Looking for T22 recovery CD/CD's W2000

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MaciekSK · #1 Post by **MaciekSK** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 11:59 am

Hello!
I bought used T22 with W2000 sticker without any discs and of course without a recovery partition. I thought that any cd with W2000 will work with a serial on a sticker but it looks that I need an original cd for IBM. Can someone help me? I wrote to Lenovo about possibilities to buy a disc set, but I still didin't get any answer.

MaciekSK · #2 Post by **MaciekSK** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:16 am

No one can help me? Come on, it's Christmas time :) All I need it's a cd only.

Purcy · #3 Post by **Purcy** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:19 am

Well my T22 came loaded with XP Prof. with a business license(edited to say Volume License Key), so I can continue to get free updates. I don't think you need to deal with Lenovo at all on the OS software. Just buy the Windows platform software that you want and install. I am sure someone else with more knowledge will post soon. Good luck and happy holidays

Perhaps this thread might shed some light? :

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=34875

MaciekSK · #4 Post by **MaciekSK** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:30 am

Purcy wrote: (cut) Just buy the Windows platform software that you want and install. (cut)

Thanks for your answer. I wouldn't buy a new windows why I have a W2000 sticker on T22. The problem is that I don't have a W2000 wich can match serial on a sticker... I didn't have an IBM laptop before and I don't know how system works during installation (you must to type a serial from a sticker on not). I'm looking for someone who have T22 with W2000 and can record a cd for me with a recovery option or something else which can help me to restore an original W2000.

#5 Post by **carbon_unit** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:28 am

The factory install uses a Volume License Key, not the one on the sticker. You don't have to type anything in.
I have a set of T23 win2k discs but they are not the same as a T22, Sorry.

Maybe someone else here has a set.

MaciekSK · #6 Post by **MaciekSK** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:00 am

carbon_unit wrote:The factory install uses a Volume License Key, not the one on the sticker. You don't have to type anything in.

OK. Mayby someone can help, will see :) I hope there is a good spirit here :)

x3ss · #7 Post by **x3ss** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:32 pm

i was asking myself the same question a few days ago...

i have a windows XP Pro SP1 license sticker on the back of my T23 but it doesn't work on a standard XP install CD...why?

if the preinstalled windows has a volume license key why do i have the sticker with the dud key? what is it for? another serial wich ibm uses to track/spy on us?

MaciekSK · #8 Post by **MaciekSK** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 4:38 am

x3ss wrote:if the preinstalled windows has a volume license key why do i have the sticker with the dud key? what is it for?

You should have some signs that you have a legal system on a computer :) I think that all the serials on stickers from IBM in Microsoft figure as sold for IBM. That means you can pay less for a computer with preinstalled system.

x3ss wrote:another serial wich ibm uses to track/spy on us?

I don't think so, if you don't enter any serial numbers who can track or spy (if it possible...) us?

x3ss · #9 Post by **x3ss** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:58 am

they know who they are

shhh...type slowly, the government can hear you...they'r all over the place

now back to business...
so if i have that sticker on my laptop this means that i have a license and i ca use a copy of windows XP even if it's not from the original cd that came with the laptop 'cause i've missplaced my discs

so i'm all legal...now that's a good thing

larrylwill · #10 Post by **larrylwill** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:28 pm

I have a T23 with XP prp sticker on the bottom with license key. It was on when I bought the T23 used. I added a bigger Hard drive and did not have the install CD so I had to use a XP SP2 install disk I had with a different serial number. Well I could get it to install but never could get it to take updates, I got that damed illegal copy wep message. I tried both serial numbers. Is there anything I can do to get it legal again? Right now I have a patch so I don't see the warning and have turned off auto updates.

helmet4000 · #11 Post by **helmet4000** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:14 pm

I bought a t21 with Windows 2000 Code of Authenticity. Did not have install disks from IBM either.

From this company, www.mdofpc.com I purchased and downloaded a copy of Windows 2000 Professional. I then used the burned copy of the software to install Win2K on my T21 using the product key on the bottom of the laptop. Worked fine. Then I sold the product key for and a burned copy of Windows 2000 that came with the software.

Looking for T22 recovery CD/CD's W2000

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