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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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by rkawakami » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am » in Forum Announcements

Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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Forum Announcements board

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by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm » in Forum Announcements

So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum donations for upgrades

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by JaneL » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:01 am » in Forum Announcements

If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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Dual-booting Linux Mint 17 and Windows 10 on an R400

Last post by Sudevan « Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:22 pm
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by Sudevan » Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:41 pm

Like many others, I have that infamous free Windows 10 offer sitting on my main desktop, a Win 7 Dell XPS 8700 with an i7 quad-core CPU. Since I did...

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Last post by Sudevan
Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:22 pm
Windows 10 and why I don't care for it much.

Last post by Cigarguy « Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:07 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:00 pm
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Windows 10 and why I don't care for it much

I will admit I've been reading lots of news feeds of Windows 10 through out the year and its coming out...
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Last post by Cigarguy
Thu Oct 22, 2015 2:07 am
support for older generation trackpoints

Last post by axur-delmeria « Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:00 am
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by mr_yellow » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:22 pm

Hey Guys,

I have an x61s with the trackpoint version prior to the ultranav generation of trackpoints. I have Windows 10 installed and everything is...

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Last post by axur-delmeria
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:00 am
Perflib errors

Last post by knagsted « Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:43 am

by knagsted » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:43 am

The eventviewer fills with perflib errors on my T450. I can't find any more solutions that I dont have tried already. Every suggestions on Technet is...

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Last post by knagsted
Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:43 am
Windows 10 & "switchable graphics" T400

Last post by JesseKnows « Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:08 pm
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by WVZR1 » Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:54 pm

So today I get a notice that the W10 upgrade is READY for my machine. I've never had anything except a notice that mentions we'll contact you when...

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Last post by JesseKnows
Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:08 pm
Windows 10 Sleep hibernation problems

Last post by exTPfan « Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:58 pm
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by makaveli559m » Fri Aug 07, 2015 1:22 pm

Hi has anyone had problems with Sleep or Hibernation? I have, my Thinkpads started waking up from Sleep or Hibernation I have no idea why. Does...

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Last post by exTPfan
Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:58 pm
Unable to login using Fingerprint reader after upgrade to Windows 10

Last post by USSS « Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:18 am
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by khary23 » Tue Sep 01, 2015 10:39 pm

Yesterday I ungraded my W530's OS from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Since the upgrade I can no longer logon using the finger print reader and get the...

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Last post by USSS
Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:18 am
Early experiences running Win10 10130 on my T60 (TLDR: it works!)

Last post by daveA « Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:37 pm
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by i336_ » Sun Jun 14, 2015 8:58 am

Put some 2015 in your 2007! :wink:

My favourite part?

I can login at system boot and shoo the lock screen away... with the fingerprint reader . I...

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Last post by daveA
Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:37 pm
Pervasive Windows 10 files installed on Windows 7/8.x

Last post by dr_st « Sat Sep 12, 2015 1:53 am
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by UMPC2024 » Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:13 pm

Read an article today about Windows 10 that said Windows 10 files (around 6GB worth) were being downloaded onto Windows 7/Windows 8.x machines with...

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Last post by dr_st
Sat Sep 12, 2015 1:53 am
windows 10 shares wifi password with facebook?

Last post by Dekks « Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:57 am
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by BigWarpGuy » Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:02 pm

I read that windows 10 shares your wifi with facebook?

Has anyone experienced it?

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Last post by Dekks
Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:57 am
Bluetooth Gps issue after Windows 10 upgrade

Last post by Billaboard « Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:51 am
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by steveg47 » Fri Aug 21, 2015 5:33 pm

I have upgraded 3 different laptops and they all exhibit the same problem. Using Delorme Street Atlas 2009 and a Qstarz 818XT bluetooth I have always...

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Last post by Billaboard
Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:51 am
T60p, Windows 10 and trouble with Infrared adapter

Last post by ThinkSoRight « Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:06 am
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by rangell » Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:16 am

I have installed Windows 10 Pro (x64) on my trusty T60p, and it works flawlessly for the most part (modded ATI-drivers work after installing with...

