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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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can't stop the ext dvd!! any ideas?

Last post by dorin « Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:44 am
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by dorin » Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:58 am

hi guys,

it seems impossible to stop the ext dvd (a nec into a lacie casing), i give fn+f9 or windows utilty but i constantly get cannot stop...

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Last post by dorin
Wed Jun 07, 2006 10:44 am
Force english install?

Last post by xtrem « Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:44 am
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by xtrem » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:23 am

Anyone know how to force english language install with Lenovo/IBM latest software?
Fingerprint 5.5 for example

I have WinXp on my laptop but I have...

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Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:44 am
T40 Recovery CDs.

Last post by 3bqruk « Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:27 am
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by 3bqruk » Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:29 pm

I'm in need of recovery cds for a T40. Machine type is 2373.Willing to play for shipping .

Thanks. :) :) :)

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Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:27 am
Rescue and Recovery updated to 3.1. Lost after System rest?

Last post by ibmuser « Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:01 am
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by Wheeep » Tue Jun 06, 2006 5:25 am

Hi,

I updated Rescue and Recovery to Version 3.1

The Layout of the Predesktop changed slightly. After I had to made a full system restore to...

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Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:01 am
cant send page by link with outlook exp after using Outlook

Last post by madmaven « Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:55 pm
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by madmaven » Tue May 30, 2006 8:24 pm

I started using Microsoft Outlook XP after installing a new windows XP Pro on my thinkpad G40. I decided i didn't really like it and deleted my...

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Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:55 pm
Screen Savers and multiple monitors

Last post by davidspalding « Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:21 pm
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by mikek » Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:41 pm

Having just learnt, courtesy of these forums, to use my 19 monitor as a second monitor with thinkpad LCD as primary, giving a useful two headed...

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Last post by davidspalding
Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:21 pm
Question about XP

Last post by CalBioEngr « Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:28 pm
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by snoggin » Tue Jun 06, 2006 9:49 am

Just got my x60s last night and am having fun setting it up. One minor question is I have dialog boxes on startup and shutdown. I mean when I click...

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Last post by CalBioEngr
Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:28 pm
EZEJMNAP.EXE (easy eject) CPU usage

Last post by dsigma6 « Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:27 am

by dsigma6 » Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:27 am

I've been watching this process run up to 100% a few times in a short period- I had not swapped any devices, so I'm wondering why this thing is...

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Last post by dsigma6
Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:27 am
Cannot Create New Power Manager Schemes

Last post by trd « Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:13 am
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by Goetterdaemmerung » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:07 pm

Just started having this problem (no important changes to the machine come to mind). I open up the power manager, click 'new' for a new scheme, fill...

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Last post by trd
Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:13 am
Microsoft's offering in the consumer PC-security business

Last post by yossarian « Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:10 am
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by GomJabbar » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:06 pm

Microsoft OneCare Faces Challenge from Rivals

Symantec's Norton 360 and McAfee's Falcon both will offer services similar to OneCare, which...

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Last post by yossarian
Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:10 am
Microsoft Strips PDF Support From 2007 Office

Last post by KristianJ « Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:55 am
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by GomJabbar » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:53 pm

Bowing To Adobe, Microsoft Strips PDF Support From 2007 Office

Microsoft's latest Office 2007 beta includes both PDF and its own rival XPS...

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Last post by KristianJ
Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:55 am
Windows Movie Maker.

Last post by Ervin « Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:22 am
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by ThinkPad » Wed May 31, 2006 3:10 pm

Service pack 2 upgrades the Windows Movie Maker, with nifty new options and effects. I still have service pack 1 and want to know how I can get the...

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Last post by Ervin
Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:22 am
where can i get a copy of the IBM logo on the system page??

Last post by whiteashcm1 « Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:14 pm
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by whiteashcm1 » Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:20 pm

i just purchased a IBM A31p and i reinstalled win2000 on it. where do i find a copy of the ibm logo and support info on the system page.. i forgot to...

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Last post by whiteashcm1
Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:14 pm
How can I save a JPG image from Google Earth ?

Last post by Rahula « Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:15 am
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by Rahula » Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:59 am

I am using the free Google Earth on my Thinkpad T23 with Windows XP, but when I save the jpg image, it turns out all black.

