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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,

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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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How to get Symantec Anti-Virus to autoupdate?

Last post by dfumento « Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:24 pm
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by dfumento » Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:18 pm

I cannot figure out how to get Symantec Anti-virus to auto update the way Windows Live Care does. Can anyone tell me the settings?
TIA

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Thu Dec 07, 2006 5:24 pm
Trying to understand W2k

Last post by christopher_wolf « Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:01 pm
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by Rex » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:24 am

Hi there,

I have had reason to reinstate an image of my W2k/NTFS os recently.

When I came to defragging, I saw that the MFT and page file are (as...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:01 pm
Can't trackpoint-scroll in OpenOfficeWriter

Last post by christopher_wolf « Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:37 am
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by indessen » Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:48 am

Hello,
I just installed OpenOffice 2.0.4. (Portable) and am finding that I cant trackpoint-scroll in Writer, i.e. holding down middle button and...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:37 am
My experiences with Vista on my T60

Last post by agarza « Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:32 am
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by CarrerCrytharis » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:16 pm

So I downloaded a free copy of Windows Vista, Business Edition (32-bit) from my university's student MSDNAA program. I decided to try it out on my...

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Last post by agarza
Thu Dec 07, 2006 12:32 am
How to skip XP login screen?

Last post by dsigma6 « Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:16 am
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by panflute » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:29 am

I am configuring a z60t for a friend....I cannot seem to get rid of the xp login screen even tho there is no password (I have to hit enter to...

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Last post by dsigma6
Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:16 am
OS versions & install keys revisited - another questiion

Last post by carbon_unit « Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:17 am
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by Nolonemo » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:16 pm

I am wondering if there is a way to trick an installed XP OS into thinking it is a different flavor of the OS (eg, retail instead of OEM, etc.). Let...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:17 am
Cannot get WIN2K to install

Last post by leoblob « Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:24 pm
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by leoblob » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:08 am

I have a new i1452 and I am trying (unsuccessfully) to load WIN2K onto it. This is the sixth install of WIN2K I've done on various computers, so I...

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Last post by leoblob
Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:24 pm
Any benefits to use the new "vista" power manageme

Last post by bigbear2007 « Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:50 am
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by bigbear2007 » Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:32 pm

There are a couple of new drivers which the only change is new vista . Are there any benefits to use them on win xp ?

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Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:50 am
Windows Media Player 11

Last post by ibmuser « Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:26 pm
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by ibmuser » Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:02 pm

Intalled WMP 11 - but when I load it, and get the screen to validate the operating system, I cannot click on the validate button (it does not to...

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Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:26 pm
Vista on my t43?

Last post by hkelley « Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:09 pm
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by eTools » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:51 pm

I've been reading about Vista a lot recently and considering just the upgrades to features I know I will be getting Vista at one point. I want my...

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Last post by hkelley
Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:09 pm
OS installation stuck!

Last post by tadler « Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:18 pm
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by tadler » Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:16 am

hello
i have a new X60S. i'm trying to install a fresh XP SP2. as discussed here:

1. i made a bootable cd as instructed here:

2. disabled the...

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Last post by tadler
Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:18 pm
Stay Away from MS Windows Desktop Search

Last post by christopher_wolf « Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:59 am
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by coreman » Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:13 pm

I recently loaded up Windows Desktop Search (which I understand is integrated into Vista, which is another reason to stay with XP).

While I found...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:59 am
Upgrading?

Last post by eTools « Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:28 pm
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by eTools » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:59 pm

If I purchase the upgrade CD for Windows Vista, will I be able to use it to reinstall the operating system after a reformat or will I have to install...

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Last post by eTools
Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:28 pm
Vista rtm problems.

Last post by makaveli559m « Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:11 pm
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by makaveli559m » Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:41 pm

I have an 8 MB ATI M video card I cant play videos on Windows Media Player 11 nor use Windows Movie Maker. I cant use my Dynex usb 2.0 pci card. Any...

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Last post by makaveli559m
Sun Dec 03, 2006 3:11 pm
T60p - Vista 32-bit FireGL problems

Last post by brentpresley « Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:12 am
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by brentpresley » Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:31 pm

Anyone gotten the ATI WHQL drivers (NOT the ones that ship w/ Vista) to install?

I need OpenGL functionality and the Vista drivers from MS do not...

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Last post by brentpresley
Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:12 am
Purchase Vista

Last post by arni « Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:57 am
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by Kyocera » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:10 pm

Has anyone gone out and purchased vista anywhere yet? I want to get a retail version.

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Last post by arni
Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:57 am
IE 7 exploits

Last post by JaneL « Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:38 pm
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by GomJabbar » Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:11 am

Attacks, Flaw Reports Mar IE 7 Release

According to The Washington Post blog above, you need to be careful where you download IE 7 from:

First...

