Thinkpads Forum

Which Thinkpads come or came with Windows 7 OEM DVD / CD ? Which would be good for fresh clean install without any Thinkvantage etc stuff..

Does such a thing even exist in the IBM / Lenovo Thinkpad world?

Or do they all come only with the System Restore DVDs / CDs (just like T6x / X6x) ?

I have 3/4 HP & Dell machines that came with the Win XP / Vista OEM CDs.

Does such a thing even exist in the IBM / Lenovo Thinkpad world?

No, just the complete recovery disc sets are available.

crashnburn wrote:Which Thinkpads come or came with Windows 7 OEM DVD / CD ?

None.

crashnburn wrote:Does such a thing even exist in the IBM / Lenovo Thinkpad world?

It did exist as part of the limited time Update program available for qualifying purchases around the time Win 7 launched... but that time limit is now long past, so it is no longer available from Lenovo.

crashnburn wrote:I have 3/4 HP & Dell machines that came with the Win XP / Vista OEM CDs.

The HP 6910p I am provided with by my current client came with a tailored install VISTA CD, similar to a Lenovo Factory Recovery set, not a Windows OEM set.

Cheers,

Bill B.

crashnburn wrote:Does such a thing even exist in the IBM / Lenovo Thinkpad world?

bill bolton wrote: It did exist as part of the limited time Update program available for qualifying purchases around the time Win 7 launched... but that time limit is now long past, so it is no longer available from Lenovo.

Cheers,

Bill B.

Gotcha. What time period was this and what models was this available on?
Was this for models that had already sold with Vista very recent to pre-Win7 launch and "qualified" for FREE Win 7 updates?