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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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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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FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Vista Business 32 to 64

Last post by mgo « Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:49 am
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by miketoro » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:04 pm

I read somewhere that you can upgrade Vista Business 32 for free to Business 64. If this is correct, what is that process like? Is it an online event...

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Sun Apr 26, 2009 9:49 am
MALWARE! Sleepwalking: TBS/TPM ?

Last post by Atar « Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:30 am
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by hellosailor » Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:02 pm

Well, deleting the rogue Java installation didn't solve the problem. I'm still getting TBS error 516 followed by TPM 13 every night. It has changed...

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Last post by Atar
Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:30 am
How to Clean Install Windows Vista with Upgrade Media

Last post by cityflyer « Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:33 am
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by gt5l » Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:38 pm

From supersite for windows

***START***

When I began inquiring into various Windows Vista installation options late last year, Microsoft and its...

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Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:33 am
64 bit Vista Business Recovery Disks

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:59 pm
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by hsjC » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:53 pm

Just wondering, has anyone successfully requested a set of 64 bit vista business recovery disks from Lenovo?

I heard it cannot be done. They'd only...

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Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:59 pm
Difference between windows vista ultimate in US and UK/EU

Last post by donzoomik « Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:53 am
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by elvair » Wed Apr 15, 2009 5:57 pm

Say if for example I buy any notebook in US with Vista Ultimate pre-installed and notebook elsewhere (EU, UK ...), will there be any differences in...

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Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:53 am
Who else uses Lotus SmartSuite?

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:24 pm
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by Bookworm » Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:11 pm

I just installed Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition 9.8.1 . I think it's the last version they made. Too bad, it seems to be a much better package...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:24 pm
HALP! sfcfiles.dll bluescreen on startup

Last post by thesartorialist « Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:35 pm
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by thesartorialist » Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:29 pm

Hi, when I booted up my T42 (XP SP2), it got past the Windows screen and then I got a bluescreen with this message:

Stop C000007b, bad image. the...

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Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:35 pm
[r60] hotkeys' OSD disappeared after fresh-install

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:28 am
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by joshrob » Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:09 pm

Hi,

I've just succesfully fresh-installed XPP SP3 on my r60. The one and only thing that went wrong is the OSD. I've reinstalled the hotkey...

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Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:28 am
Vista Ultimate or Vista Business 32

Last post by chsu74 « Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:49 am
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by chsu74 » Mon Apr 06, 2009 9:14 pm

Hello,

Which OS is better? I am going to pick up a refurbished machine and have these two choices? Since I am going to buy the XP downgrade disk and...

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Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:49 am
turn off windows vista handling network (wired/wireless)

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by johnp126 » Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:04 am

anyone know how to get windows to leave alone the networking and let access connections have the say and work correctly? windows vista creates...

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Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:04 am
Poll of the Week: Processes Running after 10 min of Idling?

Last post by eecon « Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:54 pm
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by eecon » Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:46 pm

This Poll is only for WinXP Machines and not running on batteries.

Please let them idle at least 10 minutes after a cold power-up.

Thanks...

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Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:54 pm
lz32.dll error message

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:03 am
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by mrsachemtiger » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:43 pm

I'm attempting to install some new software I purchased on CD on my T61p running Vista Business and I'm getting the following error message:...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:03 am
T41 problem finding Atheros a/b/g driver for Vista

Last post by dorronto « Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:46 pm
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by dorronto » Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:55 am

In my T41 and my x31 laptops I can load Vista but both have an Atheros a/b/g wireless card and I can't seem to find the right driver for them...

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Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:46 pm
What causes "Caps Lock: On" message?/No Caps Lock for emacs

Last post by boofoo « Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:18 am
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by hoffman » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:08 am

I was having a problem with GNU Emacs for Windows 22.1.1 on my ThinkPad X61 (and don't seem to anymore). Using the Caps Lock key did not work. I have...

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Last post by boofoo
Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:18 am
WinPc Defender

Last post by carbon_unit « Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:36 pm
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by ekdya » Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:04 pm

Hi
I have this program which I never installed. I need to get rid of it. it keeps poping up all kinds of windows on my XP pro desk top.
on of the...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:36 pm
Finding OEM Vista CDs for my T61P

Last post by hellosailor « Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:41 pm
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by NovaKnowledgeNow » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:03 am

When I first got my T61P I wiped it clean and put a fresh load of XP on it... I keep getting the itch to install Vista back on it and try it out...

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Last post by hellosailor
Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:41 pm
Hey, I like Vista!

Last post by archer6 « Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:23 pm
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by Bfskinnerpunk » Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:26 am

I have been avoiding Vista due to the negative chatter. Ordered my T61 w/ XP about a year ago.

