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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.....

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Simply want to add an extended partition to R61

Last post by K0LO « Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:58 pm
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by BobSmith103 » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:16 pm

Hello All

I finally made the plunge and got an R61 8934 A7U Thinkpad and am very impressed overall. Just one thing: Having a 120GB HD, I would like...

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Last post by K0LO
Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:58 pm
No screensaver when AC plugged in

Last post by Brownit « Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:55 am
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by evforme » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:17 am

I have a screensaver set, but it seems that it won't automatically start up when I have AC adapter plugged in. Anybody see this problem before? I own...

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Last post by Brownit
Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:55 am
how to install integrated camera driver

Last post by rbi « Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:03 am
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by rbi » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:05 am

I have a R61 with Windows Vista business and integrated webcam. I used the thinkvantage to update and download the Thinkpad integrated webcam driver...

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Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:03 am
HELP: Fresh install stuck?

Last post by K0LO « Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:06 pm
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by spt60 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:51 pm

I'm trying Vista Home Basic 32-bit on my T60 Core Duo. The primary partition is formated by diskpart in command prompt using Vista dvd --> as fresh...

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Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:06 pm
AVG and Vista x64

Last post by erik « Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:34 pm
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by Marin85 » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:38 pm

Does anyone know if AVG can run under the 64bit version of Vista?

Cheers

Marin

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Last post by erik
Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:34 pm
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release Candidate

Last post by erik « Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:31 pm
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by abarbieri » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:16 pm

Hello,

has anyone tried it?

it's available here:

cheers
andrea

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Last post by erik
Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:31 pm
remove vista; restore xp...but have no partition or disks

Last post by nctalkinghead « Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:37 pm
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by nctalkinghead » Mon Dec 10, 2007 9:23 am

I purchased a T43 that the owner had wiped hard drive clean and installed a bootleg copy of Vista. The TP has an XP COA sticker, but I have no disks,...

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Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:37 pm
Networking & driver problems T42p (wireless, PM, monitor

Last post by mytp « Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:33 pm

by mytp » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:33 pm

I’ve recently added Vista Ultimate as a dual boot to XP Pro on a T42p (2373KTU).

Following are my unresolved driver issues. I would appreciate your...

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Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:33 pm
any experiences with XP x64

Last post by karlnapp2 « Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:02 am
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by Marin85 » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:36 pm

Hi,
since Vista is stil not the supreme choice among OSes and any(?)x64 OS could generally support 4 GB of RAM on the new Intel chipsets (I´m...

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Last post by karlnapp2
Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:02 am
Suggestion to all T60/T61 + Vista users

Last post by giulio.vezzelli « Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:50 am

by giulio.vezzelli » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:50 am

Hi all,

you may have experienced blue screens with your T60/T61 running Vista in some situations involving going to/coming from standby and having...

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Last post by giulio.vezzelli
Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:50 am
Back to XPP

Last post by bhurley « Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:31 pm
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by ccd » Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:37 am

Would you suggest going back to XPPro?

see also

mod edit : moved to windows forum as this is not T6x-series specific.

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Last post by bhurley
Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:31 pm
Thinkpad G40 reboots when connected to new projector

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:24 am
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by BoilerIMS » Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:59 am

Hello,

I have an interesting problem, likely related to Windows XP, with my new used G40.

Whenever I connect the thinkpad to a new projector...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:24 am
Installed Vista on my T42p: Various questions.

Last post by agarza « Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:05 am
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by agarza » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:26 am

1. My screen flickers after Vista install, the monitor refresh frequency is 50Hz, how do I make it 60Hz to get rid of the flickerness?

2. Which...

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Last post by agarza
Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:05 am
Rescue and Recovery 4.0 fails to backup (Pic)

Last post by Ernst01 « Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:51 pm
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by Ernst01 » Thu Dec 06, 2007 7:54 pm

Hi,
I installed RnR 4.0 on my T60p after removal of the pre-installed RnR 3.0 and installation of CSS 8.
According to Show all backups RnR 4.0...

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Last post by Ernst01
Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:51 pm
How does IE work?

Last post by agarza « Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:29 pm
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by mattbiernat » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:33 pm

I set my IE limit for disk space use to 100mb, yet when i checked how much space is used by Temperoary Internet Files in CCleaner I get 155mb. I know...

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Last post by agarza
Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:29 pm
vISTA bACK tO xp

Last post by parispat « Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:28 am
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by parispat » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:52 am

Hi!

I'm purchasing a T61P bundled with Vista, which I do not want AT ALL!

Does IBM have a policy about rolling back to XP?