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Last post by JaneL
Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:38 pm
Vista on T42 - Problem with Wireless on/off

Last post by johnp126 « Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:30 pm
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by noetus » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:04 pm

I have installed Vista on a T42 and installed the usual IBM drivers, Vista where possible (currently the Trusted Platform Module only for T42/p) and...

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Last post by johnp126
Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:30 pm
Major Problem with Vista and Thinkpad Dock II

Last post by noetus « Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:30 pm

by noetus » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:30 pm

In an earlier post I reported a problem with Vista RC2 running with two video cards, the onboard chip and an external card in the Dock II. I am...

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Last post by noetus
Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:30 pm
How to edit the Minimum Password length(which is readonly)

Last post by lenovouser « Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:35 pm
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by lenovouser » Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:59 pm

Hi there,

I am running Windows XP Professional SP2 and having the following issues. After a fresh image I perform the following

1. Start-> Run->...

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Last post by lenovouser
Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:35 pm
SUPPORT\TOOLS & VALUEADD Folders

Last post by akhavan « Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:01 am

by akhavan » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:01 am

Hi,

On my C drive there are two folders that I don't know what they are for.

The first C:\SUPPORT\TOOLS\
The second folder C:\VALUEADD

They are...

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Last post by akhavan
Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:01 am
Language Setting Thinkpad Applications

Last post by Musti « Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:37 am
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by mouse@cheese.storage » Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:13 pm

Dear all,

For some reason, some of my thinkpad applications have recently changed language from English to French.
How do I get these...

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Last post by Musti
Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:37 am
Rescue and Recovery v2.00.0170 WANTED

Last post by Prince « Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:06 am

by Prince » Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:06 am

Help!

I want my stable Rescue and Recovery v2.00.0170 back! I tried newer versions, but they are not as stable for me as mentioned version. The...

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Last post by Prince
Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:06 am
Final Vista version fails with X31 - "Unexpected error&

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:52 pm
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by Thinkhead » Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:10 am

Any clue why the final version of Vista fails to install on X31? I have 1GB RAM and 1.4GHz CPU.

The error message Unexpected error appears after...

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:52 pm
Dual XP Pro Boot

Last post by Kyocera « Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:38 am
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by Kyocera » Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:56 pm

I am trying to create a dual boot scenario with XP pro, created a 10 gig fat 32 primary partition alongside a 8 Gig XP pro already installed. Checked...

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Last post by Kyocera
Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:38 am
rundll32.exe => 100% CPU Utilization!! HELP

Last post by Musti « Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:17 am
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by djpharoah » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:35 pm

Hi.

recently noticed that NHC is showing that my cpu utilization is 100%. This is without any of my programs running. I found the cause to be...

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Last post by Musti
Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:17 am
SWSHARE - What is it good for?

Last post by christopher_wolf « Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:25 pm
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by shaibs » Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:47 am

Hi All,

I'm a newbie here in this forum but i already search this topic in this forum and many others and found no answer so i would really...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:25 pm
Recovery loading up everytime!

Last post by Derang3d « Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:12 pm
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by kam1 » Mon Nov 13, 2006 11:04 pm

The problem is that whenever I boot up my T43 it loads up Rescue and Recovery even though I am not pressing the blue button!

My XP wasnt loading up...

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Last post by Derang3d
Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:12 pm
How many times can you install Office 2003

Last post by Stargate199 « Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:04 am
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by atct86 » Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:44 am

I have office 2003, and have installed it like 10 times, maily do to re-imaging laptops.

I dont think its installed on any more than 2 computers...

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Last post by Stargate199
Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:04 am
Vista RTM on T60 First Impessions and Review

Last post by dongfangri « Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:57 am
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by arni » Fri Nov 17, 2006 9:08 am

After downloading the whole night Vista RTM from MSDN (started fine then drops at between 50kB) i finally made the jump on my T60 (200763G) from XP...

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Last post by dongfangri
Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:57 am
Vista Ultimate Final real on T60p

Last post by arni « Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:39 am
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by DAH » Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:45 am

Just Downloaded and installed the final real vista from MSDN (en_windows_vista_x86_dvd_X12-34293.iso), Media Center is working on this build for me....

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Last post by arni
Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:39 am
Battery Maximiser like battery meter

Last post by Stargate199 « Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:04 pm

by Stargate199 » Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:04 pm

I thought this is nice. This program puts an oddly identical battery meter on the windows taskbar like IBM's Battery Maximiser program. This will...

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Last post by Stargate199
Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:04 pm
Legal issue opinion; XP COA, want to install W2k

Last post by Stargate199 « Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:01 pm
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by zone » Sat Nov 18, 2006 3:05 pm

Hi

I have *new* X31 with Win XP COA sticker, however I prefer Win 2000 over XP. In the sense if XP is NT5.1 and W2k NT5.0 installing of Win 2000 can...

