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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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xp v. 2000

Last post by richarddd « Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:55 pm
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by richarddd » Sat Sep 04, 2004 9:45 am

I recently got an X31 and an extra HDD, so I've been playing with various configurations, including 2000 sp4 on one drive and xp sp1 (turning off all...

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Last post by richarddd
Wed Sep 15, 2004 8:55 pm
The SP1 XP Bootable dilemma revisted!

Last post by adrenalincreek « Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:24 am
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by adrenalincreek » Wed Sep 08, 2004 2:54 pm

Sorry to bring up the issue of how to make an XP bootable CD once again, but I definitely need help. I spent the whole labor day weekend trying to...

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Last post by adrenalincreek
Mon Sep 13, 2004 9:24 am
thinkpad 240x - win2000

Last post by goanuj « Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:11 am

by goanuj » Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:11 am

so I installed win2000 on thinkpad 240x, but it will not detect the PCMCIA hard-drive... has anyone had luck making laptops like this detect the...

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Last post by goanuj
Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:11 am
WinXP SP2 and AT&T VPN??

Last post by jsmit86 « Sat Sep 11, 2004 1:47 pm
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by jsmit86 » Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:50 pm

I am getting ready to take the SP2 plunge on my T42. I use AT&T Global VPN. Can anyone tell me if they have had SP2 issues with this VPN?

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Last post by jsmit86
Sat Sep 11, 2004 1:47 pm
How do you stop the Security Centre icon on the sys tray?

Last post by CyberDude « Sat Sep 11, 2004 2:17 am
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by CyberDude » Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:52 am

Since XP SP2 I now get this stupid icon in the system tray telling me the firewall is not on. I already use Sygate's FW so have truned off the...

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Sat Sep 11, 2004 2:17 am
cleartype for win2k?

Last post by dclee012 « Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:42 am
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by dclee012 » Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:05 pm

does something like this exist?

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Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:42 am
SP2 installation on T42

Last post by nikemen « Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:05 am
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by TheVelho » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:59 pm

I got a a T42 2373 3YG and switching from the base win xp to the sp2 one did'nt cause any problems.

I have Avast AV and WP firewall, adobe and...

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Last post by nikemen
Fri Sep 10, 2004 11:05 am
desktop ICONs messed up by ATI

Last post by Chun-Yu « Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:10 pm
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by hhy2k » Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:16 pm

Well i have no Idea what causes this, but anytime I switch resolution on my desktop the ICONs leave their places and get all mixed up. I am guessing...

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Last post by Chun-Yu
Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:10 pm
WinXP Activiation

Last post by richarddd « Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:16 pm
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by Antioch » Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:58 pm

If I recall correctly, there is a limited number of times you can install store-bought Windows XP (limited number of activiations even though...

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Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:16 pm
Windows XP installation on T42

Last post by Antioch « Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:14 pm
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by Antioch » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:26 pm

Hi all. I've ordered my T42, just waiting for it to come - who knows when that will be, heh.

Anyways, I have a couple of questions.

From my...

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Last post by Antioch
Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:14 pm
windows media player - US clients only?

Last post by ibmuser « Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:36 pm
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by ibmuser » Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:54 pm

Why is windows media player 10 for US clients only?
I was checking my brother's computer for custom updates (XP SP2) and Media Player 10 is listed as...

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Last post by ibmuser
Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:36 pm
USB problems with XP on a 390E

Last post by Cray91 « Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:17 am

by Cray91 » Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:17 am

I just got a Thinkpad 390E. I instaleld XP Pro onto a new HD, b/c the old one was like 2gigs. I have been trying to use USB devices, but that is when...

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Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:17 am
IBM Printer Recall

Last post by hausman « Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:40 pm
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by ibmuser » Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:00 pm

Not sure if this belongs here.

IBM Infoprint 1412, 1412n recalled. These are made by Lexmark:

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Last post by hausman
Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:40 pm
What does the license, 1-2 CPU mean

Last post by Xman « Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:47 pm
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by nikemen » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:21 pm

Does this mean, that this license will allow a laptop, and for example a home CPU to be registered?

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Last post by Xman
Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:47 pm
SP2, T42, and USB problems?

Last post by Kenn « Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:06 pm

by Kenn » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:06 pm

I have an Intellimouse Explorer 3.0. Once SP2 was installed, the mouse is only recognized on the bottom USB port of my T42. Plugging into the top...

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Last post by Kenn
Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:06 pm
Why does it take so long for networking, specifically wirele

Last post by Kenn « Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:02 pm
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by nikemen » Tue Aug 31, 2004 2:42 pm

Why does it take sooo long for networking to boot up in WinXP? It is usually about 2-3 minutes after I see the desktop, that networking loads and is...

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Last post by Kenn
Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:02 pm
How do I tell which version of Java is installed?

Last post by Speedbird « Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:22 pm
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by XCoalMiner » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:50 am

I've looked in the Software Installer/Version Information, but there's nothing listed. I'm using the Win Xp preloaded on a T41, no SP2 (yet).

I've...

