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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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defragmenting volume C

Last post by Paul Unger « Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:23 am
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by wisydude » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:52 am

Hi,
I am faced with the following problem. My harddisk is partitioned to 20GB and 50 GB. On the one with 20GB only the system files are, all my...

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Last post by Paul Unger
Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:23 am
Networking broken after resume from standby

Last post by jonathanmedwards « Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:59 pm
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by jonathanmedwards » Mon May 19, 2008 12:00 pm

Regularly, maybe 2-3% of the time, when resuming from standby, networking doesn't work. Vista thinks it is connected, but nothing works. I have to...

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Last post by jonathanmedwards
Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:59 pm
Vista SP1 + OSD = Extremely Annoying

Last post by morovan « Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:00 pm
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by morovan » Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:29 am

I searched the forum for a possible fix to this issue, but found nothing so here goes:

I recently installed SP1 on my T61 (6459-CTO) with Vista...

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Last post by morovan
Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:00 pm
Help with "Software Update" and Vista

Last post by asiafish « Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:02 am
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by asiafish » Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:07 pm

I have an R60 running Vista Business 32 (clean install) and installed Software Update.

Software Update goes through the motions, looking for the...

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Last post by asiafish
Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:02 am
SP3 messing with sound??

Last post by joester « Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:46 pm
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by joester » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:46 pm

1.) This was just extrordinary timing, or just plain weird.
2.) Can Microsoft do this?

I recently was using my 600X (2645-3EU with WXPSP2) and in...

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Last post by joester
Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:46 pm
Cannot access my external HDD.. Help please

Last post by basketb « Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:50 pm
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by Shade » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:04 pm

So I had an encrypted folder on my external HDD wich I used an old XP installation to encrypt and then reinstalled it, but I forgot to backup the EFS...

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Last post by basketb
Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:50 pm
What are my best Antivirus options?

Last post by ZaZ « Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:22 pm
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by XCoalMiner » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:33 pm

With a new T61, Lenovo provides a preloaded three months of no-cost Norton AntiVirus. With the option that you pay a subscription fee to continue...

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Last post by ZaZ
Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:22 pm
can't see videos

Last post by syrenab « Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:23 am
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by syrenab » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:20 am

Something happened to my T22 after downloading an update for Win2000 Pro.
Everything else works, but any video application, like in a birthday card,...

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Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:23 am
What did Windows ME look like when it was a current OS?

Last post by tyanlion « Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:22 am
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by leoblob » Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:01 pm

The reason I ask... it seems like each new version of Windows is disliked by many at first... then over time - as people get used to it, or as...

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Last post by tyanlion
Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:22 am
How to force dismount of ultrabay drive?

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:01 pm
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by Nolonemo » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:30 am

I have a T23 and T61, both running XP Pro SP3, I have ultrabay hard drives for both. With both machines, sometimes when I click on the remove...

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Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:01 pm
[solved] winxp sp2 windows firewall won't shut off

Last post by flamenco « Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:04 am
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by flamenco » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:48 pm

Hi,
Hoping you smart people will have some ideas on this. I tried this question in another forum but was told I was off-topic.

I have an R61i with...

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Last post by flamenco
Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:04 am
Vista is tiny and FAST with Vlite

Last post by RaysMD « Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:18 am
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by mgo » Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:58 am

*Moderator: I am mentioning this product by name. Since it is donation ware, I assume that is ok.

I just finished installing Vista Biz with SP1...

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Last post by RaysMD
Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:18 am
TP 600 Win98 no standby

Last post by Rob Mayercik « Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:02 am
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by gfgriffin » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:08 pm

I have a thinkpad 600e with win98se that won't enter standby when running in normal mode (Fn+F4). It will enter standby in safe mode or when running...

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Last post by Rob Mayercik
Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:02 am
Solved! Printer Status: Paused won't go away!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:33 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:22 am

I have a Brother HL-5240 laser printer, attached to a print server.
Since 2 days, the printer status stays on Paused , and I can't find a way to...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:33 am
Thinkpad Power Managed ignored

Last post by brightyboy « Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:27 am

by brightyboy » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:27 am

Hi and thanks for reading,

I have the Thinkvantage Power Manager utility installed on my Thinkpad and it used to work fine. Not so long ago,...

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Last post by brightyboy
Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:27 am
T40 hangs on startup at AccessConnections window +

Last post by skygodtj « Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:28 pm
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by skygodtj » Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:13 am

Hello all,

My daughters T40 (w/WP Pro) has a developed a disturbing problem. On startup, it hangs at the user log-in window, with a second smaller...

