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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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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?

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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Stuttering DVD playback T61 (Nvidia Quadro NVS 140M)

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:42 pm
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by Rundelight » Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:09 am

I have a 15 (1680x1050) T61 with the NVidia Quadro NVS 140M graphics card, running on XP Pro.

When I tried to play a dvd I noticed playback...

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Last post by ryengineer
Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:42 pm
ThinkVantage Password Manager firefox extension troubles

Last post by rmendoza « Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:53 pm
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by abarbieri » Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:18 am

Hello,

it seems that the ThinkVantage Password Manager firefox extension is not really behaving as desired...

on every firefox launch four pop-up...

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Last post by rmendoza
Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:53 pm
Downgrading (upgrading) to XP

Last post by ThinkPad « Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:25 pm
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by ThinkPad » Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:32 pm

I have a T60 which had XP on it, but was upgraded to Vista by the previous owner. It still has the XP COA on the bottom, so question is can I install...

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Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:25 pm
Is Lenovo Vista Express Upgrade still available?

Last post by ryengineer « Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:17 pm
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by spt60 » Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:54 pm

My aunt's X60s was bought in the valid time frame that the program introduced. However up to now I realize that she didnt know about this until I did...

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Last post by ryengineer
Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:17 pm
Trying to make a single key launch for Outlook 2000 Notes

Last post by Uncletoad « Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:29 pm
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by Uncletoad » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:11 am

I have made my left touchpad key fire up Notepad for me and I've been trying to make the right key fire up Office/Outlook 2000 Notes new Note . Can't...

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Last post by Uncletoad
Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:29 pm
Installing Win2000 on a ThinkPad 240 (having no CD-boot opt)

Last post by davidspalding « Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:28 pm
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by Shurato » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:13 pm

Hello all

So here's the scoop:
The initial procedure is to copy all Win2000 install files on the HD.
So I take this ThinkPad 240 boot disk in order...

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Last post by davidspalding
Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:28 pm
Annoying "important updates" ....

Last post by goldman60 « Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:09 pm
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by gerdh » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:49 am

I installed - one - extra MUI language on my Vista Ultimate: German.

As a result, the Update Service keeps reminding me that there are 19 (!)...

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Last post by goldman60
Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:09 pm
Connection-specific DNS Suffix

Last post by nikemen « Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:32 pm
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by nikemen » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:40 pm

Can anyone tell me why all of my computers are now showing an odd Connection-specific DNS Suffix?

I was working at a company, just using their wifi...

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Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:32 pm
What happens to Vista if I swap the hard drive to another PC

Last post by erik « Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:16 pm
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by gerdh » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:59 pm

I have two close to identical X61 but one came with Vista Home and the other with Vista Ultimate.

I intend to keep the machine which came with Vista...

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Last post by erik
Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:16 pm
Windows Search functionality

Last post by mgo « Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:26 pm
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by jdhurst » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:03 am

Within Windows XP Pro, the basic search engine works pretty well, except that it is slow. Specifically, it will find *anything* if it was properly...

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Last post by mgo
Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:26 pm
Any easy way to move from one laptop to another?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:44 pm
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by dwilsonfl » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:43 pm

I have a Toshiba Satellite that I used for a year. Now I have a working T40 which is my preferred one to keep of the two. But it is a pain to...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:44 pm
Link crashes IE7

Last post by Islandguy « Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:12 am
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by Islandguy » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:55 pm

After reloading my T30 with XP and associated software I go to a familiar link
www.wallawalla.com/Directory/Webcam.cfm
and it crashes...

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Last post by Islandguy
Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:12 am
sharing mobile broadband

Last post by rbi « Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:52 am
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by rbi » Thu Jan 03, 2008 4:27 am

I am thinking of taking a mobile broadband plan. Vodafone is providing a free USB modem or express card 34 modem on 24 months contract. I got one R61...

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Last post by rbi
Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:52 am
Gfx card nVidia A6600GT with slow behaviour

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:50 pm

by RealBlackStuff » Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:50 pm

In my PC I have a Winfast A6600GT THD gfx card with 128MB RAM.
Latest 169.21 nVidia drivers.
Since a few days it has deteriorated performance,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:50 pm
Microsoft Virtual PC from within Vista...

Last post by Brad « Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:27 am
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by Crunch » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:32 pm

I was going to get rid of XP, but then Virtual PC sounds interesting. I've got it installed on Vista without any errors after clearing 15GB of space,...

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Last post by Brad
Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:27 am
Vista SP1 RC1 is now available on TechNet (& probably MS

Last post by ajwreinhardt « Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:48 am
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by bill bolton » Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:18 am

Vista SP1 RC1 is now available for download in x86 (under 400MB size) and x64 (under 800MB size) versions for TechNet subscribers, and I strongly...

