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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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Viewpoint manager?

Last post by Kyocera « Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:02 pm
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by ThinkPad » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:33 pm

What is this program?

I frequently get a popups to upgrade this software, but always decline. I can remove it under add/remove programs but do I...

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Last post by Kyocera
Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:02 pm
FrontPage literature.

Last post by DIGITALgimpus « Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:46 pm
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by ThinkPad » Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:12 am

What is a good book to pick-up to learn FrontPage. Im looking for a comprehensive study from beginner to advance.

Thanks

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Last post by DIGITALgimpus
Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:46 pm
Ghost

Last post by gunston « Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:58 pm
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by gunston » Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:28 pm

hi all,
i am a newbie, does anyone know to create Norton Bootable CD which can restore my thinkpad with the Ghost Image file store in separate...

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Last post by gunston
Sun Apr 09, 2006 7:58 pm
HD partition question

Last post by bill bolton « Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:19 pm
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by oldgrandpainmi » Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:08 am

Hello all,

Yesterday I bought a IDE/USB adaptor from a swap meet. It actually works as described, but I have 2 small problems. I have a USB speed...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sun Apr 09, 2006 6:19 pm
Firefox & Memory Leaks

Last post by gunston « Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:26 pm
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by ibmuser » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:19 pm

To reduce memory leak problems and Firefox:

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Last post by gunston
Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:26 pm
Phone OUtlook compatibility

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:01 pm
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by jusjay » Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:56 pm

Hi just wanted to ask about which nokia phones are capable of sinking to MS Outlook program ? and does any one have anny recommendation as to the...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:01 pm
Thinkpad Themes

Last post by davidspalding « Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:09 am
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by TimWang » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:35 am

Today, I changed my Windows XP theme to the one that IBM made. I think it was called Think Theme. Now, all the text on my computers are smaller. Even...

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Last post by davidspalding
Sat Apr 08, 2006 10:09 am
Flash Player - Restricted User Problem

Last post by ibmuser « Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:30 pm

by ibmuser » Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:30 pm

Not sure why, but I've had issues with the latest version of Flash Player working under all my restricted user accounts. Seems the problem is known...

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Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:30 pm
System Restore Service won't start - Win XP Pro

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:27 am
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by GomJabbar » Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:55 am

I'm having a devil of a time getting System Restore to work on my T42. I have System Restore Points, and when I told it to restore to an earlier...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:27 am
CISVC-running too often

Last post by davidspalding « Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:31 pm
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by kuma » Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:08 pm

CISVC seems to be running in the backround and using all the CPU power. I use task manger to close it but is there something I can do about it?

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Last post by davidspalding
Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:31 pm
howto clean windows?!?

Last post by ibmuser « Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:37 am
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by dorin » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:29 pm

hi guys,

today i've decided that my windows goes quite slow, despite of registry cleaning (ashampoo) so i came back to factory settings (had an...

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Last post by ibmuser
Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:37 am
software virtualization (for advanced users)

Last post by epic « Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:20 pm
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by andy6387 » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:57 pm

This was taken from another forum ( sometimes it'll let you view without being a member, YMMV), it is a utility that i have found absolutely amazing...

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Last post by epic
Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:20 pm
TV: Access Connections -- Radio Automatically turns off

Last post by epic « Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:16 am

by epic » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:16 am

Hello all,

I just recently updated AC to 4.11a (no apparent reason). The issue I encountered is when the Cisco (350MiniPCI) wireless adapter no...

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Last post by epic
Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:16 am
dhcp or wireless key...?!?!

Last post by Kyocera « Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:51 pm
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by dorin » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:33 pm

hi there,

after a fresh install i found myself in front of a wired problem: from time to time (boot to boot) the wireless doesnt connect to router...

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Last post by Kyocera
Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:51 pm
Recommended *free* firewall & anti-spyware programs for

Last post by ibmuser « Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:27 am
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by Johan » Sat Apr 01, 2006 5:03 pm

Greetings, everybody!

I have just spent more than one full day first doing a complete backup of all user data, user-, network-, printer- and many...

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Last post by ibmuser
Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:27 am
Help with transferring from one hard drive to another

Last post by NJRonbo « Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:59 am
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by NJRonbo » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:41 am

Here's my situation....

My T60 is about to arrive any day now with a 100GB SATA
5400 hard drive.

However, after I ordered the T60 as an...

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Last post by NJRonbo
Sat Apr 01, 2006 11:59 am
Folders Bar Configuration in Explorer Window

Last post by donking! « Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:09 am

by donking! » Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:09 am

I'm new to Windows XP, from Windows 2000 (was resisting XP for a long time). It seems like XP has a different default behavior in the explorer...

