deodeo wrote:realblackstuff wrote:It's quite easy to install an OEM XP on your T43 (using the COA on the bottom), and then install the drivers etc. from the IBM/Lenovo website. Then burn an image onto a CD.
What is COA? need the disk still right?
COA = Certificate of Authenticity
It is the sticker that should be on the bottom of your Thinkpad. It should indicate which version of Windows your system came with.
As for using the COA on an OEM Disk....I am pretty sure that you can't just use ANY OEM disk...only a Recovery Disk provided my IBM/Lenovo, or a Rescue and Recovery disk made by another Thinkpad owner.