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Install XP Cd with product key on thinkpad?

Last post by s0larian « Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:20 am
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by twitch » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:53 pm

Hi,

I am trying to install XP Pro from a CD i have using the product key on my thinkpad.

Trouble is it does not take the key.

I understand the PID...

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Last post by s0larian
Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:20 am
SP2 Windows Firewall and our thinkpads....

Last post by byron « Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:35 pm
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by byron » Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:10 pm

i have been playing with the new windows firewall over the past few days and noticed that one of the thinkpad utilities doesn't play nice with the...

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Last post by byron
Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:35 pm
Longhorn?

Last post by sktn77a « Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:29 pm
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by DudeItsADell » Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:33 am

Does anyone know anything about Microsoft's new OS, codenamed Longhorn. I searched around a found some things about it, but could find if it was...

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Last post by sktn77a
Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:29 pm
System Migration Assistant

Last post by ibmuser « Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:34 pm

by ibmuser » Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:34 pm

Anyone used IBM System Migration Assitant to move settings from one computer to another? Actually, I'd like to save all settings on a X31 so that...

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Last post by ibmuser
Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:34 pm
DirectX 9.0c

Last post by ohman « Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:31 pm
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by maingray » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:29 pm

Anyone tried this yet? Comments?

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Last post by ohman
Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:31 pm
What programs do you use to tweak XP.

Last post by Mr_Roboto « Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:28 pm
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by Mr_Roboto » Fri Aug 06, 2004 11:25 pm

I was wondering what programs are out there that allow you to easily tweak the settings in Windows XP. I am trying to make it a little more snapy or...

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Last post by Mr_Roboto
Sat Aug 07, 2004 5:28 pm
Typing unicode characters on T41

Last post by n3il « Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:57 pm
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by Goobie » Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:01 pm

Hello,

I'm having trouble getting unicode characters (like those found in the French and Spanish languages) to display in Word 2003 on my T41. For...

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Last post by n3il
Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:57 pm
Firefox 0.9.3 released. Security issues fixed

Last post by byron « Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:02 pm
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by geobel » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:52 pm

Gosha

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Last post by byron
Fri Aug 06, 2004 4:02 pm
XP..Connect to internet

Last post by dd « Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:13 pm
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by dd » Fri Aug 06, 2004 11:58 am

Hi

Can anybody help me connect my t41p to the internet

Unfortunately, in my haste to switch it on, I forgot to plug the cable modem in!

I have...

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Last post by dd
Fri Aug 06, 2004 1:13 pm
Update Connector 6.1 Link Relased 8/3/04

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:42 am
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by Richard » Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:31 pm

latest version released today which fixes many issues and is XP SP2 compatible:

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Last post by jdhurst
Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:42 am
Which Software do you use for switching Networks?

Last post by jkirch « Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:11 am
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by ndee » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:49 am

Let's say you want 2 different network profiles for at home and for the office. What kinda software do you guys use?

Thanks in advance!

Andy, just...

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Wed Aug 04, 2004 3:11 am
Update: Firefox 0.9.3 released. Security issues fixed

Last post by hausman « Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:57 am
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by geobel » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:42 pm

Mozilla/firefox users,

Mozilla Firefox User Interface Spoofing Vulnerability has been announced:

As of press time, had no patch for this issue....

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Last post by hausman
Tue Aug 03, 2004 7:57 am
Access Connections 3.21 Problem :(

Last post by refrankie « Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:14 am
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by refrankie » Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:35 pm

hi everybody, I have a r40 2723 bv1, working with WinXP Home, and the problem with access connection had me restoring to factory default for too many...

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Last post by refrankie
Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:14 am
Windows XP taskbar

Last post by jdhurst « Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:24 am
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by jonathanlee » Sun Aug 01, 2004 3:31 pm

This may be a stupid question, but I tried setting up my quick launch on my toolbar. But when I log off windows and restart it the quick launch...

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Last post by jdhurst
Mon Aug 02, 2004 7:24 am
Thinkpad Default Power Schemes

Last post by ldbobby « Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:40 pm
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by ldbobby » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:19 pm

Hi, just curious if anyone could help me out with this. I changed the settings in the Power Options control panel under the tab Power Schemes for...

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Last post by ldbobby
Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:40 pm
T42p Networking Issue

Last post by BrianR « Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:49 pm
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by BrianR » Sat Jul 24, 2004 4:27 pm

I just got a new T42p 2373KXU with Windows XP Pro SP1.

Instead of seeing the standard Ethernet NIC and WiFI nics under Network Connections I see...

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Last post by BrianR
Thu Jul 29, 2004 2:49 pm
Getting keyboard customization to work

Last post by Hangfire « Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:20 am
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by Judabuddha » Sun Jul 25, 2004 9:58 am

Message has been edited by Moderator

I just got a T42 and I love it, but there is one little thing that bugs me. The Fn key is right where I'm used...

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Last post by Hangfire
Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:20 am
Reformat problems & spyware

Last post by edelrc « Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:56 pm
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by bebepooh » Wed Jul 28, 2004 9:55 pm

I just recently bought an IBM x31 machine. I noticed that there was a lot of spyware on it so I decided to do a clean reformat of the whole system...

