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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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NTLDR is compressed

Last post by Gar « Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:34 pm
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by Gar » Fri Jul 22, 2005 7:02 pm

I've been tasked with fixing a T40, I don't know the model/type number at the moment. At bootup, it displays:
NTLDR is compressed. Press...

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Last post by Gar
Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:34 pm
How to LEGALLY re-install Activated Software...???

Last post by farna « Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:46 am
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by leoblob » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:42 pm

In April, I bought a 3-user license for NAV 2005. I have it loaded on three computers, each running WIN98SE. Now, I am planning on wiping the hard...

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Last post by farna
Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:46 am
ACPI Support on 240x with Win2k

Last post by Taz « Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:20 am
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by Fleximaster » Tue Jul 06, 2004 10:12 pm

PLEASE HELP!!!

I have a 240x which is running Win2k, but I need to disable ACPI support otherwise I will get problems when I try to get all the...

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Last post by Taz
Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:20 am
Fail to copy many file in a Repair run of XP Pro

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:56 am
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by chermesh » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:53 am

Hi,
My XP Pro on a Thinkpas T42 experience problems with MDAC. I tried to reinstall MDAC, but the required version, the XP SP2, failed to install....

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:56 am
Shared Documents v. Documents and loss of files

Last post by egibbs « Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:54 am
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by clark1af » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:55 pm

x40 w/XP Professional:
Any suggestions re: I just realized that my Shared Documents folder is now just a Documents folder and says access denied. I...

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Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:54 am
Access connections keeps getting error when setting up

Last post by jongordo8 « Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:32 pm
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by jongordo8 » Sun Jul 31, 2005 10:39 am

I have a 3com Xjack wireless B pc card with my T23. The windows wireless program sucks, and the 3com one is even worse! So I figured I would try the...

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Last post by jongordo8
Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:32 pm
Setting the Record Straight: IBM's preload, R&R, etc.

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:17 pm
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by SLICER » Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:26 pm

Hey I'm brand new to this forum and I've been searching around for answers about a clean install of windows, necessity of IBM software, and the...

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Mon Aug 01, 2005 8:17 pm
Access Connections/WindowsXP Tug-of-War

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:06 pm
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by esoteric » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:41 pm

Is there a way to allow Access Connections to pick up whatever is the strongest signal when none of the networks in my profiles is present? I've been...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:06 pm
Odd problem reinstalling windows XP on R50e

Last post by tabithaboof « Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:32 am
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by tabithaboof » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:05 am

I recently started getting a few unfriendly looking error messages on my install of windows XP and decided to reformat.

I have tried doing this on...

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Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:32 am
Favorite defrag/disk optimizer ??

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:52 pm
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by stevech » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:44 pm

Hi, looking for recommendation on a good defrag/disk optimizer. I am running Win XP Pro(latest SP), T21 900Mhz, 512MB, 5400 40G. I do have 2005...

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Last post by jdhurst
Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:52 pm
client security dll problem

Last post by eigh « Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:03 pm
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by someguy4 » Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:39 pm

I have an x31, which had the client security software installed. Recently, I discovered that IBM had posted a newer version of CSS on their website,...

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Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:03 pm
Runtime Error in certtool.exe. (abnormal program terminatio

Last post by Ground Loop « Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:57 pm

by Ground Loop » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:57 pm

After booting my T43 and logging in, several minutes later (idle), the machine will pop up an error notice:

Runtime Error!
Program: C:\Program...

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Last post by Ground Loop
Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:57 pm
How to delete enrolled fingerprints for a deleted account?

Last post by Ground Loop « Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:41 am
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by Ground Loop » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:27 am

I had a laptop user, say, Dirk .

I gave Dirk a WinXP login ( dirk ) and enrolled a set of three fingerprints.

Time passes, and it has become...

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Last post by Ground Loop
Thu Jul 28, 2005 4:41 am
Why are ThinkPad apps so HUGE?

Last post by s0larian « Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:03 pm
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by Ground Loop » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:45 am

I was looking at the size of some of the installed software and can't believe what it's reporting.

IBM ThinkPad Presentation Director: 50.27 MB!...

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Last post by s0larian
Wed Jul 27, 2005 6:03 pm
Installing Windows T23 PROBLEM

Last post by JHEM « Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:29 am
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by 390E77 » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:56 pm

Hi.

This is my problem. I have a T23 with a formatted HDD, but there is no OS installed. I want to install windows 98, so i insert my floppy and...

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Last post by JHEM
Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:29 am
Repairing XP

Last post by dg « Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:36 pm
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by dg » Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:04 pm

T41, XP Pro SP2
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I'm new to XP, and both my newish Thinkpad and myself are struggling with it. So many things are wrong. including a report...

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Last post by dg
Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:36 pm
Password protecting files on windows xp pro...