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Last post by ajwreinhardt
Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:48 am
Finding a decent Vista theme for XP(Pic)

Last post by Kyocera « Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:56 pm
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by agarza » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:30 am

I'm wondering, since WMP11 and Ares have the same icon layout at the top to close, maximize and minimize screens 100% similar to Vista

isn't out...

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Last post by Kyocera
Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:56 pm
nvidia context menu not availible in vista

Last post by mitasol « Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:18 am
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by chadwicktr » Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:30 am

My T61 shipped w/ vista, but I wanted to stick with XP until SP1 came out which I thought would have happened by now, but looks like it may be a few...

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Last post by mitasol
Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:18 am
Lenovo ThinkPad Themes and Bacgrounds

Last post by tylerwylie « Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:35 pm
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by Truthfinder » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:28 pm

Good Evening Group:

Would anyone know where I could obtain some of the newer ThinkPad Backgrounds and Themes for my T60.

I'm tired of the junk that...

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Last post by tylerwylie
Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:35 pm
OSD in Vista

Last post by steveg47 « Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:46 am
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by Aleq » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:07 am

Hello,
did anyone managed to have On Screen Display in Vista?

Thanks,
Aleq

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Last post by steveg47
Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:46 am
Question about OEM license, and imaging

Last post by Steerpike « Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:22 pm
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by Steerpike » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:31 am

Seems like a dumb question, but I'm used to working with volume licenses and I'm new to a small company environment, so here goes ...

I'm buying...

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Last post by Steerpike
Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:22 pm
How to prevent the photo folder template.

Last post by jgrobertson « Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:54 am

by jgrobertson » Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:54 am

Running Vista 64 Ultimate.

Every time I open a folder that has any image file (such as .jpg) in it, the display defaults to the photo template and...

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Last post by jgrobertson
Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:54 am
Quick disk management question...

Last post by Crunch « Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:02 am
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by Crunch » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:25 pm

My C: drive has 28GB's and XP on it. It's got 10GB of free space. I'd like to move that space to my E: partition where my Vista install resides....

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Last post by Crunch
Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:02 am
Where, oh where can I re-enable disable start-up apps???? :(

Last post by Crunch « Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:47 pm
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by Crunch » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:18 pm

Alright, so the Crunch experimented a little too much again. I disabled 3 start-up programs, one being a folder I didn't recognize, the Windows...

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Last post by Crunch
Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:47 pm
Screen Flickers after Login

Last post by chadwicktr « Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:58 pm
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by chadwicktr » Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:42 pm

After I login to vista, the LCD will always flicker one time (go completely black for a split second). I did a fresh install, and then installed all...

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Last post by chadwicktr
Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:58 pm
IE doesn't connect to the internet

Last post by mattbiernat « Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:58 pm
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by mattbiernat » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:14 am

IE won't connect to the internet. Firefox and skype both work without any trouble. Windows Update will not connect to the internet either.
additional...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:58 pm
Browser buttons, 2 pages at a time

Last post by Harryc « Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:36 pm
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by lmwong » Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:31 pm

My browser buttons are moving two pages at a time, both forward and backward. I found this old thread regarding the same issue someone had, but I...

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:36 pm
Possible to adjust charge speed?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:05 am
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by hyperslug » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:03 am

Does anyone know if it is possible to adjust the speed at which the battery charges? I'm wondering if I can slow it down to improve battery life.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:05 am
Trackpoint scrolling sucks on Windows

Last post by pibach « Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:07 am
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by mc.schroeder » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:18 pm

As I see it, you've only got the option to EITHER have a working middle mouse button, OR be able to scroll using the trackpoint (and not even that...

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Last post by pibach
Thu Dec 27, 2007 4:07 am
93 updates??

Last post by charredii « Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:24 am
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by charredii » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:17 pm

Everytime I tried to shutdown, windows asks me to install updates.

the OS then puts up a dialog that says it's instlaling 1 of 93 updates, and then...

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Last post by charredii
Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:24 am
SD Card Reader Issue on Z61m

Last post by makaveli559m « Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:26 pm

by makaveli559m » Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:26 pm

Ok I thought it was a hardware issue with my SD Card reader, I get an error that says code 38. So each time I have to restart my computer to use the...

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Last post by makaveli559m
Tue Dec 25, 2007 1:26 pm
Have you tried new FireFox 3.02b (Beta)

Last post by fkelly « Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:52 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:14 pm

Anybody try the new FireFox 3.0b2 yet?
It seems way faster than 2.0.0.11

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Last post by fkelly
Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:52 am
Major Problem with Recovery CD's

Last post by ryengineer « Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:56 pm
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by superfungus » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:04 pm
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Hi, over the summer I bought an X61 tablet for college this fall. Over the summer I re-partitioned my hard drive, one partition for Ubuntu and...
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Last post by ryengineer
Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:56 pm
Microsoft Complete Backup Failed: Insufficient space

Last post by K0LO « Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:34 pm
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by frshakl » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:46 pm

Until recenently, I was able to perform a Microsoft Complete Backup on my Vista Buisness ThinkPad Z61m. I now get an error that there is insufficient...

