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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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Guide on Updating Pre Desktop Area/Hidden Partition

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:48 pm
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by abercombre » Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:47 am

Hey guys, is there any guide which teaches how to update those drivers in the Pre Desktop Area/Hidden Partition in IBM thinkpad? This may sound a...

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Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:48 pm
How to programmatically turn on/off my Intel 2915ABG WiFi?

Last post by Chatbox « Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:09 am

by Chatbox » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:09 am

Does Intel provide any API/SDK for managing the card?

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Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:09 am
Did I mess up?

Last post by thecrumb « Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:06 am
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by thecrumb » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:10 pm

Got a new Thinkpad z60m right before I left for the holidays - took it with me and tried to partition the drive with Knoppix. Got the drive...

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Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:06 am
Password at boot

Last post by Sasha « Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:07 pm
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by Sasha » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:26 am

I have reinstalled Win XPP on my Thinkpad a coupla days ago. I have a username 'XXX' and have no password for it.

I have run user controlpasswords2...

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Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:07 pm
Help deleting Rapid Restore Ultra Backup files

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:28 am
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by lrtrotter » Mon Jan 02, 2006 4:18 pm

TP R51 1830-xx8
Win XP Pro
Rapid Restore Ultra 4.0

I've been using RR Ultra to create backups and need help deleting several of the unneeded backup...

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Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:28 am
Stolen laptop- How to explore rescue &recovery discs

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:34 pm
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by hancerm » Tue Jan 03, 2006 5:27 pm

My R51 has recently been stolen :( All my work is gone and I am really desperate. I do have rescue and recovery disks that I created last month. Is...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:34 pm
Boot Windows XP lots faster...

Last post by davidspalding « Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:04 am
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by scrible88 » Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:14 pm

1. Open notepad.exe, type del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q (without the quotes) & save as ntosboot.bat in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select...

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Last post by davidspalding
Tue Jan 03, 2006 10:04 am
Transfering Emails from Outlook, But

Last post by Sasha « Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:29 am
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by kuma » Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:02 pm

I unistalled Office from my old computer and then loaded it up on my new T42. But I forgot to copy my old emails from that computer. Is there a way...

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Last post by Sasha
Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:29 am
Failed to restart from hibernate (after update) T43

Last post by wantathinkpad « Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:56 am
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by wantathinkpad » Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:15 am

Hey so I updated my T43 with only about 4 windows updates. The windows genuine advantage validation tool, , GDi detection, cumulative update for XP,...

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Sun Jan 01, 2006 11:56 am
Is there a way to revert back to the basic OS win98 on a 380

Last post by Kyocera « Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:30 pm
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by braxx » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:42 am

I think I will be selling my trusty old 380xd. I need to wipe all of my personal info off of it before I sell it. Is there a way, without a full...

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Last post by Kyocera
Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:30 pm
Very Cool Diagnostic Tool

Last post by LtTPfan « Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:05 pm
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by Kyocera » Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:53 pm

Found this tool from a post on another forum. Gives a complete view of everything in your system including explanations of running processes, IP...

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Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:05 pm
Presentation Director messes up desktop icons

Last post by superdx « Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:28 pm
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by superdx » Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:21 pm

Title says it all, I'm using a T43 at 1400x1050 resolution. Whenever I switch to 1024x768 to give a presentation, and then switch back, my desktop...

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Last post by superdx
Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:28 pm
Weird Windows Networking Problem

Last post by dsvochak « Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:02 pm
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by manixc » Sat Dec 24, 2005 1:25 pm

Hello all,

I have a weird Windows Networking problem that I would like to fix.

I have a Desktop and a T42, both running Windows XP Pro. My router...

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Last post by dsvochak
Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:02 pm
Ultranav/TrackPoint TP4*.dat Files

Last post by brooklynboy « Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:26 pm

by brooklynboy » Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:26 pm

The latest version of the UltraNav drivers includes three of these files:

C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\Media\TP4SCROL.DAT
C:\Program...

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Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:26 pm
Windows 2003 driver help

Last post by stangri « Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:12 am
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by sco1984 » Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:19 am

I have IBM Thinkpad R50e-1834-EQ1

I want to install Windows server 2003 standard edition on it.
I have a evaluation verion of it.

CUrrently i...

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Last post by stangri
Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:12 am
Lock XP station

Last post by adam777 « Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:28 am
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by adam777 » Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:15 am

Hello all,
Does anyone knows of a software that will allow me to lock my R40 whenever needed (meaning, when i'm away) using some sort of Hotkey?
I...

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Last post by adam777
Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:28 am
AC automatically connects, but I don't want it to...

Last post by DavidNZ « Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:46 am
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by DavidNZ » Tue Dec 27, 2005 2:17 am

Strange. Running AC 4.01. Despite unchecking the following:

Use this profile to connect during Windows log on

Allow wireless connection at...

