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XP insists on WEP password, but it's really WPA

Last post by John H « Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:49 am
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by John H » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:38 pm

The XP network manager on my T40 insists on a wireless WEP password, but the wireless router is really WPA. So, of course, it complains about the...

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Last post by John H
Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:49 am
Windows Vista on X31

Last post by Marin85 « Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:09 am
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by SoftWar » Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:03 pm

hi. I want to install vista on my laptop(you have the spesification below). I dont know what version of vista is better for my computer, but one...

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Last post by Marin85
Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:09 am
Outlook Data Transfer Trauma

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:07 am
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by julia » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:00 pm

I'm reformatting my T-60.... :bow: HELP needed!

Does anyone know how to transfer the up-to-date Outlook data from the backup Dell I've been using --...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:07 am
Are MS Works corrupt files recoverable?

Last post by Neil « Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:48 pm
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by Neil » Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:05 pm

Most of my Works files are stored on an external USB drive. Yesterday, while working with other files, my XP systems explorer stopped responding and...

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Last post by Neil
Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:48 pm
ICQ + Vista x64 + Adobe Flash issue SOLUTION

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:02 pm
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by Marin85 » Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:02 am

Probably a well-known problem for Vista x64 + ICQ users:

Description: Under Vista x64, when exiting ICQ, ICQ stops responding, which produces the...

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:02 pm
Can not log in, can not use system restore or safe mode...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:26 am
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by Schneiderman » Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:04 am

I have a T60 with Windows XP. I caught some kind of virus or malware, the AVG scan returned thousands of files listed as infected and many of them...

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Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:26 am
HP5740 printer prints a mirror image only in Vista

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:29 pm
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by dorronto » Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:42 pm

My daughters T61 only prints a mirror image of what she wants to print.

She's networked fine, and the print mirror image option is unchecked for the...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:29 pm
Need rec for CD writing software WINXP

Last post by uberT « Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:56 pm
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by uberT » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:45 am

I'm trying to help somebody out that has a DELL desktop (WINXP) and find a CD writing program. I need something super-simplistic...they're only...

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Last post by uberT
Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:56 pm
Clean&updated system recovery for X41 Tablet. XP or 7?

Last post by zukster « Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:16 pm
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by re404 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:29 am

Hello all,

(After first searching for similar questions and help on my question on the forum I wasn't able to find what I need. I tried to find the...

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Last post by zukster
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:16 pm
Huh... upgrading sucks...

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:05 am
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by i-SnipeZ » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:28 pm

So I had another extra hard drive so I though You know, I think Ill give Vista on this ThinkPad another go but this time, I remembered my full...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:05 am
Bad cluster

Last post by robhill « Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:36 pm
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by robhill » Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:33 pm

I have a T42p and came back from lunch and had a black screen. It would not boot to the hard drive. I swapped hard drives and the computer still...

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Last post by robhill
Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:36 pm
Applications close when I open another one

Last post by killer « Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:16 pm
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by fjl82 » Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:00 pm

A little help please. Very very annoying. Laptop works normally using Windows XP. I am working in Excel, try to use Word and Excel closes...

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Last post by killer
Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:16 pm
lost user account

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:56 pm
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by jcnj6 » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:06 am

Long & painful story - short? ?
T40 motherboard crashed,
friend backed up documents & settings to external drive,
but he moved, not copied,...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:56 pm
Windows 2000 vs. Windows XP

Last post by mattbiernat « Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:11 pm
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by i-SnipeZ » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:39 am
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Which do you prefer, ive been trying out 2k and I think im going to stay. It feels more familiar (since ive been using linux) and it at least feels...
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Last post by mattbiernat
Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:11 pm
Disk Thrashing

Last post by Marin85 « Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:18 pm
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by gsl007 » Mon May 18, 2009 6:28 pm

Each time I boot my system my disk thrashes for about 15 minutes. The process causing this is c:\volume information (followed by registry entries)....

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Last post by Marin85
Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:18 pm
X60s OSD not working.

Last post by LegendaryKA8 « Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:20 pm
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by LegendaryKA8 » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:33 pm

Alrighty... this is something I'm scratching my head over.

I upgraded the HDD in my X60s and decided to throw a clean copy of Vista Ultimate(32-bit,...

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Last post by LegendaryKA8
Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:20 pm
Recovery from bare metal to beyond factory state?

Last post by Wraithmist « Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:48 am
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by Wraithmist » Tue May 19, 2009 12:59 am

Greetings to all from a ThinkPad neophyte,

I've searched numerous threads for my area of interest, but can't find anything in quite the terms I'm...

