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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.....

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T42P, WinXPSP2: Svchost.exe error prior to login

Last post by Marc_G « Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:04 pm

by Marc_G » Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:04 pm

Hi folks-

When I boot my new T42P I sometimes get a Svchost.exe error, before I've even logged on. It comes up right when the system prompts me for...

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Last post by Marc_G
Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:04 pm
Microsoft Anti Spyware Available for Download

Last post by Leon « Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:33 pm
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by Daniel » Sun Feb 20, 2005 4:35 am

Check it out at:

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Mon Feb 21, 2005 1:33 pm
How to set Hibernate as standard instead of Shutdown?

Last post by MichaelMeier « Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:04 am
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by T42p » Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:45 pm

I would like to always use hibernate instead of shutdown. But there is no button for hibernation when I select Windows -> Shutdown, only restart,...

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Sun Feb 20, 2005 2:04 am
Access Connections v3.7 recalled?

Last post by RBob « Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:06 am
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by RBob » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:53 pm

Last night I found Access Connections 3.7 listed in the matrix for my R51 (1836H7U), downloaded it and found that it simply didn't work, failing...

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Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:06 am
CPU speed incorrectly set on return from hibernation/standby

Last post by K. Eng « Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:33 pm

by K. Eng » Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:33 pm

I downloaded Mobile Monitor (MM) and noticed that my CPU was running at 1.30 GHz instead of the 600 MHz it was supposed to be running at (my power...

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Fri Feb 18, 2005 7:33 pm
IBM Keyboard customizer

Last post by byron « Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:01 pm
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by byron » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:26 am

since i first got my TP i mapped my right alt key as a windows key.. in the last couple days something has happened that is preventing it from...

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Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:01 pm
IBM Java Removal Not Working

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:29 pm
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by Zirynx » Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:23 am

I'm trying hard but believe me, the factory install of IBM Java refuses to leave!!

In addition to the two Java control panel/plugins in the...

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Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:29 pm
i install winxp on tp600e but i dont have tv out help!

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by wanja » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:33 pm

please help i need driver for win xp :( so i can watch my dvd on tv on win98 works fine but on winxp i don't have driver in display properties :cry:

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Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:33 pm
what is the best way to format an old drive, to be able to u

Last post by Leeper « Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:10 pm
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by nikemen » Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:59 pm

Use Linux

So, I think my linux install was crippled by a bad disc. At least, a poorly formatted disc
what is the best way to completly format an old...

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Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:10 pm
Internet Explorer 7

Last post by Leeper « Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:08 pm
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by ibmuser » Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:56 pm

Seems the upcoming IE 7 won't support Win 2000:

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Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:08 pm
Restore CD for A21M

Last post by yoshanti « Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:39 am

by yoshanti » Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:39 am

Hi

I need a replacement CD / Image for a A21M . Can sombody help? I am willing to PayPal .

thanks

yoshanti@shaw.ca

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Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:39 am
Making a bootable Win-derived USB key for Ghost 9 recovery?

Last post by Marc_G « Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:07 pm
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by Marc_G » Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:42 am

Hi folks-

Ghost 9.01 newbie here.

How can I get the bootable Ghost 9 recovery environment (normally a bootable CD) onto a USB memory key, making...

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Last post by Marc_G
Wed Feb 16, 2005 11:07 pm
Windows XP SP2

Last post by jeeva « Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:59 pm
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by tbu3 » Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:29 am

Are there any issues in installing service pack 2 in my windows xp home edition for an R51? What are the benefits I get just in case I decide to...

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Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:59 pm
javascript:emotiDirectx8 on Thinkpad t23 2647-2TG won't work

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by erjar » Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:05 pm

Hi,
I'm new to this forum and probably this question has been asked before in the past. However, I tried to google around for my problem in the net,...

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Last post by erjar
Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:05 pm
Firefox and Spy Sweeper

Last post by byron « Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:31 pm
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by krosenstein » Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:45 am

I'm using Firefox, and it (or perhaps how I'm using it) seems to be fairly impervious to spybots and other sorts of malware. If this is correct, is...

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Last post by byron
Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:31 pm
Perfigo Wireless Security

Last post by rideDPU « Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:55 pm
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by rideDPU » Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:09 pm

My university has introduced Perfigo Wireless security across the network which requires us to log in before being able to access the network using a...

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Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:55 pm
IBM eGatherer + system restore

Last post by Darkfire01 « Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:04 pm
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by PetraM » Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:58 pm

Hello!

Got a couple of questions.

First one:
Sometimes (every third startup or so) there's a process in task manager called ucgather.exe and it...

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Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:04 pm
Windows XP-2000 install problem on X20

Last post by bed « Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:39 pm
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by bed » Wed Feb 09, 2005 5:44 am

Hi to everybody,
I hope somebody can help me.
I've just got an used IBM Thinkpad X20 model 2662.
It's equipped with an internal IBM 20GB hard disk...

