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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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Win2k or Linux

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:38 am
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by i-SnipeZ » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:03 pm

Ive been having touble deciding what to make my laptop run on. Right now i have been using Win2k and find it to be very likable but i also love...

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:38 am
Virtual PC + Windows XP SP3, looping boot failure.

Last post by K0LO « Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:02 am
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by jgrobertson » Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:45 am

I have been running XP SP3 in a virtual PC under Vista Ultimate 64 on a T60p for a year.

Suddenly, today, the Windows XP does not fully boot up but...

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Last post by K0LO
Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:02 am
T400 supposedly with XP Downgrade

Last post by cwestwater « Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:47 am

by cwestwater » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:47 am

Hi,

I just purchased this T400:

As you can see from the specification, it comes with Vista but XP downgrade. I expected to start the laptop and...

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Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:47 am
What's TVTSCHED.EXE, and why did it eat my R51?

Last post by crashnburn « Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:22 pm
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by RBob » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:17 pm

R51, XP Pro SP2

Just turned it on and boot took forever. When I finally got the task manager open, I found that TVTSCHED was consuming 100% of CPU....

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Last post by crashnburn
Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:22 pm
is Vista worth it?

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:42 pm
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by mattbiernat » Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:00 pm
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so the new service pack has been around for a while and so did the Vista operating system. what is the general conclusion on Windows Vista? is it...
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Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:42 pm
Can 32 bit vista handle 4GB RAM?

Last post by tinue « Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:40 pm
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by winstonli » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:21 pm

I had 4GB RAM installed in my T500 with Vista 32 bit and I can only see 2519 MB total physical memory in Task Manager. I googled the problem and...

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Last post by tinue
Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:40 pm
Sound Drivers!

Last post by hellosailor « Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:35 pm
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by rscosworth » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:53 pm

Guys,

I have an issue on my T61 whereby when i do a custom install using my Vista Ultimate retail software and then apply all the thinkpad drivers...

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Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:35 pm
Trojan in Vista Preload?

Last post by hellosailor « Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:32 pm
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by rscosworth » Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:46 am

Guys,

Just received a second hand 7650 (R61i)

I created the recovery DVD's from vista option and then proceeded to replace the hdd and reload the...

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Last post by hellosailor
Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:32 pm
custom windows installation CD and I386 question

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:05 am
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by tadler » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:51 am

i want to create a clean install xp CD, as instructed in Kyle Farnung's blog:

and i have two questions:
1.
i have a TP X60S, and these...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:05 am
System Update download directory

Last post by sahko « Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:01 pm
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by sahko » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:55 am

Hi, this is my first post here.
I got a T61 about 2 months ago. It came preloaded with Vista Business. After some days i used the Recovery CDs to...

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Last post by sahko
Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:01 pm
HELP! (recovery CD message: free space too small)

Last post by makai « Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:11 pm
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by ashat » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:50 pm

I am using the recovery CDs set sent by Lenovo for my T41p.
But after inserting the first disk, a message of error appears:

Error number 1828
Error:...

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Last post by makai
Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:11 pm
"ERROR Failed to find either 24-bit TrueColor or 8-bit

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:20 pm
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by dtzihe » Fri Nov 07, 2008 11:09 am

I have a X200T with the integrated graphics and Windows XP Tablet Edition. I'm trying to connect to a server and set up a X Windows kind of thing,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:20 pm
What are steps to install Windows Vista Ultimate on T400?

Last post by arlab « Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:03 am
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by athinkpader » Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:32 pm

Hi
Thank you for reading my post
My T400 come with Windows vista home basic edition and I want to install Vista ultimate edition on it.
Can someone...

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Last post by arlab
Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:03 am
Re-partition

Last post by CatKing « Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:27 am
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by CatKing » Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:45 pm

Hi all,

How to repartition my present drive C running winxp pro?

Thanks

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Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:27 am
restoring R&R t23 iso question

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:49 pm
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by LPC » Fri Nov 07, 2008 7:11 am

I have two iso files for R&R xp pro for the T23. One is bootable and the other is data. I burned both onto two cds using magiciso, but when I went to...

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Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:49 pm
AC 5.0 and 5.2: no reaction to proxy/homepage setup

Last post by davidspalding « Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:34 am
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by Carsten480GT » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:31 am

Hi all,

I got a really annoying problem since upgrading to AC 5.0: both in IE 6.0 and Firefox 3.0 the proxy and homepage settings are not taken over...

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Last post by davidspalding
Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:34 am
"NTLDR is missing" issue

Last post by CatKing « Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:59 am
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by CatKing » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:14 pm

Hi all

My T60 refused to boot up into window after a restore from backup image file which was done with Seagate DiscWizard.
It gives an error...

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Last post by CatKing
Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:59 am
Taskbar Help *PIC*

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:29 pm
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by flipteo » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:52 pm

Hi,

I recently accidentally altered my taskbar (I think it's called taskbar - the blue bar at the bottom of xp).