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Last post by Stargate199
Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:01 pm
Think I have a way to install VZ Access manager under Vista

Last post by Wiz « Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:03 pm
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by WilsonF » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:41 pm

MS provides a free 'msi editor that you can install under XP at least. The name of the file is Orca.msi . This installs an application named Orca....

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Last post by Wiz
Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:03 pm
Product Recovery CD delivery time

Last post by kam1 « Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:32 am

by kam1 » Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:32 am

Product Recovery CDs are now sent from Hungary for UK customers with a 10 days delivery time.

Can anybody tell me how long you have waited for...

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Last post by kam1
Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:32 am
Z61t Vista using Port 8

Last post by techie « Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:09 pm
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by RiverFly » Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:19 am

I have a Z61t with Vista loaded on it. For some reason something is using port 8 (causing network guys to think I have a virus). Could it be a TVT...

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Last post by techie
Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:09 pm
IE goes to blank page before closing

Last post by allen « Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:36 am
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by allen » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:04 am

does everyone get this?
every time i close an IE window or tab, IE has to load the blank page before closing. this happened in IE 6 and now in 7....

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Last post by allen
Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:36 am
Vista Gold Release

Last post by WilsonF « Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:07 am
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by johnp126 » Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:29 am

hi all
anyone installed it on a t60p? 2007 model? anyone know when lenovo will post information about what drivers/utilties will run on vista or will...

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Last post by WilsonF
Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:07 am
ultra rapid restore 4.0

Last post by ashleys « Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:32 am
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by mirobe » Sun Nov 26, 2006 6:35 am

Hi,

I've finally got my drive restored to factory state (and Yes, I've made
7 recovery cds) and now I see there is no rescue & recovery 3.1...

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Last post by ashleys
Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:32 am
Make USB HD bootable using R&R?

Last post by ashleys « Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:29 am
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by RBob » Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:57 am

Running XP Pro SP2 on an R51.

I've started doing R&R backups to a USB-connected external HD. R&R always chides me that the disk isn't bootable and...

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Last post by ashleys
Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:29 am
My First Vista (RTM) Bug

Last post by RMD « Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:30 pm

by RMD » Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:30 pm

I've been using Vista on my T42P now for around 10 days, and so far I'm extremely happy.

That said, I did encounter my first Vista bug the other...

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Last post by RMD
Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:30 pm
ThinkVantage Away Manager

Last post by eTools « Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:59 pm
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by eTools » Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:43 pm

Just a quick question. Why is the Away Manager not supported by the T4x series?

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Last post by eTools
Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:59 pm
Mass XP Update or bit-by-bit?

Last post by Purcy « Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:55 am
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by riski1 » Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:05 pm

WOW...guess I've never had this many updates at once :shock:

I'm in the process of reviving a T23 and just did a clean install of XP Pro w/ SP 2. I...

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Last post by Purcy
Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:55 am
XP legal issue

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:25 pm
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by dsigma6 » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:03 am

In my digital evidence and procedure class, I'm writing a research paper on Windows XP and copyright/pirating issues. I don't see why the answer to...

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Last post by jdhurst
Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:25 pm
How do I do a scheduled mirror backup online?

Last post by michaelj « Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:11 am
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by michaelj » Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:42 pm

Hi
I am buying 2 indentical T60s for my client with the intention of having one T60 on standby so that, should the primary T60 require servicing or...

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Last post by michaelj
Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:11 am
NEW Broadcom - Other Hardware - IBM Integrated Bluetooth

Last post by DAH « Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:34 pm

by DAH » Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:34 pm

There is a new Broadcom - Other Hardware - IBM Integrated Bluetooth module available from windows update for Vista. Be sure to have your Bluetooth...

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Last post by DAH
Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:34 pm
At what point will it crash?

Last post by t-rex « Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:17 pm
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by t-rex » Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:11 pm

At what point will it crash?
installed a data base on a friends laptop with a 60g drive. used almost 42g. when i was done i checked for a free space...

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Last post by t-rex
Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:17 pm
Hanging after cold boot

Last post by eTools « Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:11 pm
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by eTools » Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:52 am

My T43 is hanging at the Loading personal settings... window for about 20 seconds only after a cold boot. I don't have a very extensive knowledge...

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Last post by eTools
Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:11 pm
Vista crashes on my T60p!

Last post by ldoogy « Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:01 am
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by ldoogy » Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:57 am

Well, I just booted my T60p without AC power for the first time, and it crashed during boot. A quick investigation revealed the culprit: It's the...

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Last post by ldoogy
Mon Nov 20, 2006 11:01 am
Making Recovery CD's without CD's

Last post by robh « Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:03 am

by robh » Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:03 am

I just received my T60, and had a Vista RTM disc that I was itching to throw on the computer. It was too late to go out and buy a bunch of CD's, so I...

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Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:03 am

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