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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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Advanced Format Drives and Windows XP

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by bill bolton » Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:56 pm

If you are experiencing any issues with installing Windows XP on a new ThinkPad from ~ late June 2011 onwards, you need to read.....

Cheers,

Bill...

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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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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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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Power off LCD in Logon screen

Last post by erik « Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:32 am
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by Ojisan » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:09 pm

Hi,

In WinXP, I used to be able to lock screen and use Fn+F3 (or similar) to power off the screen. I simply like to lock AND power off the display...

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Last post by erik
Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:32 am
Can't install iTunes 7.6 on T61 XP Pro

Last post by HowardN « Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:34 am
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by HowardN » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:42 pm

I just installed iTunes 7.6 (latest version) and received the strangest error when the installation finished. The message was Cannot create or modify...

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Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:34 am
XP SP3 Ready

Last post by erik « Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:52 pm
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by alacrityathome » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:57 pm

I just got my Microsoft email update on available downloads. XP SP3 RC2 is now available to the public:

Alacrity

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Last post by erik
Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:52 pm
Question re doing upgrade repair of Vista

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by pae77 » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:31 pm

When I was upgrading Vista to repair a problem that was causing SP1 to fail to install (which worked btw), the compatibility check that Vista...

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Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:31 pm
Now on Tech Net: Vista Service Pack 1

Last post by pae77 « Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:10 pm
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by mgo » Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:33 pm

Just for you who have subscriptions to Tech Net, SP1 is up and ready for you. Most likely MSDN has it now, too.

The Tech Net server was a little...

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Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:10 pm
XP Pro doesn't save passwords

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:23 pm
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by shodan » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:14 pm

Got my new T61 today with XP Pro, I have all settings correct(I think) but it will not ssave any passwords. Any suggestion? :?:

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Last post by ryengineer
Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:23 pm
Lenovo T60 Wireless adapter disabling itself

Last post by msteudel « Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:03 pm
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by msteudel » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:22 pm

Hi All,

A friend's T60 running XP that randomly disables it's wireless adapter. When I go into connections and right click on it, it shows itself...

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Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:03 pm
SP1 known issues...Link inside...

Last post by Crunch « Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:40 am

by Crunch » Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:40 am

I came across this when I was looking for a specific driver. I don't run any of those apps, but anyone who runs these apps should probably avoid...

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Last post by Crunch
Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:40 am
PGP Whole Disk encryption ca. IBM service partition ?

Last post by krosenstein « Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:07 am
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by whirlwind » Sat May 28, 2005 2:19 pm

Is it possible to use PGP 9.0 Whole Disk encryption on TP without getting rid of the service partition /IBM preload partition hidden on the HDD/ ?...

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Last post by krosenstein
Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:07 am
touchpad scrolling resets mouse to 1 line at a time

Last post by majro « Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:47 pm

by majro » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:47 pm

I mainly use external mouse, so I am used to scroll 6 lines at a time. When I set it in Windows to 6 lines at a time, it stays there until I scroll...

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Last post by majro
Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:47 pm
problems with installing xp

Last post by syedj « Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:11 am
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by kds000 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:26 pm

i recently bought a t42 used with no hd from ebay a few weeks ago and recently tried installing a fresh copy of xp on the laptop. Setup goes fine...

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Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:11 am
old owner's name comes up?

Last post by Stargate199 « Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:08 pm
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by robpm » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:55 am

I have an X31 which was pre-owned as they say. When it boots up, in the log-on, the old owner's (or user, it may have been a corporate computer) is...

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Last post by Stargate199
Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:08 pm
XP Home Edition freeze on installation

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:08 pm
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by korsondo » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:12 pm

Hi

My first post and hope I'm posing this problem in the right place.

I have an old IBM thinkpad a22m 2628 (256megs RAM, 40 GIG HD) that I am...

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Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:08 pm
Laptop came with HOME BASIC,even though ULTIMATE was ordered

Last post by lithium726 « Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:27 am
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by Crunch » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:36 am

EDIT: Issue has been resolved by Microsoft, not Lenovo. All is good for my buddy in Vista-land now. 8)

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Last post by lithium726
Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:27 am
If using Ghost, any reason to keep HPA?

Last post by l2karl « Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:31 pm
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by serpico » Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:57 am

I created the R&R discs when I first got the laptop. Now I'm using Ghost. Disk has 3 partitions: HPA, boot/OS/programs, and data.

Is there any...

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Last post by l2karl
Sun Feb 17, 2008 7:31 pm
Move Rescue and recovery to another harddrive

Last post by ryengineer « Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:26 pm
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by fghj. » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:21 am

Is it possible to move everything that is on the rescue and recovery partition to an external harddrive and if i need to install XP with the rescue...

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Last post by ryengineer
Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:26 pm
Vista SP1 goes RTM on February 4th!

