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Due to the recent upgrade of the forum software (phpBB), the option to display a pop-up window when a member has a Private Message (PM) waiting to be...

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Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB 3.1.6 installed 10/31/15)

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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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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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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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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Need Help with some errors

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by xtree » Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:07 am

When trying to backup my hard drive Clonezilla dies with a bad sector error. I lived with the fact I couldn't back up my system for a while and...

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Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:07 am
Runtime error 40020

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:15 am
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by djsharpie » Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:13 pm

Hi

Sorry if this is in the wrong topic area.

This issue relates to an HP system although I have a T30 and T40 which are ok!

My partner runs a...

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Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:15 am
How do you bypass content advisor password in Internet explo

Last post by madmaven « Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:48 pm
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by madmaven » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:02 am

How do you bypass content advisor password in Internet explorer in XP Pro?
I have been working on this I series old machine that is still nice but...

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Last post by madmaven
Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:48 pm
A hard to find power management setting for wireless adapter

Last post by Tõnis « Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:25 pm

by Tõnis » Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:25 pm

There's a power management setting for the wireless adapter that's, in my opinion, somewhat hidden. Open Network Connections. Right click on your...

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Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:25 pm
Onecare or Avast??

Last post by loyukfai « Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:37 am
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by buddypad » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:58 pm

Hello! What are your opinions about Avast and Live Onecare for protecting a Vista-System? Which one is better? Do you prefer one of the two? If yes,...

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Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:37 am
Why do things sometimes open half off the screen?

Last post by Tõnis « Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:31 pm
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by Tõnis » Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:12 pm

Here's a pic:

It's not always the Windows Media Player that opens, as in the pic, half off the screen. Sometimes it's the Windows Live Messenger....

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Last post by Tõnis
Tue Dec 08, 2009 9:31 pm
Need Infrared Port Driver for T20/T30 (XP SP3)

Last post by singbad « Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:27 pm
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by singbad » Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:29 pm

Hi,
I've set up Windows XP SP3 both on a T20 and on a T30 and I've installed all drivers I could download from IBM/Lenovo. Unfortunately I could not...

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Last post by singbad
Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:27 pm
Install MS Office 2007 using Windows XP Pro?

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:27 am
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by robert213 » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:18 am

My GF's Dell D620 is running Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz T2400 processor with 1 GB of RAM.

She wants to use the new enhanced features (voice over...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:27 am
Thinkpad T40, T42 + Vista = ?

Last post by Medessec « Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:59 pm
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by Medessec » Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:32 pm

So, I plan to get a T40 or T42(probably T42) Thinkpad as soon as I finish getting a Zune HD and as soon as I have the money. My Question:

Does...

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Last post by Medessec
Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:59 pm
Network sharing in Vista

Last post by dsvochak « Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:16 am
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by sktn77a » Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:13 pm

Hello:

I have several computers in my home network conencted via a Netgear 10/100 ethernet. Operating systems are Vista home premium 64 Vista home...

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Last post by dsvochak
Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:16 am
Vista SP2 loses hibernation option

Last post by K0LO « Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:08 pm
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by Kyocera » Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:18 pm

For some reason I'm losing the option for hibernation :banghead: . Vista reported that there was an issue with the atheros card driver so i updated...

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Last post by K0LO
Tue Nov 24, 2009 10:08 pm
CSS

Last post by yak « Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:38 am
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by banikian » Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:43 am

What is the advantage of using CSS or PHP instead of just old plain HTML? It seems like HTML can do everything that CSS and PHP can do....

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Last post by yak
Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:38 am
No Office 2003, but still patches via Windows Update.

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:09 am
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by Deckard » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:50 pm

I have upgraded from Office 2003 Pro to Office 2007 Pro recently. All software were upgraded except for Infopath 2003, which is not included in...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:09 am
BSOD after removing root kits with Malewarebytes

Last post by madmaven « Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:43 pm
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by madmaven » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:52 pm

i'm running Xp pro on a T23 and installed malwarebytes and it found 5 rootkits so I told it to remove let it set a while while I was on the G40...

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Last post by madmaven
Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:43 pm
Syncing Internet Explorer and Firefox Favorites/Bookmarks

Last post by Tõnis « Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:48 pm
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by Tõnis » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:58 pm

Could anyone recommend a reliable (not spyware-ridden) program or application for syncing Internet Explorer Favorites and Firefox Bookmarks? I like...

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Last post by Tõnis
Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:48 pm
Drive has redesignated itself as EISA!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:17 pm
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by schen » Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:33 pm

Not sure whether this is actually a Misc. Hardware issue or a Windows issue, so here goes. I've been in the process of moving some things around and...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:17 pm
XP insists on WEP password, but it's really WPA

Last post by John H « Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:49 am
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by John H » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:38 pm

The XP network manager on my T40 insists on a wireless WEP password, but the wireless router is really WPA. So, of course, it complains about the...