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Last post by ThinkSoRight
Wed Sep 02, 2015 3:06 am
Windows 10 churning through data, blowing up usage caps

Last post by MisterB « Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:38 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:23 am
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Yet another big reason to say NO to installing W10.
You do so at YOUR increased Internet expense!

You'll remember that Don Gibson song, made popular...
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Last post by MisterB
Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:38 pm
T60 with Win 10 Pausing on Thinkpad Logo

Last post by Pokrzept « Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:57 am
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by themeone » Sun Aug 23, 2015 1:31 pm

Apologies if this has already come up, but I couldn't find anything.

I installed Windows 10 on my T60 a while back on a machine that dual boots...

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Last post by Pokrzept
Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:57 am
Telemetry (spying) now introduced in W7 and W8.x through WU

Last post by erik « Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:36 am
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by ajkula66 » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:33 pm

If you've chosen to stay away from W10 because of privacy concerns, you may want to be careful with Windows Updates these days, specifically one...

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Last post by erik
Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:36 am
MS has no plans to tell us what's in (WU) patches

Last post by ajkula66 « Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:54 am
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by ajkula66 » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:17 am

Transparency? There is none, at least coming from Redmond...

While the security content is quite fully described, explanations of the non-security...

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Last post by ajkula66
Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:54 am
Eject the Microsoft ACPI compliant control method battery

Last post by vmpro « Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:39 am
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by vmpro » Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:07 am

Recently bought the T450 and upgraded to Windows 10. Even though Power Manager is not supported in Windows 10, I Installed the Windows 10 Power...

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Last post by vmpro
Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:39 am
Windows 10 Driver for Mobile Intel 4 series Graphics Accelerator

Last post by makaveli559m « Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:32 am
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by i2000s » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:34 pm

Anyone found a usable Driver for the Mobile Intel 4 series graphics accelerator on Windows 10? I am using my X200 tablet now which has the default...

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Last post by makaveli559m
Mon Aug 24, 2015 12:32 am
Z61t: Can't start drivers?

Last post by oskidbear « Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:19 pm
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by oskidbear » Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:33 am

Hi all,

Well, I've successfully updated my Z61t (9440-CTO) to Windows 10 Pro (x64). I'll soon be running a clean install of x86 Windows 10 Pro....

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Last post by oskidbear
Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:19 pm
Windows 10 Privacy: Overblown panic

Last post by coolcat37 « Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:03 pm
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by Ibthink » Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:46 am
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A very good article by Paul Thurrott on the privacy in Windows 10:

Some people should cool down a notch. Its not like cou can´t configure Windows...
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Last post by coolcat37
Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:03 pm
Upgrade to Win 10 from Dual systems on TP X200 Tablet

Last post by i2000s « Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:30 pm
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by i2000s » Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:22 pm

Does anyone upgrade from a Ubuntu & Windows 7 dual system to Windows 10 successfully on a Thinkpad X200 tablet (or similar) machine? I want to...

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Last post by i2000s
Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:30 pm
Lenovo Companion

Last post by i2000s « Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:34 pm
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by Billaboard » Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:55 pm

I'm testing Windows 10 on an X201 (64-bit) and an X60T (32-bit).

On both machines a thing called Lenovo Companion has appeared without any action on...

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Last post by i2000s
Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:34 pm
Windows 10 reserve Now install

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:58 am
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by ThinkPad560X » Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:29 pm
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I got my Windows 7 Pro updated and got the Get Windows 10 icon on the bottom tray. Like all my other OS I got, My 64bit desktop has a External HDD...
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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:58 am
E540 Microphone too quiet

Last post by warder « Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:02 am

by warder » Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:02 am

Hi,

I upgraded my E540 to W10 and it mostly went ok. One thing however is not working: the Microphone. It barely works but is so quiet no one can...

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Last post by warder
Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:02 am
Annoyances X220 under Windows 10

Last post by CometCKO « Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:45 pm
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by CometCKO » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:59 am

I've been testing my X220 running Windows 10 for the past 3 days. For the most part, things seem to be working well. I'm still checking things like...