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Last post by Wraithmist
Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:48 am
Desktops v1.0 by Sysinternals [virtual desktop software]

Last post by propellen « Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:57 am

by propellen » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:57 am

Desktops v1.0
By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell

Introduction
Desktops allows you to organize your applications on up to four virtual...

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Last post by propellen
Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:57 am
System Restore problem

Last post by keeners « Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:10 pm
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by keeners » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:47 pm

On my LENOVO 3000 N100 laptop running Vista Home Premium SP1 ,
I tried to do a system restore a few days ago and got the following error message:...

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Last post by keeners
Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:10 pm
Vista: bug in hibernation drains battery

Last post by i-SnipeZ « Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:52 pm
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by umeet » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:49 am

I recently joined because I had mysterious battery drainage during hibernation (aka. suspend to hdd) with T61 and Windows Vista. I asked about it on...

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Last post by i-SnipeZ
Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:52 pm
vga

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:37 am
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by zangeena » Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:38 am

What cable is going to look better for using an HDTV as a Computer Moniter? VGA or HDMI? Ive already tried a VGA cable from my computer to my 32 HDTV...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Oct 07, 2009 5:37 am
Scratchy voice recording quality on T43

Last post by runbei « Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:47 pm
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by runbei » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:47 pm

I get excellent voice recording quality using Audacity under Linux Mint (same as Ubuntu 9.04), but the quality is very scratchy under WinXP Pro using...

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Last post by runbei
Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:47 pm
RRUbackups & rapid restore

Last post by hYdrociTy « Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:31 pm
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by hYdrociTy » Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:10 am

I've got a t43p with a factory set of IBM software, including the preloaded stuff. I recently restored to factory settings for a clean install of...

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Last post by hYdrociTy
Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:31 pm
Vista Upgrade Disk Question

Last post by ZaZ « Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:56 pm
Replies: 2
by emtee3511 » Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:18 pm

I purchased a Vista Upgrade Disk recently, planning to use it on a Gateway laptop I have that runs Windows XP-P -- When I received the disk, it was...

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Last post by ZaZ
Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:56 pm
Virus???

Last post by ideal-pc « Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:10 am
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by Me2 » Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:14 am

I have a R61e with windows xp pro. I am having a couple issues.

1) My wireless will disconnect on it's own and then when I try to reconnect it says...

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Last post by ideal-pc
Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:10 am
What is HID Non-User Input Data Filter (KB 911895)?

Last post by Harryc « Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:01 am
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by lifrancis » Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:51 pm

Why does Microsoft thinks I need this?

MS has been trying unsuccessfully to install this onto my T60. The laptop seems to be working properly...

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Last post by Harryc
Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:01 am
How to Enable Stereo Mix On T400

Last post by Omar1 « Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:06 pm

by Omar1 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:06 pm

Does Any one Know how to enable Stereo Mix On T400 , Windows Vista ?

Plz Help THanks

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Last post by Omar1
Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:06 pm
Media Player on EU version

Last post by moronoxyd « Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:40 am
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by t-rex » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:38 pm

Hello
I reloaded XP Pro on my T-23. I borrowed a disc and got it
up and running again. The problem is it is the EU version.
i put Media Player 11...

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Last post by moronoxyd
Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:40 am
Software Installer 4.01.0615

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:55 pm
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by thinkpac » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:52 am

Anyone know where I can find the last version of Software Installer (I believe it was 4.01.0615)? I may be interested in doing some manual update...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:55 pm
How to fix the wireless adapter to not use DHCP?

Last post by holdrege « Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:39 pm
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by holdrege » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:04 am

I have a X300 that has a real annoying issue that I can't seem to solve. Each time my WiFi adapter connects to an AP, it uses DHCP. Even if I set the...

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Last post by holdrege
Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:39 pm
How can I regain control on Windows update?

Last post by jdhurst « Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:57 pm
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by lifrancis » Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:56 pm

I like to know what Microsoft is putting into my machines, so I have set the update manager to automatically download but let me choose the time and...

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Last post by jdhurst
Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:57 pm
WinXP Screen Resolution too low warning, how to disable?

Last post by induktor « Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:01 pm

by induktor » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:01 pm

Hello
I recently bought a lenovo ideapad s10e with a screen resolution of 1024x576 and windows xp is complaining that the resolution is too low, but...

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Last post by induktor
Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:01 pm
Programs Will Not End On Restart With XP Running On SL500

Last post by Harryc « Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:33 am
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by sl500new » Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:16 am

I have an intermittent problem with a Thinkpad SL500 that's about two weeks old running XP sp3. About every other or every third time I try to do a...

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Last post by Harryc
Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:33 am
looking for registry entries - win security center

Last post by Yacek « Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:36 pm
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by Yacek » Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:44 pm

Hi all,
As it is annoying a bit that windows security center notifies all the time about firewall, antivirus etc.. I 'd like to switch off the...

