T30 Restore CDs.

[Davemci]

I had a friend that wanted to buy my T30 but didn't want Linux or dual boot. While trying to restore the T30 to the original factory load I screwed up the restore partition. I ordered the Restore CDs from IBM and after restoring the T30 I couldn't update Win XP. I downloaded the auto update program from Microsoft and 21 updates. However, Auto update would just hang and stop updating... I tried everything, but discovered the only thing that worked was to remove the Intel Pro (Non-IBM) and restore the default BIOS settings. Has anyone had similar issues updating the factory load after installing a Non-IBM WIFI card? I see there is a fix for this issue in Service pack 2 of windows XP Pro but I couldn't get that until after I installed the SP1 fixes.

[agarza]

You could get rid of that problem incorporating SP2 into your current I386 directory where the Windows XP setup files are located. Then you'll need the boot sector to make a compiled CD to boot and that way you'll have a seamless WXP+SP2 integration and avoiding all the hassles using Non-IBM wi-fi cards produce