TIA

pARISpAT

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Last post by parispat
Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:28 am
Page Flicker with IE7 and Flash Player

Last post by coreman « Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:51 pm
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by coreman » Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:08 am

I have used Search function but didn't find answer...

Under Win XP Pro:

IE7 flickers badly when loading Flash objects on a page...when I uninstall...

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Last post by coreman
Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:51 pm
network recognition

Last post by ejr « Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:40 pm
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by ejr » Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:18 pm

My new t61p, running vista, can access drives on another vista machine, a desktop, and an xp machine, also a desktop. But, my vista desktop can't...

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Last post by ejr
Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:40 pm
Digital Music Player Dell DJ (Gen 2)

Last post by rdc1534 « Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:10 pm

by rdc1534 » Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:10 pm

Any way to use this with Vista Dell says to use Media player 10 but that is not an option with vista.
Any Ideas
Thanks

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Last post by rdc1534
Sun Dec 09, 2007 1:10 pm
Scroll bars on the left on tablet?

Last post by ryengineer « Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:26 am
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by nikemen » Sat Dec 08, 2007 8:39 pm

So, for leftys, this would be key? Is there a way to do this for browsers and such?

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Last post by ryengineer
Sun Dec 09, 2007 2:26 am
Hybrid Sleep... (and Sleep and Hibernation)

Last post by ejr « Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:29 pm
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by loyukfai » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:03 pm

Some little history first...

During the age of XP, I didn't used the Standby mode since it will drain the battery. In case I don't manage to plug-in...

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Last post by ejr
Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:29 pm
Making JUST original base image Recovery CDs?

Last post by ryengineer « Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:50 pm
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by jamesd058 » Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:53 pm

Even if I have installed several applications and amassed GB's of pictures on my hard disk, can I create a Rescue & Recovery bootable backup of just...

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Last post by ryengineer
Fri Dec 07, 2007 5:50 pm
Vista's goofy hibernation-spontaneously re-hibernates

Last post by mgo « Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:45 pm
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by mgo » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:48 am

I have seen this on two different ThinkPads. When I come out of Hibernation and don't do something with the machine right away (like move the mouse...

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Last post by mgo
Fri Dec 07, 2007 1:45 pm
Supposedly 300% network speed increase Vista SP1

Last post by karlnapp2 « Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:20 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:38 pm

Vista SP1 will deliver big network speed boost

Want to testdrive SP1?

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Last post by karlnapp2
Fri Dec 07, 2007 8:20 am
Vista SP1 on my R50p

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:04 pm
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by mgo » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:25 pm

Since my R50p is sort of my lab animal for experiments and things, that is the first machine I have used for trying out XP SP3 (successful and on its...

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:04 pm
Workaround for Windows Search, Office 2007 docs Vista 64

Last post by dfumento « Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:41 pm

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Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:41 pm
Try This if You have physical RAM but system stops working

Last post by dfumento « Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:40 pm

by dfumento » Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:40 pm

Applies to 32 bit Windows only, not 64 bit

Increasing GDI and User Handle Limits in Windows
Have you ever been working with a good number of...

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Last post by dfumento
Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:40 pm
how to clone OS to another hard drive?

Last post by ryengineer « Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:40 pm
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by notaluckyboy » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:17 pm

I'm currently have 2 machines, T41p w/ 100gb hitachi and T41 w/ windows 2003 standard on 60gb hitachi. Last year, I've installed win2k3 on the T41,...

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Last post by ryengineer
Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:40 pm
x61: vista business new install from Recovery disk ?

Last post by DAH « Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:58 pm
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by itayo » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:20 pm

I got a new x61 with Vista Business. it came with a 60 days Office Trial and the HD was setup with one partition.

I would like to make a new...

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Last post by DAH
Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:58 pm
WiFi Driver problem on R51

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:24 am
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by stemilano » Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:43 am

Hello,

I've an R51 Laptop, model 2889-W5V, with onboard IBM wifi. I've some problem connecting to my office wireless network. My IT dept told me...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:24 am
Vista Games and Contacts on Limited User

Last post by SuperUsr2 « Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:22 pm

by SuperUsr2 » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:22 pm

Hi,

I'm having a problem and have no clue what wrong. Here's the problem:

When running on any User account:
-Game Explorer won't run (Just flash...

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Last post by SuperUsr2
Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:22 pm
Removing Lenovo services

Last post by pgarth « Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:48 pm
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by jonathanmedwards » Wed Apr 11, 2007 1:56 pm

I am trying to remove Lenovo bloatware. There are two services I can't seem to get rid of:
TVT Backup Protection Service
TVT Backup service
Can't...

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Last post by pgarth
Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:48 pm
Beeping before sleeping option in Vista?