Last post by James314 « Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:50 am
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by James314 » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:59 pm

hello all,

please excuse my ignorance, but can someone help me with the following:

1. How can I add password protection to a file? I have looked...

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Last post by James314
Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:50 am
Access Connections 3.71 Pausing Server Service in WinXP SP2

Last post by Conmee « Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:46 am
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by Conmee » Sun Jul 24, 2005 8:19 pm

Folks,

I've run into this interesting situation when rebuilding WinXP SP2 on a clean HDD on my T42p. After installing WinXP SP2 and installing the...

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Last post by Conmee
Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:46 am
Wireless driver "runtime error R6025 - pure function...

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:36 am
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by K. Eng » Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:24 pm

Yet another gripe with my wireless drivers... (4.0.100.140 for IBM a/b/g)

Sometimes I get the following dialog window:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:36 am
How to Uninstall CHC?

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:19 pm
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by Mapson » Sun Jul 24, 2005 9:56 pm

How do you uninstall CHC?
It doesn't appear in my list from:
START->Control Panel->Add or Remove Programs

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Jul 24, 2005 10:19 pm
Can someone convert this WPS file for me..??..PLEASE..!!!

Last post by sickofit « Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:59 pm
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by sickofit » Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:16 pm

K...I've redone a friends comp,and now can't find a prog or viewer to open this WPS file...tried numerous ways....if someone has the knowledge to...

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Last post by sickofit
Sun Jul 24, 2005 4:59 pm
Which Backup Software..??..TruImage Won't Work..??

Last post by Nolonemo « Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:01 pm
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by sickofit » Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:43 pm

K....trying to make a backup of the HDD in my T23,right after a fresh install,and getting it set up the way I want...using a desktop adapter and my...

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Last post by Nolonemo
Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:01 pm
Internet Explorer and IBM Access Connections Problem.

Last post by Mapson « Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:11 pm
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by Mapson » Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:53 pm

Hi All. I'm new to this forum, having just got a brand new T43. I have a problem with Internet Explorer which I hope to get help on. My problem is...

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Last post by Mapson
Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:11 pm
batlogex.dll

Last post by GetAMac « Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:24 pm
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by GetAMac » Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:32 pm

Hi,

There's some sort of IBM utility in my startup items, but I have not found it mentioned in any previous thread. It is called BLOG and it is...

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Last post by GetAMac
Sat Jul 23, 2005 6:24 pm
XP User icon not showing up on either thinkpad

Last post by cwgannon « Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:27 pm
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by ZildjianKX » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:32 am

Just a random question, I have two thinkpads, and I can't get the user picture to show up in the start menu on either computer.

I've made sure that...

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Last post by cwgannon
Sat Jul 23, 2005 3:27 pm
New Drive, No OS disk

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:41 pm
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by mgeller142 » Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:23 pm

Help! My HD on my A30 finally died, and I installed a new drive, but then realized that 1. I don't have any OS backup disk and 2. my machine didn't...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:41 pm
What is your email client? The best?

Last post by xmetal2001 « Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:57 pm
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by baraider » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:21 pm
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just got my t42 and i want a change of email client.

have been using outlook expres, outlook for the last 8 years...time for a change....

i'm...
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Last post by xmetal2001
Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:57 pm
Symantec pcAnywhere 11.5 / SAFEMODE

Last post by Mr_Roboto « Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:41 pm

by Mr_Roboto » Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:41 pm

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knew if Symantec pcAnywhere 11.5 was capible of remotley rebooting into safe mode and still allow a remote user (me)...

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Last post by Mr_Roboto
Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:41 pm
VMware problems?

Last post by yuyunguo « Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:53 am
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by slasko » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:28 pm

Hi all

After ive installed vmware on my thinkpad i have experienced some problems on windows startup. When my thinkpad boots into windows its first...

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Last post by yuyunguo
Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:53 am
Microsoft office / Office programs

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:14 am
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by Nomad-Man » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:08 am

Hey will MicroOffice 2000 work on XP.

Is there much improvement between office 03 and 00 version

Are there any other office type programs that will...

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Last post by jdhurst
Fri Jul 22, 2005 10:14 am
Recommended XP Modifiactions

Last post by Blackbox « Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:23 am
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by drewnyc » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:43 pm

I would recommend the following modifications to your new PC:

1) Disable unneeded Windows XP Pro services: Speed up your laptop by freeing up...

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Last post by Blackbox
Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:23 am
XP Start menu "Access Thinkpad" icon

Last post by dsvochak « Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:42 am
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by dsvochak » Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:58 am

I just bought another T23 with W2K preinstalled. I did a clean XP Pro install.

On the start menu there is an Access Thinkpad icon directly to right...

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Last post by dsvochak
Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:42 am
Upcoming software updates

Last post by MSR_Steve « Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:24 pm
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by MSR_Steve » Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:02 pm

Here's a tidbit I picked up on another forum about forthcoming Thinkpad software updates:

Also... The new version of CSS, and probably the...