Here's what it looks like now:...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:29 pm
My t60 w Vista has *lost* drag and drop!

Last post by floete « Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:52 am
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by floete » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:41 am

I'm posting this here instead of in the t60 forum because this is probably a Vista issue of some sort ... though feel free to correct me about that....

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Last post by floete
Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:52 am
boot from ultrabay?

Last post by lumangoy « Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:53 pm
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by lumangoy » Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:33 am

has anyone been able to boot from the ultrabay?

I have a T61 and just got an caddy for the ultrabay to put a 2nd hard drive.

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Last post by lumangoy
Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:53 pm
Acdsee 8.0 pro license # location?

Last post by lemmerdeur « Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:36 am
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by lemmerdeur » Sat Nov 01, 2008 4:49 pm

I have been using Acdsee8.0 pro and I like it. I just changed my hard drive and want to reinstall my acdsee program but I don't have the license #...

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Last post by lemmerdeur
Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:36 am
WPA on windows 2000

Last post by slaz « Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:40 pm
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by slaz » Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:18 pm

Hi folks ... anyone gened up on the above ?

I have a couple of 802.11b wi-fi cards that I would like to use with win2k (mechanical reasons - these...

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Last post by slaz
Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:40 pm
Disable Popup Animation of Tablet Shortcut Menu..?

Last post by loyukfai « Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:45 pm

by loyukfai » Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:45 pm

When you press the button, the Shortcut Menu does not appear suddenly , instead it slowly expands from the center of the screen.

I would like to...

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Last post by loyukfai
Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:45 pm
Which processes/services to kill - are some old?

Last post by albo « Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:02 am

by albo » Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:02 am

Hi Folks,

I have a t43 with XP, kept up to date with thinkvantage updates. I try to keep unnecessary processes and services from clogging my system,...

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Last post by albo
Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:02 am
Boot time of WinXP Pro. on T43p

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:06 pm
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by BigCatAndy » Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:10 pm

Hello.

Last time I noticed that my T43p boots rather slow under WinXP Pro - longer than 1 minute (from pressing the button till desktop appears)....

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:06 pm
BTTray: 2 instances after autostart

Last post by Tõnis « Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:02 pm
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by BigCatAndy » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:35 am

Hello everyone,

I have one issue with BTTray application (an icon of Bluetooth, appearing in the system tray): I have it in my autostart folder, but...

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Last post by Tõnis
Sun Oct 26, 2008 7:02 pm
Page back question

Last post by lemmerdeur « Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:54 pm

by lemmerdeur » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:54 pm

Untill 2 days ago, when I was on the Internet and using the page back arrow of Mozarilla fox, it woulg go to the previous page wher I left it. Now,...

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Last post by lemmerdeur
Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:54 pm
default printer change?

Last post by lemmerdeur « Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:50 pm

by lemmerdeur » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:50 pm

Hello,
I have 2 HP printers, HP5550 and HP380. The 5550 is set as default but I have to reset it all the time as it change by itself to the HP380...

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Last post by lemmerdeur
Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:50 pm
Vista recovery partition

Last post by Gerd222 « Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:33 am
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by Gerd222 » Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:47 pm

Hi,
I've got the r61i thinkpad with windows vista. it has a recovery partition instead of a recovery dvd. Now, i'd like to install xp without...

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Last post by Gerd222
Sun Oct 26, 2008 5:33 am
unable to reinstall Win 2000

Last post by Stargate199 « Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:45 pm
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by syrenab » Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:02 am

Perhaps there is a knowledgeable person who can help me.
I am trying to upgrade to a better (but old) desktop for backup purposes. the following are...

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Last post by Stargate199
Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:45 pm
R61 running vista "hangs/freezes" momentarily afte

Last post by ssray23 « Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:26 pm

by ssray23 » Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:26 pm

Hi,

Lately, whenever my R61 goes off to sleep (after predetermined time set in Power Settings) for a long time and then wakes up again, the system...

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Last post by ssray23
Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:26 pm
[solved] XP won´t install / write to MBR

Last post by Stargate199 « Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:49 pm
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by Marin85 » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:58 pm

Hi fellow-members,
I tried to install a clean copy of XP SP3 earlier today to replace my current Vista setup and came across following problem: My...

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Last post by Stargate199
Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:49 pm
Should I downgrade?

Last post by Temetka « Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:15 am
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by djimass » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:36 am

Good morning guys,

I have the A22e model (Celeron 800 mHz, 256mb RAM, 40gb HD) running on Windows XP. I find my laptop slop at times, especially...

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Last post by Temetka
Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:15 am
Why does the Active Desktop Recovery screen show up so often

Last post by T23FUN « Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:03 pm
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by Tõnis » Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:22 pm

Often, after I change my desktop wallpaper and restart my computer, I get the white Active Desktop Recovery page. When this happens, I right click on...