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Last post by skygodtj
Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:28 pm
Getting a New Hard Drive - Cloning Question

Last post by mgo « Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:29 pm
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by SuperUsr2 » Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:16 pm

I have no clue where to put this, so I'll try here.

What is the simplest way to clone my current hard drive into a new one? Is it possible to use...

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Last post by mgo
Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:29 pm
Vista Business vs Vista Basic on X61?

Last post by rlmesq « Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:01 pm
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by tselling » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:17 am

I currently have Vista Basic 64 running on my X61. I could upgrade it to Vista Business 64.... but don't want to bother with the hassle of...

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Last post by rlmesq
Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:01 pm
Cheap versions of MS Office (split from Mkplace)

Last post by spuddog « Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:25 pm
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by m509272 » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:14 am

If anyone is looking for MS Student and Teacher it was $XXX at Dell. Not sure if that's still the case today

mod edit : academic price removed per...

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Last post by spuddog
Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:25 pm
"Print screen" won't print image from Media Player

Last post by leoblob « Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:32 pm
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by leoblob » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:50 pm

I'm trying to do a simple screen capture from a video that plays perfectly in Windows Media Player. I pause the video where I want, hit the print...

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Last post by leoblob
Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:32 pm
XP SP3 slipstreamed install error

Last post by icantux « Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:08 am
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by spt60 » Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:48 pm

Hey guys,

I have a Windows XP Pro original retail (no SP) cd and try to slipstream with SP3. Everything went fine, however when I use the...

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Last post by icantux
Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:08 am
FREE Microsoft software for students and faculty members

Last post by beGi « Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:37 am
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by beGi » Mon May 19, 2008 4:33 pm

Yes, Microsoft cares for us (or for itself, think about it..). If you are student (or faculty member), you can get free MS software (at least apps I...

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Last post by beGi
Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:37 am
KB951748 Problem

Last post by nik « Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:48 am
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by Nick Y » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:38 am

Just had an automatic update from Microsoft giving me several updates including KB951748 apparently designed to stop spoofing via DNS.

It not only...

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Last post by nik
Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:48 am
autocomplete in "run" window (solved)

Last post by Marin85 « Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:49 pm
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by Marin85 » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:56 pm

Hi,
Is there any way to enable autocomplete in the run window in Vista for all local commands like msconfig, cmd, services.msc etc? I see...

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Last post by Marin85
Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:49 pm
Lenovo system interface driver

Last post by inac « Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:53 pm
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by inac » Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:53 pm

I want to do a clean install without unnecessary software from lenovo. Does anybody knows for what the lenovo system interface driver excactly is?
I...

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Last post by inac
Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:53 pm
Creating maintenance diskette under Vista

Last post by richk « Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:01 pm

by richk » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:01 pm

All of the programs from IBM to create disketts (maintenance disk, firmware flashers) give an error when run under Vista. The error is XXX is not a...

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Last post by richk
Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:01 pm
On-Screen info on caps lock and sound disappeared

Last post by syedj « Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:18 pm
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by bylund » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:24 am

I finally got to install Vista SP1 after waiting forever for it to show up in Windows Update. But it did, finally, and I installed it just like I was...

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Last post by syedj
Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:18 pm
Vista install to replace Linux on T61

Last post by syedj « Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:17 pm
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by satih » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:18 am

Hello everybody,

I have a Vista buiseness from my university, so I want to order a T61 thinkpad with Linux instaled on it, to avoid paying for...

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Last post by syedj
Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:17 pm
Slow Hibernation

Last post by sliverstorm « Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:14 pm
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by sliverstorm » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:31 pm

Hello, just curious if anyone else has this problem or has found a solution.
No, it doesn't take 3-5 seconds to hibernate. No, it doesn't take 30...

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Last post by sliverstorm
Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:14 pm
Activate Guest account (and other users)

Last post by recyclebin5 « Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:02 pm
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by recyclebin5 » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:18 am

How do I do to activate the guest account? It's activated in windows xp through controllpanel, user, guest etc.
I'm the only one registreted at the...

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Last post by recyclebin5
Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:02 pm
page fault in nonpages area when usb pcmcia is plug in ?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:45 am
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by yeohkt » Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:17 am

I got this error when my new pcmcia USB 2 card is plug in.

using T41, 1GRam
ZA, Symantec Corp antivirus

help

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:45 am
Problems with R&R backup

Last post by sgmidf « Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:34 am

by sgmidf » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:34 am

I have an X61s running Vista Ultimate. While R&R backup seemed to be working fine, it now gets stuck on gathering system settings and data, please...