However, when I did the...

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Last post by Rahula
Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:15 am
IBM Update Connector Error

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:13 pm
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by mpcook » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:10 pm

On boot, my wife's X30 gets the following error when the desktop comes up:

IBM Update Connector cannot start because TCP/IP is misconfigured....

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat Jun 03, 2006 6:13 pm
Office 2007 Beta 2

Last post by joprodse « Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:39 pm
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by KristianJ » Mon May 29, 2006 6:24 am

While we're all talking about MS betas, anybody else trying the Office beta? Didn't see a thread about it yet.

I downloaded it yesterday - while I...

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Last post by joprodse
Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:39 pm
Detecting if connected to port replicator

Last post by mikek « Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:52 pm

by mikek » Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:52 pm

Following advice in these forums I've found hdi.exe ( ) which seems harmless and not a trojan... which puts a really handy HD indicator in the...

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Last post by mikek
Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:52 pm
intermittent wifi

Last post by davidspalding « Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:09 pm
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by dsigma6 » Mon May 22, 2006 4:29 pm

my internal wifi has been working fine until today- out of nowhere i get the icon with the X through it- then i hit fn f5 and it says OFF, even...

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Last post by davidspalding
Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:09 pm
ATI driver update gone bad

Last post by pipspeak « Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:49 pm

by pipspeak » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:49 pm

I just installed (via software installer) the new ATI driver package for my T43 (version 8.163.1.1.1) and it installed fine but on restarting my...

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Last post by pipspeak
Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:49 pm
refreshing desktop (f5)

Last post by dsigma6 « Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:31 pm

by dsigma6 » Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:31 pm

on my 600e, when i press f5 to refresh the desktop it takes not quite a second- but when you hold it down it is noticeable what its doing. it used to...

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Last post by dsigma6
Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:31 pm
Vista with Thinkpad software?

Last post by peterpeter « Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:51 am
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by peterpeter » Wed May 31, 2006 11:16 am

How to get the Thinkpad software (Thinkvantage etc.) to work, when having Vista installed?

Dump or tough?

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Thu Jun 01, 2006 3:51 am
Alternative to Internet Connection Sharing

Last post by bofh « Wed May 31, 2006 2:12 pm
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by jsteele » Wed May 31, 2006 12:51 pm

Does anyone know of a freeware alternative to Microsoft's ICS for Windows 2000 or XP? I'm looking to set up a Thinkpad 600 as a backup router for my...

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Last post by bofh
Wed May 31, 2006 2:12 pm
boots only from ac

Last post by dsigma6 « Tue May 30, 2006 5:09 pm
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by dsigma6 » Mon May 29, 2006 3:32 pm

i posted about a slowdown in another thread- this slow down has occured since i noticed this problem.

yesterday i had the comp charging from a power...

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Last post by dsigma6
Tue May 30, 2006 5:09 pm
Attended vs unattended installation (windows server 2003)

Last post by NS « Tue May 30, 2006 12:38 am
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by NS » Fri May 26, 2006 10:09 pm

I am going to install Windows Server 2003 in my R52 TP for my school work.

May i know what are the benefits of attended installation and the...

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Last post by NS
Tue May 30, 2006 12:38 am
plug and play help

Last post by dorin « Mon May 29, 2006 12:17 am
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by dorin » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:10 am

or should i say plug and pray? :)

ok, so recently i've reinstalled windows, and since then i noticed that everytime i insert a new device windows is...

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Last post by dorin
Mon May 29, 2006 12:17 am
xp starts slow, then disappears

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun May 28, 2006 10:50 pm
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by dsigma6 » Sun May 28, 2006 9:02 pm

i start up my r40, and things go as they should. the welcome sound plays, but just with my black wallpaper in the background. nothing comes up for...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun May 28, 2006 10:50 pm
Problem with search function

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Sun May 28, 2006 9:08 pm
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by tfflivemb2 » Sat May 27, 2006 2:19 pm

I am having problems when I search for something using the search function. After I am given the results of my search, I click on one of the results...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Sun May 28, 2006 9:08 pm
Windows Vista?