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Last post by T23FUN
Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:03 pm
T61 with Vista x64 - 3DMark05/06 Fail...

Last post by Conmee « Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:31 pm
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by Conmee » Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:45 pm

Folks,

Just wondering if anyone else is running Vista x64 on their T61's with nVidia GPU and can get 3DMark05/06 to complete? I can run 3DMark01/03...

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Last post by Conmee
Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:31 pm
Having trouble with VMware/Virtualbox.. hangs...

Last post by David Ross « Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:39 pm
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by aceo07 » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:08 pm

I have a new x61t with Vista SP1 and original Lenovo install. C2D 1.6ghz with 3GB ram. I've updated all the existing thinkadvantage software on the...

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Last post by David Ross
Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:39 pm
General Wireless Networking Question

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:12 pm
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by Tõnis » Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:11 pm

I recently got a Netgear wireless router. It works well with my 3000 N100 and my R61, except for one pesky problem: each time the Thinkpad comes out...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:12 pm
Increasing case of BSOD on x61 Vista SP1

Last post by hellosailor « Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:00 pm
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by nikemen » Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:03 pm

Is there any way to figure out what is causing this? I have tried checking the memory dump, that doesn't show anything. but, sometimes when I put the...

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Last post by hellosailor
Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:00 pm
What Did I Do

Last post by Marin85 « Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:09 am
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by fkelly » Fri Oct 10, 2008 6:38 pm

Any hints or suggestions. I was trying to intall ms net 3 and it got hung up. I keep trying to restart my lappie. It wouldn't so I hit and held the...

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Last post by Marin85
Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:09 am
Recovery Partition

Last post by Stargate199 « Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:21 pm
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by tran1binh » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:58 pm

Okay, so I'm ordered my T400 a couple days ago, and I was planning to do a format and install XP. The more I read into though, seems like half the...

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Last post by Stargate199
Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:21 pm
XP installation on T400

Last post by Stargate199 « Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:41 pm
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by deejayspinz » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:10 am

Hey all,

While waiting for my new T400 to come in, I want to plan ahead for XP SP3... For those who (may) have done it, are there any special issues...

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Last post by Stargate199
Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:41 pm
IE8 Beta

Last post by Mainframer « Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:20 am
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by NorrisCell » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:52 am

The beta for Internet Explorer 8 was recently released. I installed it, and some of the features are interesting.

There is a dynamic linking...

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Last post by Mainframer
Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:20 am
"Access IBM" vs. "Thinkvantage"

Last post by BigCatAndy « Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:34 am
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by BigCatAndy » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:24 am

Hello everybody,

last year I bought new T43p with certain preinstalled software. I haven't updated it for a year or so, and recently I did it. At...

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Last post by BigCatAndy
Sun Oct 12, 2008 10:34 am
Bluetooth drives me crazy!

Last post by BigCatAndy « Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:54 pm
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by alexanderl » Tue Jul 05, 2005 11:49 pm

Hey Guys!

I'm a proud owner of a Thinkpad t42p and one reason why I sold my Sony was the Bluetooth implementation. Unfortunaltely I have the same...

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Last post by BigCatAndy
Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:54 pm
Ad hoc network connection problems

Last post by GpsPasSion « Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:11 pm
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by wttomlinson » Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:52 am

I'm trying to set up an ad hoc network between a T43 running Win XP Pro SP3 and a newer Dell laptop using Vista SP1. I can define the ad hoc network...

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Last post by GpsPasSion
Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:11 pm
backing up and reinstalling OS

Last post by tadler « Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:17 pm
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by tadler » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:51 am

Hi
I'm about to clean-install XP on my TP X60S. after installing my favorite programs and updated drivers, I want to make an image of C partition and...

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Last post by tadler
Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:17 pm
how to install xp on x300 without optical drive

Last post by Marin85 « Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:15 pm
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by hollowplayer » Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:09 am

hi people, i have x300 without optical drive, just wonder if i could do it via an usb portable hd. Thanks!

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Last post by Marin85
Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:15 pm
Spring 2008 Vista Summary for JDH (updated to Summer 2008)

Last post by jdhurst « Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:40 pm
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by jdhurst » Mon May 19, 2008 6:08 pm

So far, Vista for me has been a failure. <- Spring 2008 - see later in the thread for Summer update with some successes,
1. It runs and runs...

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Last post by jdhurst
Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:40 pm
System update gathering user information error

Last post by ShadowGuy « Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:27 am
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by ShadowGuy » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:57 am

I thought I was alone with this error but it seems extremely widespread. Does anyone here know of a workaround or the underlying cause to this...

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Last post by ShadowGuy
Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:27 am
New Version of Perfect Disk Defrag, 40% discount coupon

Last post by jdhurst « Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:19 pm
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by dfumento » Thu Jan 31, 2008 2:39 pm

Perfect Disk defrag is great and it allows for defragging the system files on reboot.

There is a new version that will defrag VMWare virtual...

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Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:19 pm

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