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Last post by MSR_Steve
Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:24 pm
error when installing IBM r&R w/XP and T23

Last post by jongordo8 « Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:44 am
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by jongordo8 » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:57 pm

I get a windows error 1722 error (something to the effect of a problem with the windows installer package) while trying to install the newest version...

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Last post by jongordo8
Thu Jul 21, 2005 8:44 am
Running programs with virtual CD??? X32 XP question

Last post by coburn « Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:48 pm
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by coburn » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:05 pm

I have an X32 and usually don't carry a CD drive with me. What I would like to do is copy the contents of a CD over to my hard drive and set it up so...

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Last post by coburn
Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:48 pm
what is it exactly that dhmodtool does?

Last post by thinkpadz « Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:04 pm

by thinkpadz » Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:04 pm

aside from allowing me to use the latest cat drivers?

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Last post by thinkpadz
Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:04 pm
New T42 - how do I set this up in our domain?

Last post by mattfromomaha « Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:54 pm
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by mattfromomaha » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:31 am

Ok, I work at a physician's office that until now has always used (IBM ThinkCentre) desktops. With the opening of a second office, our office manager...

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Last post by mattfromomaha
Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:54 pm
How to keep windows Messenger from running at startup?

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:08 pm
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by alpuzz » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:52 am

I'm running Windows Messenger 5.1 on my T43. Under preferences, I insured that run messenger when windows starts is not checked, and in Outlook...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:08 pm
rescue and recovery-- do i want this?

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:08 pm
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by ephemeralskin » Sun Mar 06, 2005 2:39 pm

i just did a clean install on my new g40 and am now nearly finished with replacing all the preloaded ibm software. actually the only thing i havent...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:08 pm
How can I run Software Installer automatically?

Last post by Spoons « Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:30 am

by Spoons » Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:30 am

Hi,

First post the the forum, so hello all.

I need some help. As part of our image process I need be able to launch the IBM Software Installer app...

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Last post by Spoons
Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:30 am
Unable to Install WinXP Upgrade on TP570e HELP!!!!

Last post by tcsnyder « Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:49 am
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by tcsnyder » Wed Jun 29, 2005 8:19 pm

I have a 570e-2644-5AU 392MB Ram with BIOS IUET26WW. I am attempting to upgrade to WinXP, and installing an 80GB HDD. I have upgraded the TP BIOS to...

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Last post by tcsnyder
Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:49 am
ATTN: T43 Visual Studio .net users

Last post by mdntridr « Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:52 am
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by mdntridr » Wed Jun 29, 2005 7:56 am

I recently recieved my new T43 with a 2GHz PM. I develop mobile applications (mostly Pocket PC) using MS Visual Studio .net and make heavy use of the...

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Last post by mdntridr
Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:52 am
Lotus Approach 3.02 with WIN 2K problem...

Last post by leoblob « Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:48 am
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by leoblob » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:44 pm

I'm starting to look at migrating from WIN98SE to WIN 2K. Main concern is compatibility with my legacy programs... in particular, Lotus Approach...

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Last post by leoblob
Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:48 am
B/Forward buttons with Opera on T42

Last post by enzo « Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:07 am
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by astpaul » Thu Jul 22, 2004 11:17 am

I'm trying to use the handy back and forward buttons on my t42 but they do not work on Opera 7.5 while they with other apps!
Any idea ?

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Last post by enzo
Sun Jul 17, 2005 2:07 am
restore from back-up

Last post by rossman « Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:56 pm
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by rossman » Sat Jul 16, 2005 1:08 pm

My upgraded 80GB 7200 RPM hard drive in my t42 died yesterday. Now I want to restore to the original hard drive. The problem is that I had the...

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Last post by rossman
Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:56 pm
attending my t43p

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:24 pm
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by u.vivarelli » Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:49 am

in few days a new t43p will arrive at my home...Is the second ibm that I have, the first was a super A30...very good machine...

Now, attending the...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:24 pm
Can I install WinXP on my TP570 ? (Win2000 right now)

Last post by anteater70 « Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:25 pm
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by anteater70 » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:12 am

I had no issues installing Win2k, but formatting the HD, and booting off the install CD. CanI do the same for WIn XP? Or are there issues?

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Last post by anteater70
Thu Jul 14, 2005 11:25 pm
XP guest account

Last post by r50cheapskate « Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:14 am
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by r50cheapskate » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:33 pm

This may be a naive question, but to me a computer is a very personal thing. I have guests coming for two weeks, and they're flying 12 hours to get...

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Last post by r50cheapskate
Thu Jul 14, 2005 12:14 am
anyone know if a FREE file recovery program?

Last post by carbon_unit « Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:37 pm
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by nikemen » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:29 pm

I just deleted a bunch of photos, dumb... and need to get them back.
thank

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Last post by carbon_unit
Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:37 pm
Disable or Unable System Restore?

Last post by ambientscape « Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:37 pm
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by ambientscape » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:28 am

I found that the system restore features are eating up spaces on my HDD........is that ok if I disable it?

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Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:37 pm

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