Last post by DIGITALgimpus « Sun May 28, 2006 7:55 pm
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by ThinkPad » Thu May 11, 2006 1:06 am

So who will be upgrading to windows vista when it comes out? I read a review on PC magazine last month and it looks nice and pretty, but I will most...

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Last post by DIGITALgimpus
Sun May 28, 2006 7:55 pm
Win 98SE Question

Last post by carbon_unit « Sun May 28, 2006 6:56 pm
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by BruisedQuasar » Sat May 27, 2006 9:55 am

I mailed a Lexar USB Pen Drive (256MB) to a friend of mine whose systems are all Windows 98SE. When he plugged in the Lexar, Windows wanted a driver,...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sun May 28, 2006 6:56 pm
Microsoft Vista "Get Ready" site

Last post by icantux « Sun May 28, 2006 6:33 pm
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by wpwood3 » Thu May 18, 2006 12:13 pm

Microsoft has posted a Vista Get Ready website . As the site develops it is intended to answer many of the questions related to Vista.

eWeek has a...

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Last post by icantux
Sun May 28, 2006 6:33 pm
IBM Access Connections v3.71 & DHCP

Last post by davidspalding « Sun May 28, 2006 1:52 pm
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by Legionnaire » Thu May 25, 2006 4:47 am

Hello.

I have to report a simple annoyance when using IBM Access Connections to connect a wireless network using DHCP. Windows indeed leases an IP...

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Last post by davidspalding
Sun May 28, 2006 1:52 pm
Freeing disk space on C: (Windows partition) ??

Last post by davidspalding « Sun May 28, 2006 1:39 pm
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by kstuart » Tue May 23, 2006 4:18 pm

I have a PC running Windows XP Home SP2 and I originally made the C: partition for Windows 2GB.

However lately I find that I am running out of space...

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Last post by davidspalding
Sun May 28, 2006 1:39 pm
Windows Media Player 11 Beta available now

Last post by davidspalding « Sun May 28, 2006 1:30 pm
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by GomJabbar » Sat May 27, 2006 11:18 pm

I haven't tried it yet, but I see that Microsoft has Windows Media Player 11 Beta available for download.

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Last post by davidspalding
Sun May 28, 2006 1:30 pm
Want recommendations on folder lock applet

Last post by davidspalding « Sat May 27, 2006 11:19 pm
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by Nolonemo » Thu May 25, 2006 7:26 pm

I'd like to be able to password protect a folder on my T23 running XP Pro. I'd like to be able to lock and unlock the folder and all the files in it...

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Last post by davidspalding
Sat May 27, 2006 11:19 pm
W2K - clean up for use at home.

Last post by davidspalding « Fri May 26, 2006 1:50 pm
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by Rory » Sat May 20, 2006 3:24 am

Now I've got my shiny new T43, I was allowed to keep my old W2K laptop (for $25).
However it's still got my work domain account/password etc on it. I...

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Last post by davidspalding
Fri May 26, 2006 1:50 pm
network problems

Last post by el chupanebrai « Fri May 26, 2006 11:01 am

by el chupanebrai » Fri May 26, 2006 11:01 am

Does anyone know what the deal-io is with
mshome is not accessible. you might not have permission to acces this network resource...

because...

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Last post by el chupanebrai
Fri May 26, 2006 11:01 am
tfswctrl.exe not responding

Last post by NS « Thu May 25, 2006 5:58 am
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by dsigma6 » Wed May 24, 2006 7:36 am

i've looked up tfswctrl.exe as it has been not responding every time i shut down or hibernate- i found that it is required for reading burnt cds-...

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Last post by NS
Thu May 25, 2006 5:58 am
Looking for advice re: NTFS Compression (XP Pro)

Last post by dsigma6 « Wed May 24, 2006 9:24 pm
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by iminj » Wed May 17, 2006 6:57 am

My R40 (20Gb drive) is filling up. Before I replace it with a higher capacity drive, I'm doing some cleanup of unused files, and I am considering...

