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Vista move/copy files

Last post by OldManClayton « Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:44 pm
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by Ashe Too » Tue Jun 23, 2009 5:29 pm

My experience with Vista before I downgraded to XP in Dec was that (even after SP1 was released) moving or coping files in Windows Explorer (or in...

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Last post by OldManClayton
Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:44 pm
USB ports stop working

Last post by OldManClayton « Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:35 pm

by OldManClayton » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:35 pm

Didn't find anything in a search. I'm using an X61 Tablet running Ultimate. :)

All is dandy until I unplug my USB devices (Those being a USB hub...

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Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:35 pm
T60p - No Internet Access

Last post by 2 Bricks Short « Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:02 pm

by 2 Bricks Short » Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:02 pm

I have a T60p, XP machine that will not access the internet. On bootup I get a 'Generic Host Process' error for 'SVhost.exe'. On shutdown I get a...

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Last post by 2 Bricks Short
Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:02 pm
Software Installer: is it supposed to work?

Last post by dr_st « Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:21 am
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by thinkpac » Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:03 am

I have Software Installer 3.21.0601 on my T60. When I run it, and then select Install or upgrade driver(s) or software , and then check the Retrieve...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:21 am
Why shouldn't you install drivers from Windows Update?

Last post by mgo « Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:31 am
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by thinkpac » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:25 am

I've read that you should avoid installing ThinkPad drivers from Windows Update, and instead download them from the Lenovo web site. Just curious of...

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Last post by mgo
Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:31 am
Factory install hangs, what do you think?

Last post by thinkpac « Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:21 am
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by thinkpac » Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:34 pm

A few days ago I had used the recovery discs to do a factory install of XP on my T60. It went perfectly fine. But then I was experimenting with some...

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Last post by thinkpac
Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:21 am
USB card reader won't read SD card

Last post by Czechnology « Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:58 am
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by Czechnology » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:52 pm

First of all, I hope this hasn't been discussed here before (yeah, I've searched).

I have an external USB card reader (SanDisk Extreme USB 2.0...

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Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:58 am
F11 recovery prompt gone after Win XP Install on T23 w/win2K

Last post by thinkpac « Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:30 pm
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by Jeff » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm

I bought a full install only version of Win XP and installed it on top of the existing Win 2000 partition on my T23. Everything is fine except the...

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Last post by thinkpac
Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:30 pm
downgrading to XP, what am I doing wrong?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:58 am
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by mattbiernat » Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:05 am

I have an XP downgrade CD.
I insert the CD
I press F12 and I choose boot from CD
The computer however does not boot from the CD and keeps on booting...

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Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:58 am
Readyboost Question

Last post by tomh009 « Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:22 am
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by Harryc » Fri Dec 07, 2007 9:43 am

In order for a USB 2.0 flash (aka Jump) drive to be supported by Vista ReadyBoost, it must be capable of 2.5MB/sec throughput for 4K random reads and...

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Last post by tomh009
Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:22 am
Wireless driver that enables wireless LED

Last post by Terrahawk « Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:16 pm
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by Terrahawk » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:15 am

Hi everyone,

I just received a new old T42P and have removed all the good bits from my old T41 and installed them. I have put Vista on it (since I...

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Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:16 pm
Certified TPM drivers: Not Vista Compliant?

Last post by hellosailor « Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:17 pm
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by hellosailor » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:17 pm

I went in to a Lenovo authorized repair business today for a hardware problem, and while I was there asked them why I keep getting Event ID 13 and...

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Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:17 pm
Vista with video card in the advanced dock

Last post by KCgirl « Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:05 pm
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by RonS » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:48 pm
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In order to use WDDM drivers in Vista (and thus get Aero), all video adapters must use the exact same video driver. It's possible to get around this,...
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Last post by KCgirl
Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:05 pm
Wireless not working on new Vista install

Last post by dsvochak « Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:54 am
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by thesartorialist » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:01 pm

Hi, I just installed Vista Home Premium on my T42 (previously running XP Pro SP2), and now cannot connect to the internet wirelessly. No networks...

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Last post by dsvochak
Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:54 am
Using Briefcase as a backup method. Pros and cons please.

Last post by jdhurst « Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:54 am
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by slaterlp » Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:03 am

T60, xp pro sp2

I was wondering if the briefcase folder included in windows since w9x days, and still in XPpro, can be used as a simple frequent...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:54 am
Largest Bootable C: partition on XP?

Last post by GomJabbar « Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:31 am
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by elray » Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:09 pm

Forgive me for asking, but I can't seem to find a straight answer anywhere.

If the answer is it depends , please elaborate on what the constraints...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:31 am
My Computer/HD drives - Asks me "what program to use to open

Last post by simonjs « Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:31 am
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by simonjs » Sun May 31, 2009 3:03 pm

So, when i want to click on my HD in My Computer it's asking me what program i want to use to open this file. It never used to do that!

thanks in...

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Last post by simonjs
Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:31 am
Windows ME won't accept OLEDB32A.DLL

Last post by Harryc « Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:46 am
Replies: 5
by Bookworm » Sun Jul 05, 2009 12:36 pm

Windows ME failed to install the file OLEDB32A.DLL from CD, so I downloaded it. Now I'm still getting the false error message Failed to load resource...

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Last post by Harryc
Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:46 am
xp pro annoying pop descriptions. How can I dump them?

Last post by ZaZ « Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:27 am
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by slaterlp » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:25 am

xp pro sp2 on a T60 with 2gb ram and a 200or so GB HDD

Hi,

I may be all alone in finding the followng annoying and frustrating.

I have been trying...