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Last post by Speedbird
Tue Sep 07, 2004 2:22 pm
T-Series Related to XP Service Pack 2

Last post by v_ln_nl_v « Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:33 pm

by v_ln_nl_v » Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:33 pm

Hi All,

I've noticed quite a few people having problems when updating Windows XP to Service Pack Level 2.

Here are the steps I took to install...

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Last post by v_ln_nl_v
Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:33 pm
Some fullscreen games kickback to the desktop!!!

Last post by juancferrer « Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:17 am
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by juancferrer » Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:39 am

i'm trying to run some (fullscreen) games, and they load up and i can see the loading screen, but after a couple of seconds, the game minimizes and...

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Last post by juancferrer
Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:17 am
Multiple active Ethernet with Access Connections?

Last post by JohnO « Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:49 pm
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by JohnO » Mon Sep 06, 2004 6:30 pm

I purchased a T41 in May. It is my first IBM laptop. I like the Access Connections software, but I can't seem to create a connection with both...

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Last post by JohnO
Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:49 pm
XP won't shutdown when upgrade from Home to PRO edition,

Last post by geobel « Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:11 pm
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by cklein » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:08 pm

My new T42P won't shut down when I uprade the system from Home to Pro edition. Actually the Bluetooth won't work until I applied XPSP2, but it still...

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Last post by geobel
Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:11 pm
Networking prob.

Last post by krosenstein « Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:42 am
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by krosenstein » Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:29 pm

I have a 23739FU with an IBM wireless card. I also have a Netgear wireless access point connected to a Netgear wired router.

I can connect...

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Last post by krosenstein
Mon Sep 06, 2004 2:42 am
Windows Media Player 10 Released

Last post by DavidNZ « Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:06 pm
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by ibmuser » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:02 pm

well, here it is:

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Last post by DavidNZ
Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:06 pm
Static IP in Access Connection

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Sep 04, 2004 11:12 am
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by luminus » Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:16 am

Hello!

I was wondering if there is anyway to set up a profile in Access Connection so that it allows dynamic switching of wired/wireless, with...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Sep 04, 2004 11:12 am
Cannot insall Windows XP on Thinkpad T20 - Help!

Last post by SeanM « Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:21 pm
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by SwordPlay » Fri Aug 27, 2004 8:34 pm

I am new to IBM an just purchased a T20 to see if I like it before investing in somthing newer.

I formatted the hard drive and am trying to install...

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Last post by SeanM
Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:21 pm
Java kills wireless 2100b connection...

Last post by dcolpitts « Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:42 am

by dcolpitts » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:42 am

I've got three T40s (237372U) with 2000 on 1 and WXPP on the other two. If I launch RealPlayer or most any other java based software such as...

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Last post by dcolpitts
Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:42 am
Ultranav Icon on system tray

Last post by RoadHazard « Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:06 am
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by refrankie » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:32 am

Hi all, I need your help please.

I upgraded my Ultranav wizard and driver for my R40 WinXP, and it appears randomly after rebooting(while I already...

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Last post by RoadHazard
Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:06 am
Rapid Restore Ultra 4 and Windows XP SP2

Last post by PaulS « Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:41 pm

by PaulS » Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:41 pm

I restored a backup of my T40 which had Windows XP SP2. The files were restored to a second harddrive in the Ultrabay Slim. When I attempt to boot...

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Last post by PaulS
Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:41 pm
Creating Windows Network between desktop and lappy...

Last post by stinkyfeet « Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:27 pm
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by jhoover » Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:50 pm

Hello!

Situation:
I will be getting an X40 soon and wanted to know how to create a Windows Network between my X40 (XPP) and my desktop (W2KP). I...

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Last post by stinkyfeet
Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:27 pm
Wireless connection intel Wlan 3b pci and AC 3.3

Last post by refrankie « Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:13 am

by refrankie » Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:13 am

Hi all,
I just wanted to know if anybody can tell me whether after updating wireless driver, can I use wireless without AC 3.3? (that is by means of...

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Last post by refrankie
Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:13 am
Logitech webcam for Notebooks Pro, difficulties with R40

Last post by refrankie « Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:00 am
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by refrankie » Sat Aug 28, 2004 10:33 am

Hi all, I need your help regarding this annoying sound (a ping likesound, the system default sound...)

Here are my specs: IBM R40 notebook, 512ram,...

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Last post by refrankie
Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:00 am
UN-Deleteable emails in OE..??!

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:43 am
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by BillMorrow » Sun Aug 29, 2004 2:39 am

for some very strange and unknown reason, there are an increasing number of emails i have been getting that can NOT be deleted..

does ANYONE have...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:43 am
Windows XP set-up when booting-up

Last post by phineasfreakears « Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:13 pm
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by phineasfreakears » Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:58 pm

I recently purchased a used 600E which seems to work well so far. My problem is that every time I turn it on I get a choice of either Microsoft...