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Last post by donking!
Sat Apr 01, 2006 12:09 am
Windows 98SE or XP? Performance related

Last post by awdark « Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:56 pm
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by Clockface » Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:43 am

I have an IBM T20 Thinkpad running at 700MHz, which I'll shortly be upgrading to 384MB. At the moment it's running Windows 98 SE, but it's been...

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Last post by awdark
Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:56 pm
Want to auto update computer time daily

Last post by Nolonemo « Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:30 pm
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by Nolonemo » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:49 pm

I'm running XP Pro on a home network (no domain). I'm looking for a program that will run in the background update the computer clock once a day. I...

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Last post by Nolonemo
Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:30 pm
Getting rid of the Win32.Blackmal.F!CME24 virus...

Last post by zahir « Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:53 pm
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by zahir » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:04 am

I'm very particular about my laptop, the kinda stuff I download, where I download from... Also, I do understand that emails and networks are the...

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Last post by zahir
Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:53 pm
3d games

Last post by BigWarpGuy « Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:43 pm
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by nikel » Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:25 pm

i want a list of playable 3d games on a thinkpad 600E 366mhz PII
everyone can help me?
thanks to everybody........

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Last post by BigWarpGuy
Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:43 pm
thinkvantage client security

Last post by ibmuser « Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:28 am

by ibmuser » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:28 am

For some reason - really not sure why - I all of a sudden have to enter my password for client security when my system boots. Till now, I've had the...

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Last post by ibmuser
Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:28 am
Q: Replace factory image in the HPA with a custom-built one?

Last post by andyP « Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:35 am
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by OnePointFour » Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:47 am

Hello there,

is it possible to replace the factory image in the HPA with a custom-built one so that if a user decides to use the factory restore...

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Last post by andyP
Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:35 am
desktop icon spacing

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:59 am
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by pianowizard » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:02 am

I vaguely remember that in Windows 3.1, it was possible to change the spacing between desktop icons. Does anyone know whether that can be done in...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:59 am
Slow startup - Which of these programs can I remove?

Last post by donking! « Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:11 am
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by Jmmmmm » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:03 am

My computer takes about 2 minutes to start up, which seems like a very long time to me. I want to remove a lot of the junk that starts up with the...

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Last post by donking!
Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:11 am
Running BatteryMaxmiser as a limited user

Last post by yossarian « Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:38 am
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by apastuszak » Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:15 am

Is there any way to run Battery Maxmiser as a limited user? We're rolling out ThinkPads at work, but our new managed XP image makes everyone on their...

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Last post by yossarian
Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:38 am
Password Manager.

Last post by yossarian « Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:28 am
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by BoomAM » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:48 pm

Hi.
Is there a way to disable password manager?
I dont use it at all, and i think its causing me a few problems. As well as taking up processing...

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Last post by yossarian
Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:28 am
why do favicons not appear in IE favorites list?

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:57 pm
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by BillMorrow » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:27 pm

OK, so now i need to ask a question..

i did a quick favicon for thinkpads.com and for this open forum..
but for some strange reason they do not...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:57 pm
Restoring access connections profiles

Last post by raabjerg « Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:13 pm

by raabjerg » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:13 pm

Hello.

I was wondering if the only way to import profiles in access connections is through the import/export feature, or if the profiles are stored...

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Last post by raabjerg
Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:13 pm
Default gateway release problems

Last post by tokjdm « Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:12 pm
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by tokjdm » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:10 am

The same problem appeared recently on two thinkpads (T43p and T42). I connect using the integrated wireless modem and then use a VPN connection....

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Last post by tokjdm
Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:12 pm
HELP! No sound

Last post by Kyocera « Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:07 am
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by starbot » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:45 pm

I woke the computer up from standby and all of a sudden my sound is gone. Songs will not even start from any program (timer remains at 00:00).

Tech...

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Last post by Kyocera
Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:07 am
Odd problem changing wallpapers

Last post by schnazzy1 « Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:32 pm

by schnazzy1 » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:32 pm

I have recently used the Presentation Director 2.41b for the first time on my t60 and i can't seem to change the wallpaper now without applying it to...

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Last post by schnazzy1
Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:32 pm
On screen display of Sound Loudness Level

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:16 am
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by QLi » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:22 am

I've lost this display (green vertical bars indicating the sound lecel) for some reasons. Does anybody know what utility or driver I need to download...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:16 am
Windows security alerts

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:11 am
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by laz » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:15 am

Every time I boot up my computer, windows pops up a bubble telling me that my comptuer may not be secure etc, which can be really annoying. Several...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:11 am
'xcopy failed' appears on my monitor 1x a week?