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Last post by John H
Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:49 am
Windows Vista on X31

Last post by Marin85 « Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:09 am
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by SoftWar » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:03 pm

hi. I want to install vista on my laptop(you have the spesification below). I dont know what version of vista is better for my computer, but one...

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Last post by Marin85
Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:09 am
Outlook Data Transfer Trauma

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:07 am
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by julia » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:00 pm

I'm reformatting my T-60.... :bow: HELP needed!

Does anyone know how to transfer the up-to-date Outlook data from the backup Dell I've been using --...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:07 am
Are MS Works corrupt files recoverable?

Last post by Neil « Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:48 pm
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by Neil » Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:05 pm

Most of my Works files are stored on an external USB drive. Yesterday, while working with other files, my XP systems explorer stopped responding and...

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Last post by Neil
Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:48 pm
ICQ + Vista x64 + Adobe Flash issue SOLUTION

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:02 pm
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by Marin85 » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:02 am

Probably a well-known problem for Vista x64 + ICQ users:

Description: Under Vista x64, when exiting ICQ, ICQ stops responding, which produces the...

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:02 pm
Can not log in, can not use system restore or safe mode...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:26 am
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by Schneiderman » Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:04 am

I have a T60 with Windows XP. I caught some kind of virus or malware, the AVG scan returned thousands of files listed as infected and many of them...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:26 am
HP5740 printer prints a mirror image only in Vista

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:29 pm
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by dorronto » Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:42 pm

My daughters T61 only prints a mirror image of what she wants to print.

She's networked fine, and the print mirror image option is unchecked for the...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:29 pm
Need rec for CD writing software WINXP

Last post by uberT « Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:56 pm
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by uberT » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:45 am

I'm trying to help somebody out that has a DELL desktop (WINXP) and find a CD writing program. I need something super-simplistic...they're only...

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Last post by uberT
Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:56 pm
Clean&updated system recovery for X41 Tablet. XP or 7?

Last post by zukster « Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:16 pm
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by re404 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:29 am

Hello all,

(After first searching for similar questions and help on my question on the forum I wasn't able to find what I need. I tried to find the...

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Last post by zukster
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:16 pm
Huh... upgrading sucks...

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:05 am
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by i-SnipeZ » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:28 pm

So I had another extra hard drive so I though You know, I think Ill give Vista on this ThinkPad another go but this time, I remembered my full...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:05 am
Bad cluster

Last post by robhill « Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:36 pm
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by robhill » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:33 pm

I have a T42p and came back from lunch and had a black screen. It would not boot to the hard drive. I swapped hard drives and the computer still...

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Last post by robhill
Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:36 pm
Applications close when I open another one

Last post by killer « Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:16 pm
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by fjl82 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:00 pm

A little help please. Very very annoying. Laptop works normally using Windows XP. I am working in Excel, try to use Word and Excel closes...

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Last post by killer
Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:16 pm
lost user account

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:56 pm
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by jcnj6 » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:06 am

Long & painful story - short? ?
T40 motherboard crashed,
friend backed up documents & settings to external drive,
but he moved, not copied,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:56 pm
Windows 2000 vs. Windows XP

Last post by mattbiernat « Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:11 pm
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by i-SnipeZ » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:39 am
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Which do you prefer, ive been trying out 2k and I think im going to stay. It feels more familiar (since ive been using linux) and it at least feels...
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Last post by mattbiernat
Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:11 pm
Disk Thrashing

Last post by Marin85 « Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:18 pm
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by gsl007 » Mon May 18, 2009 6:28 pm

Each time I boot my system my disk thrashes for about 15 minutes. The process causing this is c:\volume information (followed by registry entries)....

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Last post by Marin85
Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:18 pm
X60s OSD not working.

Last post by LegendaryKA8 « Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:20 pm
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by LegendaryKA8 » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:33 pm

Alrighty... this is something I'm scratching my head over.

I upgraded the HDD in my X60s and decided to throw a clean copy of Vista Ultimate(32-bit,...

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Last post by LegendaryKA8
Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:20 pm
Recovery from bare metal to beyond factory state?

Last post by Wraithmist « Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:48 am
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by Wraithmist » Tue May 19, 2009 12:59 am

Greetings to all from a ThinkPad neophyte,

I've searched numerous threads for my area of interest, but can't find anything in quite the terms I'm...

