Installing Microsoft Windows 8 on HP ElitePad 900 G1 Tablet - Technical White Paper

Appendix A: Using HP SoftPaq Download Manager

Perform the following procedure to use HP SoftPaq Download Manager to update your current platform:

1. Boot the Windows OS.

2. Open Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Note

.NET Framework 3.5 must be installed prior to installing HP SoftPaq Download Manager.

Instructions for installing .NET Framework 3.5 are provided in Appendix D: Installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.

3. Download and install HP SoftPaq Download Manager from hp.com/go/sdm

4. Launch HP SoftPaq Download Manager.

5. When prompted, select Show software for this model only, as shown in Figure A-1.

Note

You can use the Check software updates for this model option to automatically install updates on the current system or to

download SoftPaqs to install on systems similar to the current platform.

Figure A-1. HP SoftPaq Download Manager menu

The current platform is automatically selected and displayed in the Product Catalog window.