Driver
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Readme.txt Driver File Contents (sp105cirx.exe)

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README.TXT

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*  SMSC CIR HID Miniport Device Driver Version 5.3.2600.3
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*  Installation Utility r1.08 Readme File 
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*  Target Hardware:  SMSC CIR HID in SMSC SIO1000 chip embedded on motherboard
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*  CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT
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This document contains the following sections:

1.  Overview
2.  System Requirements
3.  Installing the Software
4.  Uninstalling the Software


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* 1.  OVERVIEW
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The SMSC CIR HID Software Installation Utility installs to the target system
a Windows* INF file and a hidsmsc.sys file which outline to the operating 
system how the CIR HID components will be configured. 

This is needed for the proper functioning of the following features:

   - Correct Configuration of SMSC CIR HID components
   - Correct Identification of SMSC CIR HID Components in 
     Device Manager

This distribution also includes the driver files (*.SYS and *.INF) for
each operating system. They may be used to install the driver by way of
the Device Manager if desired or required.

The driver binary itself is language neutral. This Setup supports the
following languages:

Basque, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian,
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French (Canadian), French (Standard),
German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian,
Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (Standard), Russian, Slovak,
Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish


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* 2.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 
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1.  The software included with this distribution package is 
     designed to operate only with SMSC CIR HID devices.

              
2.  The following are the only operating systems supported
    in this release of the Installation Utility:
                                 
    Windows Version                 SMSC CIR HID Driver Version
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    Windows XP                      V5.3.2600.3
    Windows 2000                    V5.3.2600.3

    To verify which operating system has been installed onto 
    the target system, follow the steps below:

    a.  Click on Start.
    b.  Select Settings.
    c.  Select Control Panel.
    d.  Double-click on the System icon.
    e.  Click on the General system properties tab.
    f.  Verify which OS has been installed by reading
        the System information.
                              
3.  The software should be installed on systems with at
    least the amount of system memory recommended by Microsoft
    for the operating system.

    Please check with your system provider to determine which 
    operating system, and if SMSC CIR HID is installed in your system.  


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* 3.  INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 
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1.  Check the System Requirements. The operating system must be fully
    installed and running on the system before running this software.

2.  Close any running applications. Otherwise, you may experience 
    difficulties.

3.  Run the InstallShield installation program SETUP.EXE, located in the
    Installation Utility disk, from the Start\Run prompt.

    The following command line options maybe added to affect the driver
    operating options.

    *********** NOT FOR END-USER USE - Contact SMSC Support FAE ************


    
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4.  Setup.exe will install the SMSC CIR HID INF files, and System
    files to your hard drive.
    
5.  This completes the Software Installation Utility for SMSC CIR HID Miniport
    Device Driver Version 5.3.2600.3.

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* 4.  MANUALLY UNINSTALLING THE DRIVER 
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In certain instances it may be necessary to manually uninstall the driver prior 
to installation.  This may be necessary if there are error messages during 
installation. Here are the steps to manually uninstall the driver.

1.  From control panel open 'System'.

2.  From the 'Hardware' tab select 'Device Manager'.

3.  Under 'Human Interface Devices' right clieck on 'SMSC HID CIR - Consumer IR'
    and select Uninstall.

4.  After it uninstalls, either reboot the PC or 'Scan for New Hardware' from
    Control Panel.

5.  Install the driver as in section 3 above.


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* 5.  UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 
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1.  Close any running applications.  Otherwise, you may experience
    difficulties.

2.  Run the Add/Remove Programs applet from the Control Panel.

3.  From the list of programs, select "SMSC CIR HID V5.3.2600.3".

4.  Click "Change/Remove" button to begin uninstalling the driver. Follow
    the prompts to complete the uninstall process.

5.  This procedure will restore the previous version of the CIR HID driver.


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* 6.  SETUP UTILITY REVISION HISTORY 
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r1.08

- Bug fix:  Added support for NEC repeat keys.
- Bug fix:  Set the variable so it never prompts for a reboot during installation.
- Driver version 5.3.2600.3 is WHQL'd.

r1.07

- Bug fix:  For the 2 bug fixes below there is a certain circumstances where the bug fix might not work,  The API that is used to register for console switching events is dependent on certain services being started first.  If these services are not started the API call will fail.  There is up to a 1 minute delay put in to give the services time to start.  If this API call fails then fast user swithcing will not work.
- Bug fix:  After fast switching user accounts some remote keys were not detected.
- Bug fix:  After fast switching user accounts when the CD/DVD button is pressed WinDVD or WMP is launched on the non-active acount.
- Bug fix:  After uninstalling and reinstaling the icon would get corrupted in the Add/Remove Programs utility.
- Upgraded to InstalShield 11.0.
- Certain games might not work with the SMSC driver installed.  If the game has the option, disable the SMSC CIR HID device in the settings.

r1.06 11/22/2005

Installs the Toshiba Remote Application along with the CIR HID driver.
Known issues:

- WinDVD must be in focus to receive remote key presses.
- Switching user accounts witout logging off causes the app to not recognize keys.  As a work around always log off  when switching user accounts.
- SetForeGroundWindow() was set to Windows 95 mode.  Windows can now lose focus.

r1.04 10/05/2005

Bug fix. Load a report descriptor from setup.opt when
the driver isn't installed and an error message is displayed.

r1.03 12/16/2004

Initial version.

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