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Last post by Wraithmist
Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:48 am
Desktops v1.0 by Sysinternals [virtual desktop software]

Last post by propellen « Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:57 am

by propellen » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:57 am

Desktops v1.0
By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell

Introduction
Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual...

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Last post by propellen
Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:57 am
System Restore problem

Last post by keeners « Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:10 pm
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by keeners » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:47 pm

On my LENOVO 3000 N100 laptop running Vista Home Premium SP1 ,
I tried to do a system restore a few days ago and got the following error message:...

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Last post by keeners
Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:10 pm
Vista: bug in hibernation drains battery

Last post by i-SnipeZ « Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:52 pm
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by umeet » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:49 am

I recently joined because I had mysterious battery drainage during hibernation (aka. suspend to hdd) with T61 and Windows Vista. I asked about it on...

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Last post by i-SnipeZ
Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:52 pm
vga

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:37 am
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by zangeena » Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:38 am

What cable is going to look better for using an HDTV as a Computer Moniter? VGA or HDMI? Ive already tried a VGA cable from my computer to my 32 HDTV...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:37 am
Scratchy voice recording quality on T43

Last post by runbei « Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:47 pm
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by runbei » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:47 pm

I get excellent voice recording quality using Audacity under Linux Mint (same as Ubuntu 9.04), but the quality is very scratchy under WinXP Pro using...

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Last post by runbei
Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:47 pm
RRUbackups & rapid restore

Last post by hYdrociTy « Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:31 pm
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by hYdrociTy » Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:10 am

I've got a t43p with a factory set of IBM software, including the preloaded stuff. I recently restored to factory settings for a clean install of...

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Last post by hYdrociTy
Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:31 pm
Vista Upgrade Disk Question

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:56 pm
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by emtee3511 » Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:18 pm

I purchased a Vista Upgrade Disk recently, planning to use it on a Gateway laptop I have that runs Windows XP-P -- When I received the disk, it was...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:56 pm
Virus???

Last post by ideal-pc « Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:10 am
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by Me2 » Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:14 am

I have a R61e with windows xp pro. I am having a couple issues.

1) My wireless will disconnect on it's own and then when I try to reconnect it says...

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Last post by ideal-pc
Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:10 am
What is HID Non-User Input Data Filter (KB 911895)?

Last post by Harryc « Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:01 am
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by lifrancis » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:51 pm

Why does Microsoft thinks I need this?

MS has been trying unsuccessfully to install this onto my T60. The laptop seems to be working properly...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:01 am
How to Enable Stereo Mix On T400

Last post by Omar1 « Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:06 pm

by Omar1 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:06 pm

Does Any one Know how to enable Stereo Mix On T400 , Windows Vista ?

Plz Help THanks

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Last post by Omar1
Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:06 pm
Media Player on EU version

Last post by moronoxyd « Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:40 am
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by t-rex » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:38 pm

Hello
I reloaded XP Pro on my T-23. I borrowed a disc and got it
up and running again. The problem is it is the EU version.
i put Media Player 11...

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Last post by moronoxyd
Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:40 am
Software Installer 4.01.0615

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:55 pm
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by thinkpac » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:52 am

Anyone know where I can find the last version of Software Installer (I believe it was 4.01.0615)? I may be interested in doing some manual update...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:55 pm
How to fix the wireless adapter to not use DHCP?

Last post by holdrege « Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:39 pm
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by holdrege » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:04 am

I have a X300 that has a real annoying issue that I can't seem to solve. Each time my WiFi adapter connects to an AP, it uses DHCP. Even if I set the...

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Last post by holdrege
Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:39 pm
How can I regain control on Windows update?

Last post by jdhurst « Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:57 pm
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by lifrancis » Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:56 pm

I like to know what Microsoft is putting into my machines, so I have set the update manager to automatically download but let me choose the time and...

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Last post by jdhurst
Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:57 pm
WinXP Screen Resolution too low warning, how to disable?

Last post by induktor « Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:01 pm

by induktor » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:01 pm

Hello
I recently bought a lenovo ideapad s10e with a screen resolution of 1024x576 and windows xp is complaining that the resolution is too low, but...

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Last post by induktor
Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:01 pm
Programs Will Not End On Restart With XP Running On SL500

Last post by Harryc « Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:33 am
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by sl500new » Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:16 am

I have an intermittent problem with a Thinkpad SL500 that's about two weeks old running XP sp3. About every other or every third time I try to do a...

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Last post by Harryc
Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:33 am
looking for registry entries - win security center

Last post by Yacek « Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:36 pm
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by Yacek » Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:44 pm

Hi all,
As it is annoying a bit that windows security center notifies all the time about firewall, antivirus etc.. I 'd like to switch off the...

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Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:36 pm

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