Last post by rhema83 « Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:28 pm
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by bill bolton » Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:42 am

See.....

Cheers,

Bill B.

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Last post by rhema83
Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:28 pm
System Update Hotfix 1 won't install ..

Last post by ryengineer « Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:46 am
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by RBob » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:00 pm

R51 with XP Pro SP2

Just ran System Update and was offered System Update Hotfix 1 . After download it went through the motion of installing but in...

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Last post by ryengineer
Sat Feb 16, 2008 4:46 am
Unattended backup with Rescue&Recover?

Last post by konmal « Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:28 pm

by konmal » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:28 pm

Is it possible to backup with Rescue&Recover in an unattanded manner?

Now R&R keeps asking me about files which cannot be backed up (skip, retry,...

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Last post by konmal
Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:28 pm
Vista Business on T42

Last post by k3nnis « Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:37 am
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by k3nnis » Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:02 am

Hi Guys,

I have a T42 with the SXGA+ 14.1 screen. It has 1GB ram and the Radeon mobility 9600 64MB.

Can i run vista at its native RES?

By the...

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Last post by k3nnis
Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:37 am
Rescue and Recovery CDs/Formatting/Fresh Install Question

Last post by somemale « Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:22 am

by somemale » Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:22 am

I know this has been asked to death, but I have searched for over an hour and couldnt find a clear answer...

I have a X40 that has been running...

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Last post by somemale
Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:22 am
Details of SP1 changes (changelog)

Last post by pae77 « Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:15 pm

by pae77 » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:15 pm

This document describes many of the notable changes in Windows Vista SP1, with the exception of some updates to the Windows Genuine Advantage...

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Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:15 pm
How to downgrade from Vista to XP?

Last post by ashleys « Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:34 am
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by dinglydoo » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:25 pm

Hello,

I have had my Thinkpad T61 since late August and I can't say that I am fully happy with the performance of my machine. I occasionally get...

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Last post by ashleys
Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:34 am
2 clean install questions, OEM Key & backup up programs

Last post by pae77 « Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:01 am
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by amy55407 » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:45 pm

I did a clean install soon after I got my T60 with Vista Home Premium. As I understand I can't save the OEM key after doing a clean install.

I want...

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Last post by pae77
Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:01 am
Uninstalling Vista SP1 RC on Lenovo OEM Vista Business?!?

Last post by pae77 « Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:53 am
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by bill bolton » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:35 pm

I have been unisntalling the Vista SP1 RC form various ThinkPad system in preparationf or loading up the SP1 RTM. Thsi has gone smoothly on all my...

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Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:53 am
Rundll32

Last post by ThinkPad « Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:06 pm
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by ThinkPad » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:45 pm

I was looking at my startup list and the rundll32 was unchecked all this time in the startup list on my X41. I thought this was a critical process....

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Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:06 pm
MP3's into subfolders with WMP 11

Last post by rush242 « Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:12 am
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by rush242 » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:08 am

I have searched high and low for this answer but I never quite find it addressed--so I'll ask if any of you have any ideas.

I use WMP 11 on my T40....

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Last post by rush242
Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:12 am
X61 Vista 64 Bit and Thinkvantage -compatible?

Last post by pae77 « Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:34 am
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by jr_23 » Sun Feb 10, 2008 11:30 am

I've been using my X60 for about 3 months and realize that the vista and some of the thinkvantage utilities conflict??

Thinkvantage
-Access...

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Last post by pae77
Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:34 am
My T61 restarts automatically after hibernation

Last post by pae77 « Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:04 am
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by Steve06 » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:12 pm

When I set my T61 in hibernation mode, it often happens that it automatically wakes up again.

I would expect it to not wake up again until I press...

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Last post by pae77
Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:04 am
laptop goes to sleep when lid is shut but..

Last post by skanky « Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:21 am
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by skanky » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:03 pm

..if i give the user admin rights it doesnt sleep when i shut it.

checked and double checked the power settings (windows and battery maximiser) and...

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Last post by skanky
Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:21 am
Password Manager doesn't prompt to save any more

Last post by Velolion « Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:22 pm
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by Velolion » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:28 pm

Ok, I'm running Vista Ultimate 32-bit on a T60P. I LOVE the ThinkVantage Password Manager utility, but for some reason a while back it quit prompting...

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Last post by Velolion
Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:22 pm
How to upgrade?

Last post by pae77 « Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:15 pm
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by blu3ic3 » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:53 pm

My T61p is currently installed with Vista Home Basic. I currently have a full copy of Vista Business and would like to install that. Can anyone...

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Last post by pae77
Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:15 pm
why my available HDD under Vista is decreasing

Last post by blu3ic3 « Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:47 am
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by rbi » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:00 pm

I can see in my C drive, the available space is daily decreasing. I haven't done any download or partition in my R61. I know it might be due to the...