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Last post by CometCKO
Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:45 pm
Win10 and UEFI

Last post by josh5k « Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:29 am
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by Norway Pad » Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:00 am

From what I read today, it seems like Win10 in it's final form will require secure boot, which in turn seem to require UEFI v2.3.1.

The only...

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Last post by josh5k
Sun Aug 16, 2015 11:29 am
I just put Windows 10 on my T61

Last post by hhmcsv « Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:57 pm
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by Hans Gruber » Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:01 am

The upgrade went very smooth with 2.7GB of data. I had the Windows 10 preview on a T410s. I will give my opinion and update this thread after a few...

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Last post by hhmcsv
Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:57 pm
TP Yoga 15 - Lenovo Performance Power Option

Last post by SCJACA « Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:20 am

by SCJACA » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:20 am

Good afternoon,

Long story short I had to perform a clean install of Windows 10. This unfortunately wiped out the Lenovo software that was...

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Last post by SCJACA
Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:20 am
Windows 10 Security and Privacy - Your tinfoil hat isn't big enough

Last post by laowai « Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:55 am
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by Temetka » Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:33 am

So um yeah, I'm just going to leave this here for your consideration:

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Last post by laowai
Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:55 am
activation key..?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:07 pm
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by BillMorrow » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:40 pm

trying to upgrade win 8.1 on a thinkpad tablet 2..
because i can easily revert the tablet back to win 8.1..

win10 upgrade asks for activation key.....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:07 pm
Help with my t60p *PIC*

Last post by MikesChevelle « Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:47 pm
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by MikesChevelle » Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:19 pm

I cannot get MS to update me to Win10

I just keep getting this.........

I have tried a few different drivers to no avail......any thoughts?

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Last post by MikesChevelle
Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:47 pm
T500 Windows 10 Upgrade Failed

Last post by wileE « Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:55 am
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by doublej » Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:31 pm

I went through the install process the other day to upgrade from Windows 7 (32 bit) to Windows 10 (32 bit) on my T500. Everything seemed to be going...

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Last post by wileE
Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:55 am
Sick and tired of $Windows.~BT? Want to delete it?

Last post by coolcat37 « Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:04 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:36 pm

Sick and tired of $Windows.~BT? Want to delete it?
It's where Micro$haft is already secretly loading their new W10 files behind your back!
Want to...

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Last post by coolcat37
Mon Aug 17, 2015 9:04 am
windows 10 on T60

Last post by piggy « Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:18 pm
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by piggy » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:24 pm

my thinkpad T60 Is currently running an ATI Radeon X1300 and therefore is not compatible with windows 10. can anybody please show me how to upgrade...

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Last post by piggy
Fri Aug 07, 2015 5:18 pm
Windows 10 review, Forced updates and Privacy issues

Last post by hhhd1 « Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:43 am

by hhhd1 » Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:43 am

I have used all windows version since 3.1 to 8.1, I had no major problems with any of them except Windows ME, and a little bit of dislike towards...

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Last post by hhhd1
Fri Aug 07, 2015 2:43 am
X60 (Tablet) upgrade - not detecting NX?

Last post by AySz88 « Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:13 pm
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by AySz88 » Sun Aug 02, 2015 2:29 pm

Has anyone had any luck upgrading to Windows 10?

I tried with an X60 Tablet (from Win7), via both Windows Update and from a burned ISO. In theory I...

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Last post by AySz88
Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:13 pm
My review of W10 Pro on a T601 FL

Last post by csioucs « Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:07 pm
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by ajkula66 » Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:34 pm

For those who are interested in a quick synopsis:

The good:

Most of the drivers were found right away, the only missing one was for the WWAN...

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Last post by csioucs
Wed Aug 05, 2015 2:07 pm
WARNING regarding latest nVidia drivers (353.62) on W10

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:11 am
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by ajkula66 » Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:02 am

If you have a system of *any* kind that utilizes a nVidia GPU and are intent on - or already are - running W10 you may want to look at these threads...

