OSD not working after BIOS 1.22 update

[VietNinjaXTC]

I recently updated my BIOS to ver 1.22 through the Thinkpad System Update and now when I boot up my computer I get one of those Windows Vista problem windows that says "On screen display message generator for Thinkpad has stopped working."

Does anyone else have this problem? I haven't been able to find an install file for the OSD on Lenovo's website at all.

Thanks,
Jeff

[VietNinjaXTC]

Update:

I downloaded the Hotkey update for the X61 Tablet from Lenovo's website and it contains the On Screen Display application. Installed, restarted and the OSD worked for a couple of minutes. Then I get the same error message, and now no more OSD.


Update 2:

I used the Hotkey installer to uninstall the On Screen Display as well as the Magnifier. Then I installed just the OSD again with restarts in between each step. I still get the same error message at boot up, then I have to close the program (via the error pop up) and of course the OSD doesn't work anymore.

[tebbens]

I have the same issue with an R60e.

Anyone have a fix !?

[Speeder.dk]

Same issue with my X61s when i updated to bios 2.19 ... I'll reinstall os later this day and post results ...

/Speeder

[Marin85]

Same issue with my X61s when i updated to bios 2.19 ... I'll reinstall os later this day and post results ...

/Speeder

Why reinstalling the OS? You only need to reinstall or update the software/driver. If OSD is really screwed up by the BIOS update, reinstalling the OS won´t help, only rolling back the BIOS update...

Marin

[VietNinjaXTC]

I thought about rolling back the BIOS update, but I didn't look into it even to find out if it was possible. Instead, I rolled back the Hotkey driver. The difference between the 2 wasn't anything that really effected me. I think the older driver doesn't allow you to customize size, color, etc of the OSD which I can live without.

My old driver was located in C:\SWTOOLS\DRIVERS\HOTKEY

I just did a full uninstall with the new driver's setup.exe (reboots in between) and then did a full install of the old driver. This is how it will be for me until Lenovo decides to fix it.

[Marin85]

BTW, what was the error saying?

[VietNinjaXTC]

BTW, what was the error saying?

It was just one of those Vista error pop-ups that tells you the program stopped and it asks if you want to check online for a solution, or just close the program.

This is what the error message said: "On screen display message generator for Thinkpad has stopped working."

[Speeder.dk]

Marin

Why reinstalling the OS? You only need to reinstall or update the software/driver. If OSD is really screwed up by the BIOS update, reinstalling the OS won´t help, only rolling back the BIOS update...

Marin

I'm aware of that. But I was going to install x64 version sooner or later anyway... Btw, it did help reinstalling (though i agree it would be sufficient reinstalling driver only) ..

[VietNinjaXTC]

I'm aware of that. But I was going to install x64 version sooner or later anyway... Btw, it did help reinstalling (though i agree it would be sufficient reinstalling driver only) ..

Reinstalling the updated driver alone did not solve my problem. That was after a full uninstall (with reboots) and full reinstall (with reboots). After installing the old drivers, it works, but only includes the features of the old driver (of course).