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Last post by edelrc
Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:56 pm
The "What ThinkPad software should I keep?" Thread

Last post by s0larian « Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:06 pm
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by K. Eng » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:20 pm

The default IBM Windows XP install has some nice software, but some of it is redundant or doesn't work all that well. Here is my list of what I kept,...

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Last post by s0larian
Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:06 pm
Wireless connection software

Last post by stgreek « Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:38 pm
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by krosenstein » Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:10 am

1. I've been using Access Connection to manage my wireless adapter on my T41 (2373-9FU). I'm using WPA encryption. One annoyance is that it will not...

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Last post by stgreek
Wed Jul 28, 2004 12:38 pm
IBM Access - additional program to log dial-up use?

Last post by llama_thumper « Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:48 am

by llama_thumper » Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:48 am

can anyone recommend any programs to use together with IBM Access to log dial-up usage?

any hints appreciated!

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Last post by llama_thumper
Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:48 am
Adding commands to a context menu...

Last post by ian « Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:57 pm
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by ian » Mon Jul 26, 2004 7:16 am

I fully realize that I’m probably the last but one person on this planet to learn this, and for the sake of the very last person I’m going to list...

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Last post by ian
Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:57 pm
XP Server Service

Last post by ibmuser « Tue Jul 27, 2004 12:21 am
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by ibmuser » Fri Jul 23, 2004 1:42 am

I must have disabled the server service. Seems I need it now, but it doesn't appear on the list of services. Any way to get it back somehow?

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Last post by ibmuser
Tue Jul 27, 2004 12:21 am
Virus programs?

Last post by ibmuser « Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:36 pm
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by mrbjr » Fri May 28, 2004 3:16 pm

I am running Norton 2004 on 2 IBM T4*p's with no problems. Have 2 desktops running Computers Associates EZArmor, 1 running Avast free version and 3...

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Last post by ibmuser
Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:36 pm
I dont want to carry My CD's around!

Last post by ub3rg33k « Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:16 pm
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by T41mbi » Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:34 pm

Hi, i have unreal Tournament 2004, and HALO and dont want to insert the CD's when i want to play them since I usually have my ultrabay slim in the...

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Last post by ub3rg33k
Sun Jul 25, 2004 7:16 pm
File Sharing requires disabling/enabling of WLAN connection

Last post by Flightvector « Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:45 pm
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by Flightvector » Fri Jul 16, 2004 11:38 pm

OK, never to be the one who must usually post things like this, I have been stumped :roll: I have had file and printer sharing within my own LAN and...

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Last post by Flightvector
Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:45 pm
BSOD: "stop c000021a {fatal system error}"

Last post by K. Eng « Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:53 pm
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by K. Eng » Fri Jul 23, 2004 2:19 pm

Got this error today:

stop c000021a {fatal system error} the windows logon process system process terminated unexpectedly with status of 0xc0000005....

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Last post by K. Eng
Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:53 pm
Firefox

Last post by Leon « Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:57 am
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by ibmuser » Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:13 pm

Anyone using Mozilla Firefox as a substitute for Internet Explorer?

Wouldn't mind some feed back one impressions.

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Last post by Leon
Fri Jul 23, 2004 9:57 am
TV Display, PAL and such

Last post by astpaul « Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:42 pm

by astpaul » Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:42 pm

Did it happen to someone that you tried to display on a TV through the S/VHS and the image is in B/W ?
What would be the solution ?

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Last post by astpaul
Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:42 pm
80G Drive Partition

Last post by gosha16 « Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:44 am
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by jmodem » Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:35 pm

I have a new T42P on the way. When it arrives I would like to partiton the 80G hard drive. I have not done this before so am looking for some help....

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Last post by gosha16
Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:44 am
Help with browser trying to load forum pages, not here but s

Last post by nikemen « Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:03 pm

by nikemen » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:03 pm

Hey, I have been having some really strange behaviour loading some forums that I frequent and wonder if anyone has similar. I have tried differant...

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Last post by nikemen
Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:03 pm
Playing a full-screen program in a window.

Last post by cjsuh « Mon Jul 19, 2004 5:51 pm
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by cjsuh » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:01 pm

I want to be able to play games without having them default to full-screen mode, so I still have access to my other running programs (i.e. AIM,...

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Last post by cjsuh
Mon Jul 19, 2004 5:51 pm
Remove Rapid Restore

Last post by William Lueders « Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:25 am
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by William Lueders » Sun Jul 18, 2004 11:59 am

I can live with the system and diagonostics but this Rapid Restore is eating something like 21gig of space and has a bad rep. I want to get rid of it...

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Last post by William Lueders
Mon Jul 19, 2004 7:25 am
*FIXED*why my T42 modem only connects at 28.8k??*FIXED*

Last post by Leon « Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:13 pm
Replies: 8
by juancferrer » Sat Jul 17, 2004 7:44 pm

How can i make it connect at a faster speed?? I can dial my isp with my other computer, and it always connects at 49.9kbps, which i guess is the...