But I just bought my girlfriend a basic HP notebook...

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Last post by archer6
Sat Apr 04, 2009 5:23 pm
Cannot clone screen, windows XP Thinkpad R32

Last post by lparsons « Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:51 pm

by lparsons » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:51 pm

I am having problems connecting my thinkpad R32 to a projector. In particular, when I connect I can only use the projector as my second screen. This...

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Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:51 pm
Getting really confused by Vista's filing system

Last post by hellosailor « Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:43 pm
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by mixxo » Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:29 pm

I've got Vista Home Premium 32 bit on my SL 500. Time and time again, something is throwing me for a loop and this is another of those instances. I...

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Last post by hellosailor
Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:43 pm
T41 XP recovery with Linux on disk already

Last post by spurson « Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:42 am
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by toad » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:19 pm

Hi,

I've got a trusty old T41 which came with a 40GB drive.

I have upgraded to a 160GB drive and run a variety of different Linuxes on it.

With...

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Last post by spurson
Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:42 am
TPHKMGR.exe consumes 50% CPU

Last post by itisravi « Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:26 am

by itisravi » Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:26 am

I installed the thinkpad drives for winXP on my thinkpad R60. However, the TPHKMGR.exe process is consuming 50% of my CPU resources! When i kill this...

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Last post by itisravi
Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:26 am
Changing the icons for Documents, Pictures, Music, etc?

Last post by i-SnipeZ « Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:27 pm
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by Ryan_C » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:37 am

I was wondering how I would change certain icons. I know Personalize > Change desktop icons, but the only icons there I can change are Computer,...

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Last post by i-SnipeZ
Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:27 pm
AccessConnection 5.12 on T41 with XP SP2

Last post by RobertBun « Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:23 pm
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by RobertBun » Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:30 pm

hi all,
hope sombody can help me.
on a t41 i installed a clean xp sp2. then i installed the driver with the yellow excalamation.
after installation...

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Last post by RobertBun
Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:23 pm
Vista consumes excessive amounts of power in 'sleep'

Last post by i-SnipeZ « Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:26 pm
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by zhenya » Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:13 pm

I'm currently attempting to run Vista Business 32 on my z61t. One major problem is that I cannot get the Thinkpad Power Management software to...

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Last post by i-SnipeZ
Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:26 pm
Vista SP2 RTM

Last post by bill bolton « Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:48 pm

by bill bolton » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:48 pm

Windows Vista & Windows Server 2008 SP2 is expected to reach RTM in April 2009 and the final release announcement is likely to happen at the TechEd...

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Last post by bill bolton
Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:48 pm
XP downgrade w/ Recovery CD's

Last post by diaz1023 « Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:42 pm
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by diaz1023 » Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:58 pm

Hi everyone, I want to use XP pro and have the recovery CD's provided from lenovo. I have read some threads and they don't seem to answer the...

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Last post by diaz1023
Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:42 pm
Windows XP no updates after April 14th 2009?

Last post by Speeder.dk « Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:47 pm
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by Speeder.dk » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:34 pm

Hey,

I'm not quite sure about Windows XP EOL...
Microsoft says that Mainstream support ends April 14th 2009. But extended support goes on to 2014....

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Last post by Speeder.dk
Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:47 pm
unresponsive CPU

Last post by mtnester « Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:31 pm
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by mtnester » Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:29 pm

Problem: My OS goes brain-dead. Usually it's a program that won't open. Task Mgr will show System Idle at 98 or 99, but nothing happens when I try to...

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Last post by mtnester
Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:31 pm
So I have some questions regarding preload software.

Last post by archer6 « Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:35 am
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by i-SnipeZ » Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:26 pm

Im just curious about some of the preload stuff Lenovo loads on to the computer.

Diskeeper:

Does it slow down you're computer much?

Is it much...

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Last post by archer6
Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:35 am
Who is staying wtih XP?

Last post by jdhurst « Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:10 am
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by mattbiernat » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:37 pm

I currently have windows 7 installed on one of my systems. I have to say that I like it, almost everything about it, yet windows XP just feels...

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Last post by jdhurst
Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:10 am
NumLock Won't Stay on at XP Logon

Last post by Nigellus « Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:31 pm
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by Nigellus » Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:49 am

I am running XP Professional on an IBM NetVista.

I have the NumLock set to on in the Bios.

I have the initial keyboard value in the registry editor...

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Last post by Nigellus
Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:31 pm
partition hard drive xp / linux

Last post by retired « Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:40 pm
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by retired » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:55 am

I just got an r52 with a 60 gb hard drive. It has a fresh install of xp home with the hidden recovery partition. I just reinstalled the xp with the...