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Last post by DavidNZ
Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:46 am
'Fn' key on external keyboards

Last post by arjunrc « Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:05 pm
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by arjunrc » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:38 am

Hi all,
Is it possible to 'emulate' the Fn key of the thinkpad T43 on an external keyboard. I use an external monitor and a keyboard in office. They...

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Last post by arjunrc
Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:05 pm
Restore factory state using Recovery CDs from another system

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:28 pm
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by aranyak » Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:41 am

My first post on this forum.
I have an IBM R51, came preinstalled with WinXP Pro and SP1a. I find the 4.2 GB occupied by the service partition on my...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:28 pm
600E boots into safe mode

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:24 pm
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by yidaho » Fri Dec 23, 2005 3:21 pm

Hi,

I've got a 600E that boots into safe mode continually. I have tried using system restore to restore back to an OK configuration to no success....

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Dec 23, 2005 8:24 pm
Symantec products affected by critical vulnerability

Last post by davidspalding « Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:19 pm
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by GomJabbar » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:39 am

Symantec Says Vulnerability Hits 63 Products

And I was one of the few people that thought Norton was OK. :(

Symantec on Wednesday named more...

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Last post by davidspalding
Fri Dec 23, 2005 6:19 pm
XPPro - offline files suddenly not available

Last post by Nolonemo « Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:52 pm
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by Nolonemo » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:42 am

I am running XP Pro SP2 on a T22. I have a drive mapped to the TP, with the make files available offline option active for some of the folders on the...

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Last post by Nolonemo
Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:52 pm
IBM Product Key Problems

Last post by Guz « Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:52 pm
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by sparta.rising » Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:29 am

So I did a clean install of Windows XP Pro with a CD I had. But I wanted to use the license key that came with the machine (on the sticker on the...

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Last post by Guz
Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:52 pm
Moving the hibernation file

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:42 pm
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by cinaliv » Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:17 am

Is it possible to move the hibernation file to another partition?
The 7200rpm60Gig drive on my T42 is partitioned into two and the c: drive is...

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Last post by davidspalding
Thu Dec 22, 2005 5:42 pm
Recovery CD (W98-TP570) needs Window-Key-Nr?

Last post by AndreasR « Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:14 am

by AndreasR » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:14 am

I tried to reinstall Windows 98 (Chinese-Taiwan) on a Thinkpad 570 from
the original recovery CD that came with the system. After installation (I...

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Last post by AndreasR
Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:14 am
USB dropped every few minutes... !!?

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:50 pm
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by beeblebrox » Thu Dec 15, 2005 7:23 am

Folks, I have a severe problem.
My T23 (newly installed) drops the USB devices (Which are on a USB 2.0 PC-Card) every few minutes.
Then it takes 3...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:50 pm
560z drivers?

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:35 pm
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by spendog » Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:00 am

Im running xp on my IBM thinkpad 560Z but it is unable to recognise the TI-PCI cardbus 1250A slots. I am unable to find the drivers on the Lenova...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:35 pm
Win 2000 Question

Last post by jdhurst « Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:54 pm
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by BruisedQuasar » Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:53 pm

It is my understanding that T23 owners can load any Windows version we like from a standard full install Win CD & D\L- install the drivers from IBM....

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Last post by jdhurst
Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:54 pm
Help with Norton product key

Last post by akhavan « Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:19 pm
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by akhavan » Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:22 pm

Hi,

I have a old (but in mint condition 770Z window 98) ThinkPad. I had a Norton INTERNET Security 2005 on it which expired about a week ago. I...

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Last post by akhavan
Mon Dec 19, 2005 2:19 pm
Disk vendor supplied drive copy programs

Last post by RBob « Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:45 pm

by RBob » Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:45 pm

After using TrueImage to copy my R51's old drive to a larger faster Hitachi drive, I was surprised to find that both Seagate and Maxtor supply free...

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Last post by RBob
Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:45 pm
MobileMeter

Last post by davidspalding « Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:23 pm
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by Rob Mayercik » Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:05 am

Ok, I've seen a number of threads mention MobileMeter as an excellent system performance monitoring utility, and it sound very much like something...

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Last post by davidspalding
Mon Dec 19, 2005 1:23 pm
Error message atp3 when launching Access ThinkPad

Last post by qmainracing « Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:00 pm
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by qmainracing » Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:40 pm

I just bought a ThinkPad T30 and am having a small problem with it. When I press the ThinkPad button an error window pops up:

Title bar: atp3...

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Last post by qmainracing
Sun Dec 18, 2005 11:00 pm
Why doesn't Software Installer offer new Access Connections?

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:49 am
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by RBob » Sat Dec 17, 2005 7:36 pm

Access Connections 4.0 has been out there for some time now, but the Software Installer still doesn't offer it, and the driver matrix for my R51...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:49 am
Left mouse button brings up context menu

Last post by jpeach « Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:46 pm

by jpeach » Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:46 pm

Hi:

I am having a problem with the left mouse button on my T30. It acts like a left mouse button in almost all applications that do not have...