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Last post by dsigma6
Wed May 24, 2006 9:24 pm
vista

Last post by shiyang « Tue May 23, 2006 12:04 pm

by shiyang » Tue May 23, 2006 12:04 pm

anyone running vista beta out there?

how does it run on an T43?

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Last post by shiyang
Tue May 23, 2006 12:04 pm
T43 R&R Problem

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun May 21, 2006 8:42 pm
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by mork » Sun May 21, 2006 1:56 pm

I have an R&R installation problem on my t43.
I installed windows onto it and have 3 partitions

c: primary, NTFS 2.5 gb free windows installed
d:...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun May 21, 2006 8:42 pm
Issue installing R&R on T40...need some help

Last post by mork « Sun May 21, 2006 7:35 pm
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by jongordo8 » Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:22 pm

I went to install R&R on my fresh install of XP using software installer, however I get this error message:

There is not enough free space in the...

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Last post by mork
Sun May 21, 2006 7:35 pm
free email encryption certificate with IBM CSS

Last post by davidspalding « Sun May 21, 2006 2:13 pm
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by beaker » Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:55 pm

This is really cool, but it is only valid for personal use ie. not commercial.

GOTO

1. click Get free email cert now!
2. click 'Advanced...

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Last post by davidspalding
Sun May 21, 2006 2:13 pm
how to start up windows xp fast?

Last post by pkiff « Sun May 21, 2006 1:58 pm
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by fartonmyear » Tue May 02, 2006 7:03 pm

as with laptops, it takes forever to start up. i'm wondering if people know of good ways to start up fast while keeping the essential thinkpad...

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Last post by pkiff
Sun May 21, 2006 1:58 pm
BIOS booboo?

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Fri May 19, 2006 10:48 am
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by dsigma6 » Fri May 19, 2006 9:18 am

I did a BIOS update the other day- And ignored the repeated warnings to have a full battery. It was probably at about 60%. Now that I'm looking...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Fri May 19, 2006 10:48 am
Rescue and Recovery - Schedule not working?

Last post by Wheeep « Fri May 19, 2006 8:55 am

by Wheeep » Fri May 19, 2006 8:55 am

Hi,

in Rescue and Recovery I just made a backup and changed it to do automativ backups daily at 15:30pm out time. Soe it went to 15:30, 15:31, 15:32...

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Last post by Wheeep
Fri May 19, 2006 8:55 am
Windows 2000 over Windows XP

Last post by jdhurst « Thu May 18, 2006 6:21 pm
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by ambientscape » Fri May 05, 2006 6:44 am
1

2
I've currently using Win XP on my T23 but somehow I'm a bit fancy downgrading it to Windows 2000. What do you think guys? Worth downgrading?
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Last post by jdhurst
Thu May 18, 2006 6:21 pm
Clear Type

Last post by jdhurst « Thu May 18, 2006 11:19 am
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by dsigma6 » Wed May 17, 2006 7:49 am

can see the difference it makes, but maybe I need to turn it down a bit- My only problem is that when scrolling through a list within windows,...

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Last post by jdhurst
Thu May 18, 2006 11:19 am
How to disable "autorun" in WIN2K?

Last post by leoblob « Wed May 17, 2006 8:42 pm
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by leoblob » Wed May 17, 2006 9:24 am

I don't like having CDs start by themselves. How can I disable autorun?

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Last post by leoblob
Wed May 17, 2006 8:42 pm
Changing XP serial number on T43

Last post by masterus « Wed May 17, 2006 3:44 am
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by FreeSolaris10 » Sun May 14, 2006 5:17 am

Gurus,

I have a T43 with FP.
I had bit of problem with Windows XP earlier and reinstalled with a pirated copy borrowed from a friend out of urgency...

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Last post by masterus
Wed May 17, 2006 3:44 am
XP Startup wallpaper/Desktop wallpaper

Last post by dsigma6 « Tue May 16, 2006 11:09 pm
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by dsigma6 » Tue May 16, 2006 9:44 am

This is bugging me, but it only happens on my R40, not the desktop.

When I turn on, after IBM screen, it shows the IBM map wallpaper, then goes to...

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Last post by dsigma6
Tue May 16, 2006 11:09 pm

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