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Last post by Yacek
Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:36 pm
12 sec wait for the boot process / intel matrix storage prob

Last post by evone « Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:30 am

by evone » Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:30 am

Hi!

One day pre-installed Vista, reinstall the clean, fast way to start the operating system. All very good! However, this is also the past such was...

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Last post by evone
Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:30 am
How bad is XP with only 768MB or 850Mhz?

Last post by Temetka « Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:54 pm
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by Bookworm » Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:35 pm

I may be able to get my 770Z up to 1.0 Ghz or faster, which is supposed to be the minimum for XP to perform well.

The trouble is, XP is also...

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Last post by Temetka
Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:54 pm
how do I share internet between XP and Vista?

Last post by GomJabbar « Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:44 pm
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by mattbiernat » Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:33 pm

I followed instructions on MS website and I have created Ad-hoc connection on my T60 running Windows XP. Then I tried connecting to this network...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:44 pm
Upgrade from Business x64 to Ultimate x64 - possible ?

Last post by Yacek « Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:37 am
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by Yacek » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:51 am

I'm currently running Buisness x64 on my T61p.... just thinking about upgrade to Ultimate x64. What are essential differences between the two? As...

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Last post by Yacek
Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:37 am
Print Spooler prevents suspend and hibernation

Last post by fasterbybike « Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:11 am
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by fasterbybike » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:20 am

As stated in the title. And, no I don't want to turn the service off, or print direct to the printer :P

Up until a couple of years ago, this used...

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Last post by fasterbybike
Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:11 am
VirtualBox Question

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:20 pm
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by lifrancis » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:47 pm

I am trying to run a Chinese XP on VirtualBox. Everything works out just fine. Then the Chinese XP starts getting a whole load of updates. Since the...

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Last post by jdhurst
Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:20 pm
Power Manager consuming Handles? Leak?

Last post by cracki « Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm
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by Steerpike » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:36 pm

I've been pursuing a memory / resource leak on my new Vista install for some time. I've noticed that the number of Handles is forever increasing,...

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Last post by cracki
Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm
TrueCrypt on an encrypted drive

Last post by sgmidf « Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 am
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by sgmidf » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:55 am

My employer wants to protect all of our drives with an encryption program, not Truecrypt. They will have access to the drive PW which will be tied to...

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Last post by sgmidf
Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 am
Automatic Backup, no space for it, should I care?

Last post by ZaZ « Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:08 pm
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by flamenco » Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:44 pm

Hi All,
I wanted to get your opinions on something. How important are those automatic Rescue and Recovery backups? Do you always do them? Skip them?...

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Last post by ZaZ
Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:08 pm
DHCP IP configuration is not supported for adhoc connection

Last post by mattbiernat « Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:27 pm

by mattbiernat » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:27 pm

DHCP IP configuration is not supported for adhoc connection. Use static IP configuration.
i got this message when i am trying to share internet...

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Last post by mattbiernat
Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:27 pm
Why is WinDVD missing after RnR, and where can I get it?

Last post by epischedda « Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:25 pm
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by gtphill » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:51 am

Hello all!

New reader and poster here. I have been trying to clone my X40 20GB DK1 drive onto a 60GB Hitachi HTC drive I purchased from Newegg. That...

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Last post by epischedda
Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:25 pm
how do i delete wirless connections?

Last post by mattbiernat « Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:58 pm
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by mattbiernat » Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:00 pm

I have created serveral Ad-havoc wireless connections on my X300. how do I delete them?

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Last post by mattbiernat
Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:58 pm
Wireless Connection 2 takes so long

Last post by spuddog « Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:07 pm
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by Sand » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:29 pm

I have a laptop (T42) and Lenovo desktop. The laptop takes so long to start but the desktop starts right away. I always make sure I delete temp files...

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Last post by spuddog
Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:07 pm
Access Connections disconnecting on logoff

Last post by jdhurst « Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:36 am
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by jmjstandin » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:32 am

I have a new Thinkpad X200S and am using the Access Connections program which is very convenient except for one apparent problem. When I am connected...

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Last post by jdhurst
Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:36 am
How do we get our free Windows 7 licenses? Shipping charges?

Last post by Crunch « Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:03 am
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by Crunch » Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:56 pm

I bought a bunch of Thinkpad W700's, so I should be getting three (so far) of Windows 7 Ultimate (2) and Professional (1) upgrade licenses.

I did...

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Last post by Crunch
Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:03 am
batch command to disable a service?

Last post by mattbiernat « Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:20 pm
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by mattbiernat » Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:03 pm

i was looking around the next for a batch command to disable a service.
and all i found was this:
sc stop windows update
sc config windows update...

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Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:20 pm

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