Release notes for LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT Software v2.0f4

For Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, and Windows® 7
Mac OS X® v10.4, v10.5, v10.6, and v10.7


Disclaimer
The software is provided as-is without any warranty of any kind. The entire risk arising out the use or performance of the software remains with you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the LEGO Group of Companies (including LEGO Systems A/S) and its suppliers and licensors, be liable for any damages arising out of the use or inability to use the software. 

To install and use the software, you must agree to the terms of the License Agreement included with the software. Please be sure to read the License Agreement before installing LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software on your system.

In the following LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software and LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT Software will be referred to as LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software.


Table of Contents:
 
1) System requirements 

	- Microsoft Windows
	
	- Apple Macintosh

2) Installing the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software 

3) Uninstalling the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software

4) Help and support 

5) Legal 



1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS


LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software minimum system requirements:

General
512MB of RAM minimum (1GB recommended)
700MB of available hard-disk space
XGA display (1024x768)
1 available USB port
CD-ROM drive
Compatible Bluetooth adapter (optional)*

Microsoft Windows
Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 3
Intel® Pentium® processor or compatible, 800 MHz minimum
(1.5 GHz or better recommended)

Windows Vista Ultimate, Home Premium, Home Basic, Business or Enterprise Edition.
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1.
Intel® Pentium® processor or compatible, 1 GHz minimum
(1.5 GHz or better recommended)

Windows 7 with latest service pack
Intel® Pentium® processor or compatible, 1.5 GHz or better recommended


Apple Macintosh
Apple MacOS X v10.4, Apple MacOS X v10.5, Apple MacOS X v10.6, or Apple MacOS X v10.7
PowerPC® G4, G5 processor, 600 MHz minimum
(1.3 GHz or better recommended)
or
Apple Macintosh with an Intel processor


*) Supported Bluetooth software are Widcomm® Bluetooth for Windows newer than v. 1.4.2.10 SP5 and the Bluetooth stacks included in Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Apple MacOS X v10.4, v10.5, v10.6, and v10.7.


2) INSTALLING THE LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT SOFTWARE

Before you install LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software, please uninstall any previous version installed.

Administrator privileges are required when installing the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software. 

Microsoft Windows
To install the Software run "Autorun.exe" on the CD-ROM and follow the on-screen instructions.
When installed you may need to restart your system. When the system has been restarted, double click the MINDSTORMS NXT Software icon on your desktop. This will start the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software. 

Apple Macintosh
To install the Software double-click "Install" on the CD-ROM and follow the on-screen instructions.
When installed select Applications->LEGO Mindstorms NXT and click Mindstorms NXT. This will start the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software. 

The first time you start the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software may take a couple of minutes. The start-up time will decrease the next time you launch the application.


3) UNINSTALLING THE LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT SOFTWARE

Microsoft Windows XP
Click Start from the Windows task bar, go to All Programs->LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT->Uninstall LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. 
Alternatively, click Start from the Windows task bar, go to Settings->Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and click Remove for each LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT items. Follow the on-screen instructions. 

Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7
Click Start from the Windows task bar, go to All Programs->LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT->Uninstall LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT. 
Alternatively, click Start from the Windows task bar, go to Control Panel, Uninstall a program and click each of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT items. Follow the on-screen instructions. 

Apple Macintosh 
Drag LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software folder from Applications to the Trash Can to uninstall or execute the Uninstall_LEGO_NXT.sh shell script contained in the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT application directory. 


4) HELP AND SUPPORT
Help is available in the printed User Guide and the Software's start screen and help menu.

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software:
For additional help and support visit the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Help and Support Center online http://www.MINDSTORMS.com/support

For information on using Bluetooth with LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT please visit http://www.MINDSTORMS.com/bluetooth

LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT Software:
Visit http://www.MINDSTORMSeducation.com for all enquiries related to LEGO MINDSTORMS Education NXT.


5) LEGAL

LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Software is developed and distributed by the LEGO Group, DK-7190 Billund, Denmark. Copyright © 2009 the LEGO Group and its licensors. LEGO, the LEGO logo and MINDSTORMS are trademarks of the LEGO Group.

LabVIEW & Powered by LabVIEW are trademarks of National Instruments. All rights reserved.

This distribution contains Adobe® Flash® Player. Copyright © 1996-2009. Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Patents pending in the United States and other countries. Adobe and Flash are either trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other countries. The Adobe® Flash® Player is licensed by Adobe Systems Incorporated or its affiliate, Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, pursuant to the end-user license agreement accompanying the Adobe® Flash® Player. 

This product contains DecMPA simple MPEG Audio decoding library 0.4.1 (the “DecMPA Library”).  Copyright (C) 2002, Hauke Duden.  The DecMPA Library is free software and may be redistributed under the terms of Version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License, a copy of which can be found on the product media and at: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt. This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

This product contains a modified version of the Gecko® engine. The original source for the Gecko engine can be found on mozilla.org®. At the time of the release, the source for the Windows component was found at ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.7.5/source. At the time of the release, the source for the Mac component was at ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox.releases/1.5.0.2/source. The Gecko engine source and modified files are licensed under the Mozilla Public License 1.1 (the "MZP 1.1"). The modified files and Mozilla Public License are available on the Software CD-ROM or other media in the Modifications folder.

The Gecko engine source code is licensed under the terms of the MZP 1.1, by the “Initial Developer” and the applicable “Contributors,” as such terms are defined in the MZP 1.1.  In no event will the Gecko engine source code be included in the definition of the term “Software” as used in the MINDSTORMS® NXT End User License Agreement.  The modified, executable version of the Gecko engine incorporated in the MINDSTORMS® NXT Software is licensed under the terms of the License Agreement by LEGO Systems alone, and not by the Initial Developer or any Contributor.  The License Agreement does not in any way limit or alter the User’s rights in the Gecko engine source code set forth under the MZP 1.1.

Gecko is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation.

Mozilla.org® is a registered trademark of the Mozilla Foundation.

Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is licensed to the LEGO Group.


DC- 06/03-2009