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Last post by blu3ic3
Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:47 am
BSOD --> BCCode 124

Last post by skanky « Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:45 pm
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by skanky » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:23 am

i'm using vista ultimate oem on my t60 (coreduo 2ghz, 2gb ram, ati x1400 mobility with 7.12 cats) and randomly i get a blue screen of death, and on...

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Last post by skanky
Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:45 pm
Comodo's cmdagent 'eating' my CPU usage

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:29 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:13 pm

Lately Comodo Firewall is causing havoc on my PC. When I browse TPF or forum.lenovo.com, and change from Forum to Forum, the CPU-usage goes up to...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:29 pm
Internet Explorer in Vista sets homepage to "http:///&q

Last post by gerdh « Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:44 am
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by gerdh » Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:57 am

.. and subsequently, comes up with the appropriate error message

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

Most likely causes:
You are not...

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Last post by gerdh
Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:44 am
how to enable universal search for vista

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:02 am
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by nikemen » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:50 pm

So, I have historically used a product called copernic, but would rather just use what is in VISTA if that is just as good to have universal search,...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:02 am
Easy Windows XP/SP2 Slipstreaming

Last post by beGi « Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:36 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Oct 30, 2007 2:27 pm

Simple Slipstreaming Windows XP with SP2.

You will need:
- A full XP Home or XP Pro CD ( not an Upgrade or Restore CD!).
- Either the MS XP-SP2 CD...

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Last post by beGi
Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:36 am
Is there a way to turn off the .....

Last post by gator « Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:54 am
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by Padhead » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:42 am

Is there a way to turn off the crap that makes your cd & dvd disks not work in other machines?

thanks folks

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Last post by gator
Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:54 am
Different language for Vista Business???

Last post by Crunch « Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:46 am
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by Crunch » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:12 pm

Hey all,

I decided to give my dad a T60p, which came with a Vista Business license, 32-bit. On the Recovery DVD, it says Multilingual, so does that...

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Last post by Crunch
Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:46 am
Tweaking T60 Vista

Last post by Crunch « Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:38 am
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by Miller88 » Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:37 pm

So I finally bit the bullet and had the helpdesk put Vista on my t60 ... ended up switching back to my other hard drive because I couldn't deal with...

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Last post by Crunch
Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:38 am
how to transfer outlook express files in windows vista

Last post by andyP « Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:03 am
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by rbi » Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:04 am

I would like to keep all the email addresses and files and can still open them in my new machine with vista business. My old T23 has got the win2000...

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Last post by andyP
Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:03 am
Recue media and recovery disks question

Last post by ThinkPad « Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:58 am
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by orca3000 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:04 pm

I am about to burn a set of recovery disks. Can I just use DVDs? I somehow remember that the first disk must be a CD. Just double checking. :D

Must...

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Last post by ThinkPad
Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:58 am
Now that Ad-Aware 1.06 is no longer supported...

Last post by leoblob « Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:05 pm
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by leoblob » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:42 am

... what anti-spyware program do people recommend? Looks like Ad-Aware 2007 may be bloated and somewhat unstable, and is always running in the...

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Last post by leoblob
Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:05 pm
Gaming on Vista vs. XP???

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:54 am
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by Crunch » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:27 pm

Alright, now that I have my T7600 installed, my T60p is screaming fast. Ultimate boots in seconds. I'm very happy with it.

That said, XP will boot...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:54 am
Tablet handwriting entry in Vista - not very good

Last post by Trekk69 « Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:20 am
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by noetus » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:27 am

I use pen input on my X61 tablet quite a lot, with Vista's handwriting recognition. I seem to have a couple of problems:

(1) Whenever I hover the...

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Last post by Trekk69
Wed Feb 06, 2008 7:20 am
XP sp3 release candidate / BSOD

Last post by rush242 « Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:53 pm
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by jwynn9154 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:33 am

I installed the publicly available Windows XP sp3 release candidate on my X60t last evening without any initial difficulty.

After rebooting - while...

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Last post by rush242
Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:53 pm
Installing driver - .sys

Last post by pailhead « Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:38 pm
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by pailhead » Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:08 pm

I've searched all over this information...I can't figure out where to place these files. It's a driver for an Adesso USB hub....3 .sys files and a...

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Last post by pailhead
Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:38 pm
Internet connection issues on new T61p

Last post by truk « Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:43 pm
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by mitnewo38 » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:29 am

I will try to be succinct here. I have a new T61p and am trying to get rid of all the crap on it. Somewhere along the line, my programs that need...

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Last post by truk
Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:43 pm
Blank Device Manager, iPod Connection, Etc. XP SP2

Last post by truk « Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:41 pm
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by Sleep Machine » Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:25 pm

I installed XP SP3 on my T60p and noticed the following problems:

1. Blank Device Manager.
2. Missing connections in Network Connections.
3....

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Last post by truk
Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:41 pm

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