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Last post by retired
Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:40 pm
Connecting printer via Bluetooth - serial/COM port

Last post by BigCatAndy « Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:08 am
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by BigCatAndy » Fri Mar 06, 2009 4:59 am

Hello everyone,

recently I purchased used Olivetti Simple_Way at eBay. The printer has an option to connect via Bluetooth. Yesterday I tried to set...

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Last post by BigCatAndy
Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:08 am
XP or Vista

Last post by i-SnipeZ « Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:18 pm

by i-SnipeZ » Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:18 pm

Considering I do play a decent ammount of games, usinng the system that is below in my sig. I like Vista but I am worried about potential performance...

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Last post by i-SnipeZ
Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:18 pm
Windows XP SP2 disc

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:53 pm
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by Meta03 » Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:14 pm

I am looking for a Windows XP SP2 disc ONLY. I have the original version of XP with a valid number, so I don't need another COA number, or any other...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:53 pm
Vista 64-bit SP2 new release candidate

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:26 am
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by jdhurst » Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:18 pm

Microsoft has publicly released SP2 release candidate to the general public.
1. Has anyone installed it?
2. If so, any issues?
3. If I did install...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:26 am
Burn CDs

Last post by killer « Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:53 pm
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by Meta03 » Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:57 am

What is a good program to use for burning music CDs, backing up files unto CDs and DVDs?
I use a Thinkpad T43 with Windows XP.

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Last post by killer
Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:53 pm
Don't want to "log on" so often

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:43 am
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by Bfskinnerpunk » Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:13 am

I've poked around, but can't find the setting that will allow me to extend the times before the computer requires me to log back on with a password....

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:43 am
Microsoft Office in "All Programs"

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:18 pm
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by fkelly » Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:09 pm

Not sure why my MS Office programs are not listed in my all programs menu listing. It once was but now I have to find a file and open it to get to...

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:18 pm
Printer Goes Offline

Last post by kduniverse « Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:19 am
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by kduniverse » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:51 pm

My printer goes offline and I can not figure out how to get it back online. I'm using Vista Business, on my T400. Any ideas? Right click does not...

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Last post by kduniverse
Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:19 am
Turn off windows vista wifi and using only access connection

Last post by tonn « Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:09 am
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by tonn » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:07 pm

Hy!
Is that possible, to turn off or unload windows wifi. Because access connection and windows wifi dont work together very well. And vista wifi is...

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Last post by tonn
Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:09 am
Unexpected Shutdowns

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:14 pm
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by kduniverse » Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:25 am

Windows always seems to be recovering from an unexpected shutdown, at least once a week. What gives? I have had nothing but issues with this T400...

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Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:14 pm
Why is preload taking up so much HD Room???

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:45 pm
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by Diablo6.0 » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:24 pm

Can some please explain why the sw_preload(clean out of box) already has taken up 20+gigs basicly its factory settings? What can I do to create more...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:45 pm
Driver Issue

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:45 am
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by kduniverse » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:40 pm

But I can't figure out which driver it is. Everytime I startup my T400, I get a message that I need to reinstall it. In Device Manager there is an...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:45 am
TrackPoint doesn't keep settings (Windows XP)

Last post by masterus « Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:40 pm
Replies: 5
by masterus » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:58 pm

hello,

on one of my ThinkPads have installed Windows XP Pro SP2,
have problem with Trackpoint , it doesnt keep settings
mean very often after...

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Last post by masterus
Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:40 pm
Help! problems fomatting my hard drive ='(

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:23 am
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by Diablo6.0 » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:28 pm

I currently own an X300. Last night when I was trying to boot from CD (to install a fresh clean version of XP PRo_, it loaded up to XP screen, but...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:23 am
Calendar

Last post by killer « Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:03 pm
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by Meta03 » Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:22 am

I am trying to find a free calendar I can use with Windows XP to keep important days on my Thinkpad. I would like something to alert me of upcoming...

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Last post by killer
Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:03 pm
Error PAGE_FAULT-IN_NONPAGED_AREA

Last post by Brad « Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:47 am
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by Brad » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:45 pm

XP MCE - Acer laptop

I receive the above BSOD after the desktop appears and before the icons show.

The stop error is 0X00000050 with several others...

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Last post by Brad
Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:47 am
I need "old book" icons!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:18 am
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by Bookworm » Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:24 pm

I read a lot. But then, I guess my user name probably told you that. I found a web site called Project Gutenburg (and misplaced the url imediately...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:18 am
if my router has firewall do i need windows firewall?

Last post by Marin85 « Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:35 am
Replies: 19
by mattbiernat » Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:46 pm

1) if my router has a firewall do i really need to use windows firewall? is it an overkill?
2) if i connect to an unsecure network:
a what are the...

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Last post by Marin85
Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:35 am

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