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Last post by jpeach
Fri Dec 16, 2005 4:46 pm
Problems with Partition Magic 8.0

Last post by Piotr « Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:58 pm

by Piotr » Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:58 pm

I have a serious problem with logical structure of my 40GB disk in T42.
After installing Win XP I used Partition Magic 8.0 to create two FAT32...

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Last post by Piotr
Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:58 pm
X31 only hibernates when on AC. Stdby only works on battery

Last post by davidspalding « Fri Dec 16, 2005 1:40 pm
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by Thinkhead » Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:27 am

A friend's X31 with latest drivers and updates only hibernates when on AC but no stand by as he wants to. Even when forcing via Fn-F4 the laptop...

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Last post by davidspalding
Fri Dec 16, 2005 1:40 pm
Cant find infrared driver ANYWHERE R52

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:54 am
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by mdeltito » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:26 am

I am in dire need of the infrared driver for the R52. Any ideas??

tyia,
mike

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:54 am
limit hibernation file?

Last post by xaverin « Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:28 am
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by Sternenschwaermer » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:38 am

Hi together!

Isn't there a chance to limit the size of my hibernation file under Windows 2000 Prof or Windows XP Prof?

I am thinking of buying a...

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Last post by xaverin
Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:28 am
linux suxks..help me get windows back, whos the ace here???

Last post by smugiri « Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:28 pm
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by ibe555666 » Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:06 am

ok, have tp 600 with linux/redhat 9, have recovery cd for windows....wont boot to it, get nautilus cant view or something, redhat wont let me boot to...

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Last post by smugiri
Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:28 pm
Clean IBM tools and downloads

Last post by john8916 « Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:36 pm

by john8916 » Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:36 pm

Good day,

it is possible to deledet the files in the folders:

downloadDirector
drivers
I386
IBMTOOLS

I did a new set up from my notebook and after...

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Last post by john8916
Mon Dec 12, 2005 4:36 pm
whos the best??? linux suxks....get me back to windows

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:55 am
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by ibe555666 » Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:07 am

ok, have tp 600 with linux/redhat 9, have recovery cd for windows....wont boot to it, get nautilus cant view or something, redhat wont let me boot to...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:55 am
Tp 600 - windows over linux?? who can help???

Last post by ibe555666 « Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:05 am

by ibe555666 » Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:05 am

ok, have tp 600 with linux/redhat 9, have recovery cd for windows....wont boot to it, get nautilus cant view or something, redhat wont let me boot to...

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Last post by ibe555666
Sat Dec 10, 2005 1:05 am
what is this program?? windows hates shutting down

Last post by Blake « Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:02 pm
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by Blake » Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:05 pm

well after my fresh install, nothing but issues.

i try to shut down and it doesnt work 99% of the time

issue:

when im shutting down i get an end...

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Last post by Blake
Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:02 pm
TP Software Installer problem

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:24 pm
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by Phil_C » Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:40 pm

Hi, All,

The new TP SW Installer hangs as it attempts to access the Web on my R51 1836-Q6U at work. It hangs immediately after clicking Next on the...

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Last post by davidspalding
Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:24 pm
Thinkpad Mouse Driver for XP Pro

Last post by tfflivemb2 « Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:01 am
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by Annorax » Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:31 pm

Hi everyone:

I have a Thinkpad R51 I use at work and they gave me a black USB IBM optical scroll mouse. It works fine, however I would like to have...

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Last post by tfflivemb2
Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:01 am
Error1327.Invalid Drive F:\

Last post by john747fo « Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:03 pm
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by john747fo » Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:42 pm

Hi all,
I have an X-30 that is giving me this error code when I try and install some software. Error1327.Invalid Drive F:\ Machine type 2672-12u....

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Last post by john747fo
Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:03 pm
Can't update Microsoft Office SP2

Last post by ambientscape « Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:46 pm
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by ambientscape » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:32 pm

I couldn't update the microsoft office SP2....it prompt a message of ' installation was unsuccessful'....

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Last post by ambientscape
Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:46 pm
Nevermind

Last post by LtTPfan « Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:27 am
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by LtTPfan » Mon Nov 28, 2005 11:15 am

:arrow:

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Last post by LtTPfan
Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:27 am
Windows Live Mail Beta

Last post by krma-thkpds « Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:22 pm

by krma-thkpds » Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:22 pm

I just got an invitationa for Windows Live Beta. As I clikck to join the service the window appears telling me this;

Sorry! It looks like you can't...

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Last post by krma-thkpds
Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:22 pm
IBM Rescue&Recovery or Norton Ghost or Acronis TrueImage

Last post by jparrot427 « Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:57 pm
Replies: 24
by ehsu » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:56 pm

Hi,

Is IBM Rescue and Recovery any good compared to Norton Ghost/Acronis?

Which backup utility do you use to backup your drive?

Comments or...

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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:57 pm

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