Last post by halfcard « Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:56 pm
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by halfcard » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:45 pm

i didn't try to copy anything.

the only program running is a distributed-computing project, 24 hours a day but i don't think that's a problem?

i...

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Last post by halfcard
Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:56 pm
Where did my icons go...

Last post by zahir « Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:38 pm
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by zahir » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:08 pm

for some reason my control panel icons have gone missing... check the attached images.... anyone know what went wrong or how to fix this?

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Last post by zahir
Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:38 pm
Zone 2 DVDs in PAL format in US

Last post by mg « Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:11 pm
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by Brillig » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:22 am

Hi there,

It's a pretty general question, but I figured I run it by you guys too just to make sure I'm not missing anything.
I was sent a couple...

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Last post by mg
Sat Mar 25, 2006 2:11 pm
My troubles with my thinkpad

Last post by Kyocera « Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:58 am
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by colryn » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:44 pm

Let me first introduce myself. I have been lurking for some time. I am no stranger to thinkpads. I used T21, T22, T23 and T30's at my previous...

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Last post by Kyocera
Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:58 am
Strangely locked out of Windows logon

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:10 pm
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by noetus » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:41 pm

I have never seen this before... after a strange problem apparently with my screensaver (making the screen go awry) on my T42, I discover that I...

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Last post by davidspalding
Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:10 pm
Access Connections msg: 'active ethernet network port...'

Last post by ThinkPad R « Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:16 am
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by kaczor47 » Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:33 am

Hello, first time poster here, so please excuse this noob,

I have just done a clean winXP install (following the most excellent 4saad guide) on my...

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Last post by ThinkPad R
Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:16 am
Vista Delayed to Jan 2007

Last post by Asbradley21 « Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:55 am
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by bill bolton » Tue Mar 21, 2006 6:27 pm

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a delay of Windows Vista that will mean PCs with the new operating system won't go on sale until January

Read all...

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Last post by Asbradley21
Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:55 am
Address bar problem

Last post by madmaven « Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:38 am
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by FRiC » Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:35 pm

I've been having this annoying problem with the address bar in Windows explorer. Normally I can type in a path or URL in the address bar and go there...

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Last post by madmaven
Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:38 am
Autodetecting system at Lenevo site not working - help

Last post by dorin « Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:12 am
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by christopherjpreston » Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:26 am

I have a t42 23737wm. Up until last year I was able to autodetect my t42 at the Lenovo site to check the warranty status of my thinkpad, look at...

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Last post by dorin
Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:12 am
Active X - changes coming in April

Last post by bill bolton « Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:04 pm

by bill bolton » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:04 pm

The Active X changes flagged by Microsoft a few months back ( here ) will be addressed in the April 2006 update cycle. These changes are related to...

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Last post by bill bolton
Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:04 pm
ThinkVantage System Update vs. Software Installer

Last post by shinjiplus « Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:38 pm
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by brooklynboy » Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:04 pm

Not too long ago, the Software Installer replaced the IBM Update Connector (which mostly didn't work anyway) as the means to check for, and...

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Last post by shinjiplus
Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:38 pm
Input substandart wep key via AC

Last post by pogik « Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:47 am
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by pogik » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:12 am

Hello, our network administrator set wep keys for our network to:

a123456789
b123456789
c123456789
d12345

this is *very* substandard configuration...

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Last post by pogik
Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:47 am
virus & spyware.

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:58 pm
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by ThinkPad R » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:00 am
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Hello. This is the issue.
My computer is affected by either spyware or virus.

This is what the spyware does. Any movement that I make with the...
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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:58 pm
Fingerprint access questions

Last post by davidspalding « Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:22 am
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by nemo » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:06 am

I`m a new (and proud!) thinkpad owner. I have a couple of questions for the fingerprint feature..

1. Is it possible to enable fingerprint access...

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Last post by davidspalding
Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:22 am
Clean Reinstall Windows?

Last post by jdhurst « Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:28 am
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by BruisedQuasar » Sat Mar 11, 2006 5:36 pm

Since I bought my factory refurbished T23, I have had strange problems with the IBM install-recovery sector of the hard drive. 1st the drive is 20GB...

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Last post by jdhurst
Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:28 am
OEMlogo and....

Last post by masterus « Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:58 pm

by masterus » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:58 pm

hi everyone

I bought second-hand A31-2652-D5G in perfect condition,I didn't get WinXP cd.I had to reinstall system.Lucky me I have original...

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Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:58 pm

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