Reinstallation of Windows XP on T42

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vinny77 · #1 Post by **vinny77** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:23 pm

I have a freinds thinkpad T42, which needs to have Windows xp reinstalled. Its my judgement that there is enogh corrupt data and viruses that its just better off to reinstall and then thing is slow and a 3 legged horse.

I am looking into getting a T60 but dont own an ibm yet nor have ever used one.

I need to reinstall win xp, so I have a Install disk, but I need the thinkvantage and other drivers and stuff. He has none of this, like most he got the laptop and throgh everything out. so there are no recovery cds.

Where do I get the correct Thinkvantage software. for the
t42
2378
duu

I also thoght that there was a spare partition with IBM's thats allowed reinstallation and recovery.

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:30 pm

Unless your friend foolishly destroyed everything, start, press F11, recover and Bob's your uncle.

... JD Hurst

#3 Post by **GomJabbar** » Mon May 29, 2006 6:54 pm

vinny77 wrote:Where do I get the correct Thinkvantage software. for the t42

Software and Device Drivers - ThinkPad T42, T42p

vinny77 · #4 Post by **vinny77** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:23 pm

also my friends Laptop with a full charged battery will last about 10 minutes on the Battery Maximizer set as Off or NO Profile

is this common for all IBM laptops

#5 Post by **GomJabbar** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:32 pm

Probably a dying battery. It happens.

christopher_wolf · #6 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Tue May 30, 2006 12:08 am

Dying Battery + No power management; that and the many bits of spywayre/trojens/cruftware that you have found make a re-install from the hidden partition a very good proposition.

vinny77 · #7 Post by **vinny77** » Tue May 30, 2006 1:05 pm

do you really need Power Mangment?

also the screen is very dull, is this normal.

#8 Post by **jdhurst** » Tue May 30, 2006 1:22 pm

I think you got a dud machine. It is newer than mine and is in such bad condition, I would have to ask the original owner for money to take it off their hands. ... JD Hurst

Reinstallation of Windows XP on T42

Reinstallation of Windows XP on T42

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