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Last post by Leon
Sun Jul 18, 2004 10:13 pm
Force Winamp to buffer entire song?

Last post by benz « Sun Jul 18, 2004 5:27 pm
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by benz » Sat Jul 17, 2004 12:28 pm

Is there a way to force Winamp to buffer the entire song being played (mp3) into RAM? The reason I'm asking is because I have APS enabled, and am...

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Last post by benz
Sun Jul 18, 2004 5:27 pm
Shortcut to the Desktop

Last post by Humpa « Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:42 am
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by jotong » Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:14 am

I just bought a new t42 that runs XP, and on my old machine, which ran Windows 2000 pro, there was a little row of buttons on the bottom left-hand...

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Last post by Humpa
Sat Jul 17, 2004 8:42 am
darn laptop brings up shut down screen for no apparentreason

Last post by doolally « Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:04 pm
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by doolally » Thu Jul 08, 2004 4:22 pm

My old Pentium II thinkpad has been no problem for years. It runs Windows ME.

After updating the latest ME update and IE6 my Thinkpad will click...

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Last post by doolally
Fri Jul 16, 2004 6:04 pm
Windows XP SP2 2162

Last post by BillMorrow « Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:57 am
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by HKILP7M8 » Fri Jul 16, 2004 1:28 am

I just installed the latest version of SP2 and my system seems very very fast. Anybody else done this or is thinking of doing it?
Post your feedback.

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Last post by BillMorrow
Fri Jul 16, 2004 3:57 am
Access Connections or ???

Last post by s0larian « Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:48 pm
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by gg3761 » Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:17 pm

What is everyone using to connect to wireless?

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Last post by s0larian
Thu Jul 15, 2004 4:48 pm
IBM Thinkpad T40, Rapid Restore Ultra 4.0, XP Pro

Last post by SeanM « Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:30 pm
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by iyusaf » Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:57 pm

I just got off the phone with IBM support and they they do not have a solution to my problem. I am hoping someone on this board has a work-around or...

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Last post by SeanM
Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:30 pm
Customize Rapid Restore?

Last post by iyusaf « Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:01 pm
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by dclee012 » Mon May 03, 2004 3:59 pm

(This isn't really a windows question, but I don't know where else to put it.)

I'm not sure how to go about customizing rapid restore. What I mean...

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Last post by iyusaf
Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:01 pm
Change operating system?

Last post by jdhurst « Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:45 pm
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by enquirer » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:17 pm

The store I want to buy a thinkpad from, they only have the windows 2000 model. Would it be possible to buy that, and then
ask IBM (within 30 days)...

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Last post by jdhurst
Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:45 pm
windows dv problem - win xp

Last post by Leon « Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:13 pm
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by goro » Sun Jul 11, 2004 5:33 pm

Hi

I've recently bought T42 (2379 DXU) with windows XP. However, I have the following problem when capturing my video from Sony DCR-TRV38 Handycam....

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Last post by Leon
Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:13 pm
Windows XP SP2

Last post by jdhurst « Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:26 am
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by jdhurst » Mon Jul 12, 2004 10:06 pm

I had to start again, recover the T41, reinstall Windows. Then install Client Security. Then install SP2. Now the IBM Support download works - has to...

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Last post by jdhurst
Wed Jul 14, 2004 5:26 am
six critical updates released at www.windowsupdate.com

Last post by geobel « Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:39 pm

by geobel » Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:39 pm

Regards,
Gosha

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Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:39 pm
Quick Launch Icons on holiday?

Last post by G-Man « Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:19 pm
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by ian » Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:15 pm

New T-42 WinXP SP1 etc. Tiny problem - from time to time I lose the quick launch icons from the task bar when I restart the system. Anyone know how...

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Last post by G-Man
Tue Jul 13, 2004 7:19 pm
oem serial number for XP?

Last post by n3il « Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:08 pm
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by katman » Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:31 am

where is the serial number located in the setup files again? (it's different from the one on the bottom of the machine) i forgot the thread it was...

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Last post by n3il
Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:08 pm
XP Pro Service Pack 2

Last post by Guest « Mon Jul 12, 2004 10:13 pm
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by jdhurst » Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:08 am

I have a spare drive for my T41 (2373-1HU). It is the original 30Gb drive that came with the machine. Twice now I have done the following:

With SP2...

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Last post by Guest
Mon Jul 12, 2004 10:13 pm
"ThinkPad Software Installer" Who used it, does it

Last post by DavidNZ « Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:35 pm
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by devilsrejection » Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:41 am

I am going to be getting a new lappy soon, an x40, and I want to know whats the fastest way to reinstall all the drivers, which I will be downloading...

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Last post by DavidNZ
Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:35 pm
underclock the video card while plugged in to AC

Last post by eriqesque « Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:02 am
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by juancferrer » Sat Jul 10, 2004 11:50 pm

when i have the T42 plugged in, it runs the vid card at max setting, but the trouble is that i get this warm feeling under the right palmrest, and...

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Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:02 am

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