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Last post by sgmidf
Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:34 am
Windows XP system restore points all wiped out

Last post by ls « Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:39 pm
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by ls » Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:03 am

Hello,

I've had my lenovo R61 Thinkpad, running Windows XP Pro, since June 20th. I've been installing updates and software slowly and carefully,...

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Last post by ls
Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:39 pm
Time keeps changing

Last post by ArtShapiro « Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:38 pm
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by liliggyracin » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:42 am

Hello I have one tablet who's time will not stay synched with the Domain server. I have ran Net time commands and tried to force it to our domain. I...

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Last post by ArtShapiro
Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:38 pm
Bypass encryption?

Last post by Shade « Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:29 am
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by Shade » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:43 am

So, I encrypted a private folder on my USB harddrive in win XP, and made sure only my user had read and write rights and was the only owner.
I just...

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Last post by Shade
Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:29 am
XP on my Thinkpad: non-standard dialog background

Last post by rschroev « Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:16 am
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by rschroev » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:22 pm

Hi,

Windows XP on my Thinkpad (R61, bought in last January, Model number 8918 DFG) uses a non-standard background in a number of Windows dialog...

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Last post by rschroev
Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:16 am
Second Display

Last post by adgray « Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:39 am
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by adgray » Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:38 pm

I have a second monitor plugged in and I am trying to get Vista to detect it so that I can use two monitors at once. Any suggestions on how to make...

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Last post by adgray
Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:39 am
hp d1460 software install failer

Last post by wisydude « Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:32 pm

by wisydude » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:32 pm

Hi,

I have purchased a hp d1460 printer. I installed it, worked all right. There was a basic icon on the desktop for the central program. I have...

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Last post by wisydude
Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:32 pm
Simple XP Pro log in question..

Last post by SaberX « Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:45 am
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by SaberX » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:30 pm

I know this will seem like a simple question but here it goes....

I just did a clean install of Xp Pro sp2. Not from the hidden partition but from a...

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Last post by SaberX
Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:45 am
A.C. not releasing last IP address

Last post by pjk « Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:07 pm
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by pjk » Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:06 am

With the latest release of Access Connections, I see periodic problems when changing location profiles.

The IP address used in the last profile will...

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Last post by pjk
Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:07 pm
Windows XP support extended till 2014

Last post by ashleys « Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:37 am
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by gator » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:13 am

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Last post by ashleys
Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:37 am
WARNING if you install free AVG 8.0

Last post by l2karl « Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:07 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sat May 31, 2008 4:23 pm

When you install the free AVG 8.0, it is by default set to Automatically heal/remove infections .

The Problem:
If you are not aware of this, and...

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Last post by l2karl
Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:07 am
Fresh install of vista business

Last post by mgo « Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:59 pm
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by askjim » Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:42 pm

Hi,

Purchased a r61li with vista business. The laptop seems a little sluggish which could be due to all the applications that are installed out of...

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Last post by mgo
Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:59 pm
What is the process for installing SP1 after RC1 install?

Last post by nikemen « Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:54 pm

by nikemen » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:54 pm

For upgrading to VISTA SP1 after having done the SP1 RC1 install months ago?

So, I did the upgrade back in February I think, to SP1 RC1, but now my...

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Last post by nikemen
Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:54 pm
F1 at start?

Last post by lemmerdeur « Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:33 am
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by lemmerdeur » Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:08 pm

I have a PC with Windows XP. For a while, it gives me a drive error when started and ask me to press F1 to continue. I checked and found out that my...

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Last post by lemmerdeur
Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:33 am
Create Vista install disc from T61 load?

Last post by carbon_unit « Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:56 pm
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by Nolonemo » Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:43 am

I'm awaiting the delivery of a T61 with Windows Vista Home Premium preinstalled. My usual practice with computers has been to image the factory load,...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:56 pm
XP will still be available after June 18, but at a PRICE

Last post by icantux « Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:10 pm
Replies: 7
by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:04 am

You can still get XP on new machines, but you have to pay the PRICE.
This is for Dell, but others will surely follow:

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Last post by icantux
Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:10 pm
HDA audio device driver not found XP SP3 fix

Last post by beGi « Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:04 pm
Replies: 1
by tyanlion » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:42 am

Hi,

I thought i might want to share this.

I uninstalled the microsoft's HDA device driver as i was having some audio problems.

When i tried...

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Last post by beGi
Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:04 pm
USB Serial/Parallel adapter?

Last post by hellosailor « Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:14 pm
Replies: 2
by hellosailor » Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:38 pm

IBM/Lenovo make a USB adapter with one conventional serial and one conventional parallel port attached to it, but the list it as compatible only...

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Last post by hellosailor
Fri Jun 20, 2008 7:14 pm

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