upgrade to XP !

[NIZAR]

Hi,
I am in France and I have just received my T61 (T9300/SXGA+/2 GB/ 160 GB 7200) I am so happy except OS which is vista home
I have ordered on ebay an XP OEM version and I woulk to know the steps to get back Lenovo softs after installing XP (cooy to make ? is there any hidden disk partition...)
thanks !

[propellen]

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... STA-DWNGRD

[NIZAR]

Thanks but still generic information since I do not have Lenovo XP CDs ! it's an extra XP SP2 version that I bought on ebay ! is it possible to download all Lenovo softwares ?

[SaderBiscut]

Most likely. The drivers should be here.

[Nebzar]

Thanks but still generic information since I do not have Lenovo XP CDs ! it's an extra XP SP2 version that I bought on ebay ! is it possible to download all Lenovo softwares ?

Just download and install System update:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... PDATE.html

It will take care of finding all the necessary drivers and apps (you can choose which ones to install).

Regards
Neb

[NIZAR]

it seems to be what I am looking for, thanks

[Crunch]

Your OEM XP, is it a Lenovo branded one? I'm asking, because you said you bought it on ebay, and OEM's vary quite a lot! With some, you can actually just install the operating system, which is great, but with Lenovo OEM's, you'll have to go through the whole restore process. Someone please correct me, if I'm wrong, and if there is a way to "restore" ONLY the OS! That would be awesome!

In any case, I would definitely start from scratch, format your hard drive, and then do a fresh install from your XP disc(s?)!

How come you don't like Vista, if I may ask? It appears to me that you made the decision to ditch Vista in favor of XP very fast...?

Enjoy your new Thinkpad!