Lost XP Tablet PC, recovery CDs don't work no warranty

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jimmyUT · #1 Post by **jimmyUT** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:19 pm

Should I buy Vista? I have heard many bad things about Vista, but with no option to buy Tablet PC in the stores and IBM won't sell me the rr discs because its out of warranty, then I have no other option, correct? any opinions?

I have to get this running based on principle... I got the thinkpad for free

bobbarker · #2 Post by **bobbarker** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:24 pm

IMO, I wouldn't put Vista on anything less than a nice desktop (or a beefy 12 pound laptop)....even then I wouldn't bother with Vista. Do whatever you can to find XP Tablet.

jimmyUT · #3 Post by **jimmyUT** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:40 pm

thats kinda what I thought... Any ideas on how to get a copy in my situation? there is one on ebay... but it looks skeptical at best. I even tried building my own through a forum article but I couldn't get the bootfile extractor to work

jimmyUT · #4 Post by **jimmyUT** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:27 pm

Can I use a different version of XP other than tablet on the x41?

bobbarker · #5 Post by **bobbarker** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:10 pm

Yeah you can use any version. Home, Pro, Tablet or Media Center Edition.

BeeJayEmm · #6 Post by **BeeJayEmm** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:22 am

Jimmy,
Check this thread. TPCollector is selling factory sets of Recovery disks for many ThinkPads, including X41 Tablet, $38 shipped. Sounds like your ticket. Best of luck!

Brian

bobbarker · #7 Post by **bobbarker** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:17 pm

That sounds like a good deal. Newegg has new copies of XP Pro (not tablet

).
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6832116400
Go for the recovery discs.

jimmyUT · #8 Post by **jimmyUT** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:27 pm

Thanks for the tip, just ordered them

Lost XP Tablet PC, recovery CDs don't work no warranty

Lost XP Tablet PC, recovery CDs don't work no warranty

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