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Pen Flicks not working in Internet Explorer

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by astroidea » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:16 pm

I'm using an X61T

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Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:47 pm
Trouble calibrating finger touch on X61T in Win8

Last post by astroidea « Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:32 pm
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by astroidea » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:58 am

It was working great until I installed Lenovo's multiview/multitouch Wacom drivers.

Now when I go to calibrate, it doesn't register the top right....

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Driver for thinkpad w500 on windows 8

Last post by cjmorisson « Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:49 pm
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by QWERTY Andreas » Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:34 am

Hi everybody
I just installed Windows 8 to my thinkpad w500, and im very satisfied, but there is one problem.

First i cant use system update. When...

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Fri Jul 20, 2012 5:49 pm
Windows 8 Pre-release on X60

Last post by Frank Ponte « Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:10 am

by Frank Ponte » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:10 am

So I installed Windows 8 Pre-release on my spare X60 a couple of months ago. It's an interesting interface and quite a change from what I was used...

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Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:10 am
Windows Classic Shell now skips Metro screen

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by SafeHarbor » Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:54 am

Windows Classic Shell from Sourceforge now by default (!) bypasses the Windows 8 Metro startup screen. Actually, it does display the screen briefly,...

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Windows 8 on T420s

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by Art Vandelay » Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:41 pm

I have Windows 8 running on a ThinkPad T20s. For the last two weeks, I have been using it as my primary OS. I had Windows 7 on this machine, but I...

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Wireless Connection Delay after Resume

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by hunterman223 » Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:43 am

I have been having this issue with my T400 with the intel 5300 card for quite a while. After resuming from suspend or hibernate, wireless status icon...

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Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:43 am
First Impressions of Windows 8 Release Preview on T400/R400

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by jayton4 » Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:49 pm

I am currently running Windows 8 Release Preview build on my R400 (nearly identical to T400). I have to say that it runs very well on the C2D P8400....

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Tue Jun 19, 2012 3:49 pm
Windows 8 permanent use on X220 Tablet questions.

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by Kaze22 » Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:06 pm

I'm planning on installing Windows 8 permanently on my X220 Tablet.
So, the plan is to actually learn it stick with it until the official release,...

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Windows 8 Release Preview is out

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by BootSectorVirus » Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:57 am

They have a new stub installer, it can be run inside of windows, it will run a compatibility check similar to the Windows 7 upgrade advisor, then...

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Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:29 pm
Boot and run Windows 8 from a thumbdrive

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by BootSectorVirus » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:24 pm

Microsoft is going to release versions of W8 that will run from a usb thumbdrive, it will be called Windows 8 To Go no word yet as to which versions...

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Random shutdown/crashes

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by pjk » Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:24 pm

I've had terrible problems with W8CP just randomly shutting down (actually crashing, it appears) while in the middle of doing something. Never had...

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Win8: High Resolution Retina Laptops, Thinkpad & Tablet PCs?

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by crashnburn » Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:14 pm

Win8: High Resolution Retina Laptops, Thinkpad & Tablet PCs?

I have to thank Apple for the Retina display. Some is making the market go towards...

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Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:14 pm
Customize the new WinX menu in Windows 8

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Fri Apr 13, 2012 4:21 pm
More info regarding the new user desktop on Windows 8...

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by robert213 » Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:11 am

More info regarding the new user desktop on Windows 8...

Apple's iPhone may no longer be the market leader this time next year -- at least if...

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Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:11 am
Forum Rules, How-tos and Frequently Asked Questions.

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by bill bolton » Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:53 pm

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Fingerprint reader doesnt work with Windows 8 CP? (W510)

Last post by Kaze22 « Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:12 am
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by pinkymadam » Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:13 am

Has anyone managed to get Thinkvantage Fingerprint Software working on Windows 8 Consumer Preview (on a W510)?

I haven't been able to get the...

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