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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:11 am
successful windows 10 upgrade from Win8.1 on 15" widescreen T60

Last post by gordor « Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:50 pm
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by gordor » Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:56 pm

I just upgraded my 15 1680/1080 ATI 7200 64bit T60 8744-58U from win8.1 to windows 10. Did a full image beforehand but the upgrade went flawless. All...

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Tue Aug 04, 2015 10:50 pm
Windows 10 on Edge E555; blank screen on first post-install restart

Last post by jeffreykopp « Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:04 pm

by jeffreykopp » Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:04 pm

Hi. I installed Windows 10 via thumb drive and on the first restart it came up to a blank screen after the boot options menu flashed briefly.

I...

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Last post by jeffreykopp
Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:04 pm
Windows 10 on my T410 - Yay!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:32 am
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by Temetka » Wed Jul 29, 2015 5:02 am

Well, got it installed on my Thinkpad T410

i5 M520
Nvidia NVS GPU
8GB DDR3
Samsung 840 EVO

I did the upgrade from Windows 8.1 Pro. Went smooth as...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:32 am
T61 6466-55G and Windows 8.1

Last post by Bellzemos « Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:17 am

by Bellzemos » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:17 am

Hello!

A friend has the T61 6466-55G which runs like a slug cause he managed to get over 100 processes running, including malware. He has Vista on...

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Last post by Bellzemos
Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:17 am
Thinkpad x200s fingerprint

Last post by teamde78 « Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:30 pm
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by teamde78 » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:01 pm

Hey everyone,

With my Thinkpad x200s, I was wondering if it was possible to use the fingerprint scanner to logon? Not sure how to set it up in the...

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Last post by teamde78
Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:30 pm
Problems installing System Interface Foundation

Last post by BarneyFifeFan « Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:59 am

by BarneyFifeFan » Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:59 am

I have a B570 laptop that I just upgraded to Windows 10. I've been trying to install the System Interface Foundation driver so that the Lenovo...

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Last post by BarneyFifeFan
Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:59 am
T440

Last post by hhmcsv « Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:57 am

by hhmcsv » Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:57 am

On my primary T440, I was an insider in MS terminology and had the GWX-app installed. But no message about upgrade ever came (maybe I'm just...

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Last post by hhmcsv
Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:57 am
Reasons NOT to like Windows 10

Last post by hhhd1 « Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:52 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:11 am

No doubt there will be quite a few dislikes of Windows 10.

George/ajkula66 already announced a dangerous dislike:
Windows 10 doesn't give a hoot...

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Last post by hhhd1
Fri Jul 31, 2015 6:52 am
T61, T60 - BSOD for Intel WiFi cards, Middleton BIOS, & Win 8.1 & 10

Last post by shahidt « Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:16 am
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by wsalomon » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:03 pm

This is an all-in-one post.

Recently, my trusty T61p started getting Blue Screens of Death (BSOD) with the following message:...

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Last post by shahidt
Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:16 am
Heads up: hard freeze/hangs on X201 with Windows 10 RTM

Last post by pointyhat « Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:51 am

by pointyhat » Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:51 am

Just a heads up for everyone so you don't have to spend an evening playing reinstall windows 3 times. I installed Windows 10 RTM from MSDN on my X201...

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Last post by pointyhat
Thu Jul 30, 2015 2:51 am
Windows 10

Last post by hhmcsv « Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:13 am
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by ArtShapiro » Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:00 pm
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Today Microsoft released the initial preview of what will eventually be Windows 10, I couldn't resist installing it on one of my T60p machines,...
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Last post by hhmcsv
Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:13 am
T61 - WiFi not connecting after hibernation/shotdown

Last post by ArtShapiro « Sun Jul 19, 2015 6:41 pm
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by JesseKnows » Mon Jun 08, 2015 5:43 pm

I decided to experiment with Windows 10 on a T61. Everything installed well and works. I installed as an upgrade from Win7.

One issue though: the...

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Sun Jul 19, 2015 6:41 pm

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