Last post by Mobil1 « Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:54 pm
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by Mobil1 » Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:51 pm

Is this option available under Vista? With XP installed, when I closed the lid the unit would beep continously until it went to sleep, but I no...

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Last post by Mobil1
Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:54 pm
Vista Ultimate Lite install.. Add tablet pc support back in?

Last post by DAH « Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:43 am
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by nimba » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:25 pm

Hi guys,

I got my new x60 tablet a couple of weeks ago but i had lots of problems with the default vista business that was preloaded so I downloaded...

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Last post by DAH
Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:43 am
Browsing Internet Problem in Vista

Last post by Diehard « Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:51 am
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by Diehard » Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:58 pm

I'm living in a Dorm. In order to connect to the Internet, I have to register my MAC address at a company managing Dorm Internet stuff. Then, I have...

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Last post by Diehard
Sun Dec 02, 2007 11:51 am
(Very) frequent Vista crashes

Last post by arni « Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:40 am
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by jamess » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:24 am

I have Vista B32 that came preinstalled. I like it now, especially because when I changed the HDD for 7K200, it is now noticably faster and is...

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Last post by arni
Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:40 am
Removing CSS (Client Security) makes new IE tabs faster

Last post by IsYet « Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:27 pm

by IsYet » Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:27 pm

IE 7 in Vista always seemed to be slow to open new tabs.
5 seconds or so. Never really timed it.

I had read that this was slower in Vista than XP...

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Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:27 pm
save a .bmp. v.***doIhavetofixthis?

Last post by Six_Shooter « Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:53 pm
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by Six_Shooter » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:19 am

Ok, so I am getting the save only as .bmp annoyance.

Well I had this happen on my old desk top, and fixed it using the pages on the MS site:

I...

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Last post by Six_Shooter
Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:53 pm
XP SP3 outshines Vista SP1

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:48 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:30 pm

I'll stay with XP for a long time to come...

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Last post by jdhurst
Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:48 pm
Wifi speed, very odd...

Last post by SimonCarloC « Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:52 am
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by SimonCarloC » Wed Nov 28, 2007 4:59 pm

My wifi speed drops dramatically despite not actually losing the connection. This is very irritating as the speed drop is intermittant and so it's...

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Last post by SimonCarloC
Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:52 am
stereo sound

Last post by Six_Shooter « Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:14 am
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by rdkng07 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:18 pm

Hi all,

Quick question:

I have been listening to MP3s on my R60 with cheap ear buds. Got a better set of earbuds (KOSS STEREO) and now I have no...

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Last post by Six_Shooter
Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:14 am
Free up disk space

Last post by pae77 « Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:00 am
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by dfumento » Mon Nov 26, 2007 11:41 am

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Last post by pae77
Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:00 am
System update stops working after aim 6.5?

Last post by johnp126 « Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:44 am

by johnp126 » Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:44 am

I can't explain it but it seems 6.5 of aim stops system update from working and you cannot fix it by removing 6.5 of aim. it corrupts something. i...

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Last post by johnp126
Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:44 am
Help me pick some MSFT software?

Last post by rhema83 « Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:09 pm
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by nikemen » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:04 pm

So, I got an offer for a Microsoft usability study, with a free MSFT product.

Cannot decide which to pick, since I NEED all these items, but know...

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Last post by rhema83
Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:09 pm
Clearing the XP Page File

Last post by iminj « Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:14 pm
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by iminj » Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:52 pm

On my desktops, I long ago started the habit of wiping the WinXP page file at shutdown as an added security measure. A simple registry hack does the...

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Last post by iminj
Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:14 pm
Login issue caused by CSS8

Last post by adobson « Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:10 pm
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by adobson » Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:51 pm

Have an issue with a T43 with all updates done, therefore this includes CSS at version 8.00.0311.00 and the fingerprint software at version...

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Last post by adobson
Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:10 pm
Strange windows XP SP2 networking services problem.

Last post by nikemen « Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:07 pm

by nikemen » Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:07 pm

Strange windows XP SP2 networking services problem.

What happens is, every second time, essentially 50% of the logins/reboots I do, my networking...

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Last post by nikemen
Wed Nov 28, 2007 3:07 pm
Install Windows from USB key??

Last post by agarza « Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:39 pm
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by rxblitzrx » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:11 pm

I never use my optical drive on my laptop except to install Windows. Everything else I do can be done from USB. Is it possible to image Windows onto...

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Last post by agarza
Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:39 pm
What registry cleaner works with Vista 64

Last post by pae77 « Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:26 pm
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by jgrobertson » Sat Aug 11, 2007 7:20 am

What are experiences with registry cleaners for Vista 64? The Registry Mechanic from PC Tools does not complete a scan. They only say that it...

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Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:26 pm

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