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Last post by bed
Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:39 pm
Transparent windows

Last post by coolsilicon « Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:14 am
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by coolsilicon » Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:18 pm

Hi!
Since a couple of people talk about Longhorn and its Aero Glass graphical interface this reminded me to provide a link to an interesting tiny app...

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Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:14 am
Recovery Disks - Selective Installation of XP

Last post by ibmuser « Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:43 pm
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by ibmuser » Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:07 am

Can one use the recovery disks to somehow for a fresh install of XP alone?

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Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:43 pm
Disorganized Law Student seeks....

Last post by Cavorite « Sat Feb 12, 2005 5:49 am
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by corleone » Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:40 am

Windows based daily planner program...

I see kids all over the place with PDAs and organizers... I do not have a PDA but my T42 is practically...

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Last post by Cavorite
Sat Feb 12, 2005 5:49 am
Program attacks microsoft antispyware

Last post by Toe « Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:55 pm
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by ibmuser » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:15 pm

See here:

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Last post by Toe
Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:55 pm
Question concerning the hidden partition

Last post by Torque « Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:37 am
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by Torque » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:10 pm

hello thinkpad forums :D

I have t41p 2374-GGG.

I would like to make a clean XP install, but keep the hidden partition. Will this setup mean, that I...

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Last post by Torque
Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:37 am
windows XP doesnt keep time correctly

Last post by selvan777 « Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:44 am
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by snickervicker » Wed Feb 09, 2005 7:10 pm

This is happening on my old XP, and I know i need to replace the CMOS battery. But XP can also sync to an internet time server, problem is I cant...

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Last post by selvan777
Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:44 am
MS Antispyware hog

Last post by carbon_unit « Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:43 pm
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by Kenn » Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:29 pm

After installing Microsoft's Antispyware, my computer sseems to try to read/scan/cache the entire contents of a disc whenever I insert a data CD. Of...

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Wed Feb 09, 2005 1:43 pm
Need help removing "coolwebsearch / about:blank" m

Last post by PetraM « Wed Feb 09, 2005 12:28 pm
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by tbu3 » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:28 am

My TP is infected with a malware that always sets my default web page to about:blank . AdAware detects the malware as coolwebsearch and removes it on...

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Last post by PetraM
Wed Feb 09, 2005 12:28 pm
unable to install windows 2000 on T22 thinkpad

Last post by TarzanBoy « Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:49 am
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by hashim » Fri Nov 26, 2004 1:59 pm

hi
Ive tried to install a fresh copy of windows 2000 on my thinkpad T22. I have formatted the hard disk and when the install program starts to copy...

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Last post by TarzanBoy
Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:49 am
LCD display would not come back on (Edit: now with theory)

Last post by sugo « Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:02 pm
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by K. Eng » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:31 pm

I was working on my ThinkPad earlier this afternoon and I went out to lunch around 1PM. I left my machine locked at my desk (windows key + L), but I...

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Last post by sugo
Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:02 pm
Client security / password manager

Last post by selvan777 « Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:32 pm
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by LRoy » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:16 pm

Has anyone had much luck with the password manager component of client security package 5.4? This is on a new T42P if it matters.

While the...

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Last post by selvan777
Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:32 pm
Update Connector keeps offering 2 updates I already have

Last post by selvan777 « Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:22 pm
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by RBob » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:49 pm

R51 running XP Pro. Each time I run Update Connector, it offers me Message Center v 2.101 and Power Management Driver Special Package v 1.261.

I...

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Last post by selvan777
Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:22 pm
Update connector hanging at 66%?

Last post by selvan777 « Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:20 pm
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by CoolRunnings » Sat Feb 05, 2005 7:06 pm

I've been trying to get the update connector working for the last few days off and on and it keeps hanging at 66% and going no further... This is a...

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Last post by selvan777
Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:20 pm
To begin, click your user name

Last post by lappot « Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:14 pm
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by lappot » Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:55 pm

I am running a T42 with XP Pro.
I am the only user of the computer but everytime it comes out of standby I have to click on my user icon.

Any idea...

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Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:14 pm
Drive Space ShutDown

Last post by 1stallthewayaj « Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:56 pm
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by 1stallthewayaj » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:35 am

People: SOS SOS SOS!!!
After I get my 600E booted up, and it gets past the Win Logo Page.... I get a pretty blue band about 3'' wide at the top, and...

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Sat Feb 05, 2005 1:56 pm
How to get rid of this??

Last post by PetraM « Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:22 pm
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by PetraM » Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:36 am

Hello there!

It's a small problem, but it's quite annoying. When I plug in my digital camera (Canon Powershot G3) the autoplay window pops up and it...

