Information Received from ConiAnn Limpert, N Ridgeville, OH, August 1999 A PATCH FOR THE PROBLEM The bonus software that shipped with your HP DeskJet 697C has a lot of great stuff on it for enhancing your overall computing experience. Unfortunately, we have discovered some installation-related errors. The good news is that your HP Support Team is on the case and has found a solution. After loading the bonus software that came with your HP DeskJet 697C, you may have experienced error messages pointing to the MFC42.dll and MHPEBD.dll files. This problem has generally been found with our customers who have Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0 on their computers. As a result, you may not be able to run some of your favorite programs. We're sorry about the inconvenience. Follow this link for more details on the problem's characteristics and for the solution on how to fix it. http://www.hp.com/support/697cdllpatch Your HP Support Team