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Last post by K0LO
Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:34 pm
MSCONFIG; ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS

Last post by bill bolton « Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:51 am
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by owbert » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:16 pm

Has anyone else fiddled with the start-up services via MSCONFIG?

I want to try and remove as many start-up services as possible without disabling:...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:51 am
Bios Upgrade not supported with Vista?

Last post by ravenjim « Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:41 am

by ravenjim » Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:41 am

I bought a t41p with Windows Vista ultimate installed and obviously Lenova doesn't support a bios upgrade on this model (2374-GGU) with Vista. I am...

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Last post by ravenjim
Fri Dec 21, 2007 9:41 am
Vista SP1 changelog

Last post by eyecon82 « Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:29 pm
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by Brownit » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:35 pm

For those of you eagerly awaiting SP1, here's a link to changes contained in SP1 from MS:

Here's a more user-friendly list on the site where I...

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Last post by eyecon82
Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:29 pm
T41 wont boot up.

Last post by ryengineer « Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:20 pm
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by Padhead » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:02 pm

Help. I have a meeting in 11 hours.

My T41 won't boot up. It hangs up at the Windows XP start-up screen, before it gets to the user login screen....

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Last post by ryengineer
Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:20 pm
Is M$ doing a dirty again with IE7?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:30 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:04 am

Over the weekend I updated my XP-Pro/SP2 with the 'Tuesday' patches.
I only ever install the Express (required/recommended) updates.
Did not use IE...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:30 pm
Restoring links and bookmarks in MS Internet Explorer: How?

Last post by uberT « Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:16 pm
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by uberT » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:43 am

OK, it would seem simple, but doesn't appear to be in practice. I am setting up a new computer and trying to figure out how to copy my old...

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Last post by uberT
Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:16 pm
Can XP run 2 dial-up modems simultaneously ???

Last post by gibblr « Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:34 pm
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by Bagbklyn » Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:00 pm

Had a question that has been stumping many people that I have asked in the IT world. Can XP handle 2 dial up modems at the same time. I have a...

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Last post by gibblr
Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:34 pm
Sound gone for good on T60 with Vista

Last post by ToniCipriani « Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:56 pm
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by ToniCipriani » Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:54 pm

We have two test machines, both T60s, that we installed Vista Ultimate on the machine, then at some point, sound goes and can't get it back unless...

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Last post by ToniCipriani
Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:56 pm
Windows XP SP3-my report and results (preliminary)

Last post by ashleys « Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:32 am
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by mgo » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:15 pm

As a Tech Net member, I was able to download XP SP3 tonight and installed it on a R50p. First, I imaged the drive and then ran the .EXE. It went...

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Last post by ashleys
Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:32 am
Please help!! Will not start without a boot disk

Last post by gibblr « Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:47 pm
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by gibblr » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:38 am

Good day, (well, not for me or my computer anyhow!)

Do not know what happened, but went to boot up tonight and I got a message, cannot find ntldr....

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Last post by gibblr
Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:47 pm
How to fix flash on IE7

Last post by al7kz « Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:42 am
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by mattbiernat » Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:21 am

I can't play flash videos on my IE7. how do i fix it? i already went to this site. however reinstalling it didn't help. Any suggestions. Right now im...

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Last post by al7kz
Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:42 am
Bricked Thinkpad - Windows XP SP3 upgrade (Client Security)

Last post by kev009 « Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:42 am
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by kev009 » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:08 pm

I installed SP3 on my T42 and everything was working well. Then I installed the Client Security Solution css80webupdate311 to bring my CSS install up...

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Last post by kev009
Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:42 am
Why is the startup wav and battery meter taking sooo long?

Last post by sugo « Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:21 pm
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by Reyngel » Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:27 pm

So, I just did a clean install of XP, installed all the ThinkPad drivers and whatnot. One of the only things I didn't install, though, was Access...

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Last post by sugo
Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:21 pm
I don't fully understand!

Last post by Diehard « Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:55 am
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by Diehard » Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:11 am

I just bought 1GB Corsair to upgrade my Z61t which has original 1GB ProMOS

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With 2GB (ProMOS at the bottom), I have Vista...

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Last post by Diehard
Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:55 am
Can I Remove IE7 from new X61T

Last post by carbon_unit « Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:12 am
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by Alltweed » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:07 pm

I prefer IE 6.0.

If I remove IE7, will it resort back to 6.0 automatically or do I loose the IE application?

Also, I noticed during the uninstall...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:12 am
Battery gauge on T42p in Vista

Last post by mytp « Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:42 pm
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by mytp » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:18 am

Has anyone with a T42p managed to get the ThinkPad battery gauge working in Vista? I would like to be able to set the begin-charging and end-charging...

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Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:42 pm

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