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Last post by phineasfreakears
Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:13 pm
Disable automatic email check on startup of Outlook

Last post by Bruce Guttman « Sat Aug 28, 2004 1:12 pm
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by benz » Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:16 pm

Does anyone know how I can disable the automatic checking of my email accounts when Outlook (2003 in this case) is first started up? I am sometimes...

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Last post by Bruce Guttman
Sat Aug 28, 2004 1:12 pm
What's the deal with Intel InterFace DLL 1.0?

Last post by refrankie « Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:59 pm

by refrankie » Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:59 pm

what does it do?

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Last post by refrankie
Sat Aug 28, 2004 12:59 pm
updating ATI radeon 7500 WinXP driver

Last post by geobel « Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:14 am
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by refrankie » Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:27 am

Hi all, I am having some kind of trouble after upgrading my R40's ATI graphic driver. After installing the driver downloaded from IBM support, I get...

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Last post by geobel
Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:14 am
Keyboard customizer for several users

Last post by astpaul « Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:27 am
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by astpaul » Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:18 am

Hi,
I want to allow several users on a single windows machine to be able to use this wonderful utility. This way every user can have access to the...

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Last post by astpaul
Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:27 am
local area connection icon in taskbar

Last post by Humpa « Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:02 am
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by ibmuser » Fri Aug 27, 2004 10:37 am

I'm using a mini pci a/b/g adapter for internet connections. For some reason a icon appears in my taskbar with a red X indicating that the ethernet...

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Last post by Humpa
Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:02 am
T30 SP2 installation error

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:05 pm
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by Myung » Thu Aug 26, 2004 2:12 pm

I was installing SP2 downloaded via automatic update, but it seems to take forever. So, I went to windows update site and began downloading SP2....

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Last post by jdhurst
Thu Aug 26, 2004 8:05 pm
correction

Last post by G-Man « Thu Aug 26, 2004 3:45 am
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by sun365 » Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:37 pm

it should have read:

I installed windows XP Prof. on my X31. And in the process lost some cute things that were on my X31. One of them is the Sound...

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Last post by G-Man
Thu Aug 26, 2004 3:45 am
Sound Icon?

Last post by Humpa « Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:39 pm
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by sun365 » Wed Aug 25, 2004 12:30 pm

I installed windows XP Prof. on my X31. And in the process lost some cute things that were on my X31. One of them is the Sound Icon that shows your...

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Last post by Humpa
Wed Aug 25, 2004 1:39 pm
Google keeps stealing my IE homepage

Last post by synapse « Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:24 pm
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by synapse » Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:02 pm

Hi-

I keep on setting my IE homepage to about:Blank but everytime I restart my computer it is set back to goodle, which I did set it to at one point...

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Last post by synapse
Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:24 pm
Battery Poswer ICON ?

Last post by sun365 « Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:13 am
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by sun365 » Mon Aug 23, 2004 5:37 pm

I installed windows XP Prof. on my X31. And in the process lost some cute things that were on my X31. One of them is the Battery Icon that shows your...

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Last post by sun365
Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:13 am
T30/40 Can you re-partition, format, run XP only?

Last post by Grumpy « Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:46 pm
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by Grumpy » Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:21 pm

I like to keep things simple. Have had several IBM desktops preconfigured with what I consider bloatware and have always successfully FDISK'd to a...

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Last post by Grumpy
Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:46 pm
Thinkpad T30 and Windows XP....one problem

Last post by Humpa « Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:42 am
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by MadeInJapan » Sat Aug 21, 2004 9:00 pm

Hello all...I got my T30 in the mail this week and took data from my 600E's Win2000 pro and put it on my T30. One program I often use called FileProt...

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Last post by Humpa
Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:42 am
Holes found in Windows XP update

Last post by G-Man « Sun Aug 22, 2004 6:17 pm
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by Leon » Fri Aug 20, 2004 11:36 am

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Last post by G-Man
Sun Aug 22, 2004 6:17 pm
How to boost your Doom3 performance by 40% on ATI hardware

Last post by G-Man « Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:59 pm
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by juancferrer » Sun Aug 08, 2004 9:14 pm

just thought a few people would like to know....

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Last post by G-Man
Sun Aug 22, 2004 5:59 pm
Think Looks - XP "Think Theme"

Last post by Txiasaeia « Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:47 am
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by lophiomys » Mon Aug 02, 2004 5:04 pm

Has anyone had a more detailed look at the XP Think Theme ?

As far as I could see, it uses a few nice icons and sounds,
but otherwise it links into...

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Last post by Txiasaeia
Sun Aug 22, 2004 1:47 am
retain Recovery partition functionality after upgrade to XP

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:36 am
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by malachont » Wed Aug 04, 2004 8:49 pm

Hi, if I want to upgrade a Thinkpad A31p to XP Pro from windows 2000 (which came with it) how can I retain the recovery partition (or CD)...

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Last post by friedrich-eugen
Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:36 am
560 problem

Last post by michael_hunt « Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:20 am

by michael_hunt » Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:20 am

I have had problems with my thinkpad 560, in fixing them i had to re-install windows 95 in safe mode, this then allowed it to load. But the screen...

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Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:20 am

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