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Last post by PetraM
Fri Feb 04, 2005 2:22 pm
win2K versus winXP

Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh « Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:08 am
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by migo2137 » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:44 pm

Hi!
I´m thinking of installing windows 2000 on my T22 (512 MB RAM, 30 GB Hdd), instead of the WinXP pro SP2 I´m currently using. A firend of mine is...

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Last post by AbsoluteRaleigh
Fri Feb 04, 2005 11:08 am
Mysterious Folder

Last post by selvan777 « Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:51 am
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by Leon » Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:59 pm

I have a mysterious folder under C called SBApps. Does anyone know what this is? Do others (I have a T42) have this folder?

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Last post by selvan777
Fri Feb 04, 2005 1:51 am
CMOS Hack

Last post by Leon « Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:22 pm
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by atct86 » Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:19 pm

How do I do the CMOS hack to enable my T40 to use a Dell b/g card?

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Last post by Leon
Wed Feb 02, 2005 4:22 pm
Horizontal icon spacing, 1400x1050

Last post by skuehne « Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:01 pm
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by skuehne » Wed Feb 02, 2005 10:33 am

I just got my new T42 and the 1400x1050 resolution is quite nice! However, I noticed that the invisible grid used by Win XP for icons on the desktop...

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Last post by skuehne
Wed Feb 02, 2005 1:01 pm
About MS WORD documents?

Last post by selvan777 « Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:46 pm
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by halfcard » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:13 pm

i have some WORD documents, is there any free software to view or re-write? (Windows xp pro) Looks like this t41 has wordpad and notepad...

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Last post by selvan777
Wed Feb 02, 2005 12:46 pm
Can't delete any folders - Tried everything

Last post by s0larian « Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:44 am
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by IR0NMAN » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:36 pm

Hi, I installed a fresh copy of windows XP with SP2 2 days ago, and everything was working fine until this morning. I can't delete any folder, wether...

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Last post by s0larian
Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:44 am
Windows messenger

Last post by selvan777 « Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:14 am
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by ThinkPad » Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:33 pm

How do I remove/uninstall this program?

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Last post by selvan777
Wed Feb 02, 2005 2:14 am
Fingerprint login to websites?

Last post by rssb « Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:10 pm
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by CoolRunnings » Sat Jan 29, 2005 10:35 pm

Is it possible to get the fingerprint reader on a T42 to allow me to log into websites (eg. email) instead of right-clicking the password application...

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Last post by rssb
Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:10 pm
Windows XP 64 in March!

Last post by daeojkim « Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:06 am
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by etherealtml » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:20 am

Or April....

They're also talk of the debut of Intel's 64-bit line of CPU's.

I just bought my Thinkpad T42 2378-FVU. I know the tech industry...

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Last post by daeojkim
Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:06 am
Does anyone know of any good FREE spyware sweepers?

Last post by ibmuser « Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:13 pm
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by notebooknewbie » Thu Oct 14, 2004 2:19 pm

I'm having a huge problem with spyware recently and was wondering if anyone could suggest any good spyware sweepers they know of (preferably free)...

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Last post by ibmuser
Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:13 pm
Files that don't de-fragment?

Last post by ibmuser « Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:18 pm
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by halfcard » Sun Jan 30, 2005 2:48 pm

i just did defrag, report says \preboot\Python22 and \minint did not defrag.

what are these files - from rescue/recovery backups? thanks :)

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Last post by ibmuser
Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:18 pm
Desktop icon colors

Last post by migo2137 « Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:00 am
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by zzyss » Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:20 am

This has been happening for a while now, but I totally forgot about it until I updated the driver recently:

Basically, if I run my desktop in 16-bit...

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Last post by migo2137
Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:00 am
ibm provided update to Norton 2004/5 - where?

Last post by n3il « Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:32 am
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by Laurence Spiegel » Tue Jan 25, 2005 5:30 pm

While doing updates on my T40 I noticed an item to the effect that one ibm provides a new subscription to Norton 2004 or 5 to address compatibility...

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Last post by n3il
Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:32 am
windows 2000/ canon bj200e

Last post by ckaufman « Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:46 pm
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by ckaufman » Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:26 pm

I just connected an old canon bj200e printer to my
770. Its OS is windows 2000. It
prints, but it prints nonsense. For
example 'dir > lpt1' or 'dir...

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Last post by ckaufman
Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:46 pm
IBM JAVA

Last post by ibmuser « Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:05 am
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by ibmuser » Thu Jan 27, 2005 1:54 am

Tried in vain to find the IBM page for IBM JAVA download.

I know I can go through the SUN site, but anyone know where the IBM page is??

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Last post by ibmuser
Thu Jan 27, 2005 2:05 am
Help, I accidently erased the REG_SZ Data! Need help!

Last post by Leon « Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:06 pm
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by CrazyJeeper » Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:28 am

I accidently erased the data for the REG_SZ setting. If anybody would have this information handy i'd greatly appreciate it. REG_SZ appears, but next...

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Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:06 pm

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