System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

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System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

#1 Post by eddy86 » Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:52 pm

Hey guys, for the past few months, it seems that every time I right click a file in my T61, a system migration assistant window pops up. I then have to cancel it, then the right click options for the file appears after that. This happens every time I right click in Windows. I have no idea what to do. I've tried searching the net and it seems I'm the only one with this problem. It's driving me crazy having to cancel SMA every time I wanna right click! Any ideas? Thank you.

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Re: System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

#2 Post by basketb » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:59 pm

Uninstall the System Migration Assistant.

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Re: System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

#3 Post by eddy86 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:50 am

I have no idea how. Each time I click the thinkvantage productivity center icon nothing happens.

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Re: System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

#4 Post by yak » Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:18 am

Go to the control panel, start the Add/remove programs applet, find the assistant on the list, click Uninstall, follow on-screen instructions.
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Re: System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

#5 Post by eddy86 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:16 pm

Jeez why didn't I think of that? I always thought SMA was internally part of the system and that I couldn't remove it. Thanks man! :D

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Re: System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

#6 Post by Marin85 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:23 pm

eddy86 wrote:Jeez why didn't I think of that? I always thought SMA was internally part of the system and that I couldn't remove it. Thanks man! :D
FYI, you can remove almost everything ever installed in windows (even its own components).
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Re: System migration assistant help for T61 Windows Vista

#7 Post by thinkfae » Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:37 pm

Oh thank goodness! I thought *I* was the only one who had that weird problem of right-clicking on a file and having the System Migration Assistant pop up. (The Windows installer pops up too and both have to be cancelled.)

Uninstalling the SMA works to get rid of the error, but I just wonder what caused it in the first place. I know I was poking around a bit at my R60 at the time, including upgrading its firmware, but I don't know if that's what did it. I was also using some disk cleanup software and registry cleaners - maybe it was that.

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