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Last post by ZaZ
Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:27 am
Problems with Vista SP2

Last post by Eudoxus « Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:24 pm
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by Eudoxus » Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:44 pm

I have a problem wiht SP2 on my Vista 64-bit system. I installed SP2 as soon as it was released, but in some time I realized that my system has...

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Last post by Eudoxus
Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:24 pm
Monitors are reversed in Windows ME

Last post by Bookworm « Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:58 pm

by Bookworm » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:58 pm

I have my 770Z set up with two monitors, and they are working, but they are reversed, with the external CRT instead of the built in LCD set as the...

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Last post by Bookworm
Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:58 pm
Help - Vista x64, W500, SRS Audio Sandbox is not working

Last post by Yacek « Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:47 am
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by K-a-M-u-Z-u » Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:42 am

Hi.
got my new Thinkpad W500, installed Vista X64 and everything is updated and working fine.

on my old machine(R40+vista) i had SRS Audio Sandbox...

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Last post by Yacek
Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:47 am
WinXP with SP2, should I upgrade to SP3?

Last post by jdhurst « Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:21 pm
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by flamenco » Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:21 pm

Calling All Gurus, :)
I'm one of those funny people who are really slow to upgrade. I ordered WinXP with my new R61i and it's running quite well with...

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Last post by jdhurst
Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:21 pm
Windows XP - which service pack is best?

Last post by robert213 « Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:38 pm
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by burnt_toast » Tue May 26, 2009 9:17 am

Doing housekeeping I've just recently formatted my R50p to factory settings and slowly updating selective XP updates.

I've just got Service Pack2...

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Last post by robert213
Wed Jul 08, 2009 2:38 pm
Intel chipset support for Windows XP - ThinkPad T30????

Last post by robert213 « Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:07 pm
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by robert213 » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:53 pm

Intel chipset support for Windows 98/2000/XP - ThinkPad T30, X30
MIGR-44310

Where do I find the list of driver details in ? Is it in the listing...

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Last post by robert213
Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:07 pm
Intel X3100 driver

Last post by makaveli559m « Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:42 pm
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by makaveli559m » Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:14 am

I was able to install the Windows 7 Intel X3100 graphics driver on Windows Vista 64 bit. I gotta say it is more stable than the current video driver....

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Last post by makaveli559m
Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:42 pm
Access Connections 5.30 Wireless profile - blank dropdowns

Last post by GomJabbar « Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:09 pm
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by RBob » Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:35 am

I just had to restore my old R51 using the recovery partition.

I then installed XP SP3, then ran Windows Update, then installed System Update 3.14....

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Last post by GomJabbar
Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:09 pm
System Update

Last post by makaveli559m « Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:13 pm

by makaveli559m » Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:13 pm

I installed Thinkvantage yesterday and guess what it now works again :D except automatic updates. All you need to do is install a Vista Sp2 update...

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Last post by makaveli559m
Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:13 pm
WinXP Pro installs the wrong Ethernet driver [SOLVED]

Last post by runbei « Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:47 pm
Replies: 4
by runbei » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:07 pm

I'm cross-posting this here - I also posted it in the T-series forum. Not sure which is more appropriate. I'll delete one or the other if the issue...

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Last post by runbei
Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:47 pm
T500 64-bit PRO/1000 Interrupt Storms

Last post by rvacha « Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:43 pm
Replies: 24
by rvacha » Mon May 04, 2009 2:33 pm

I've got an odd problem and I'm not sure what to try next. Summary: After a couple of minutes to a couple of hours my CPU activity will jump to...

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Last post by rvacha
Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:43 pm
Vista SP2 install question

Last post by richk « Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:24 pm
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by npish » Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:26 pm

I just completed a clean install of Vista on my T60p and I went the route of installing updates sequentially through Windows Update, which...

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Last post by richk
Thu Jul 02, 2009 11:24 pm
Question about recovery discs

Last post by GatorHawk « Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:16 pm
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by thinkpac » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:17 am

I just bought some recovery discs off ebay for my T60.

According to the item description, they are New, Sealed in Box , and it says Set 3: T60...

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Last post by GatorHawk
Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:16 pm
nod32 ekrn.exe and access connection = 100% cpu

Last post by loyukfai « Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:58 am
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by AdaSch » Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:39 pm

Hi,

My nod32 (ekrn.exe) always usage 100% cpu after change network profile wifi to lan or back.

don't help change any options. Only turn off...

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Last post by loyukfai
Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:58 am
Fingerprint scanner problem

Last post by toothandnail « Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:56 pm

by toothandnail » Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:56 pm

I have a T61 with Vista Business installed. It has a fingerprint scanner which worked when I first got the machine, but at some time since, the...

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Last post by toothandnail
Wed Jul 01, 2009 2:56 pm
Transparent sidebar...... how?

Last post by Yacek « Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:18 pm
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by Yacek » Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:32 pm

Hi all,

Just browsing your posts and screenshots I noted that many of you have nice transparent sidebar... I was trying to find a solution for that...

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Last post by Yacek
Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:18 pm
WinDVD Creator

Last post by smithfarm « Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:15 am
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by diaz1023 » Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:01 pm

a few months back i cloned my original 160 GB harddrive to 500gb seagate 7200rpm with . i then used XP CD's on the 160 GB harddrive to have both OS's...

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Last post by smithfarm
Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:15 am
Corrupted Security settings???

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:17 am
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by emeraldgirl08 » Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:50 pm

Is there anyone who has an answer for this? My cousin has a computer that is running Windows Vista and for some reason I cannot get the security...

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Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:17 am
Where have my Thumbnails gone!

Last post by Rex « Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:31 pm
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by Rex » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:16 pm

Hi there,

Running a Thinkpad T22 with XP pro, Firefox and a whole pile of other software.

In the last few weeks, web page thumbnails have vanished....

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Last post by Rex
Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:31 pm
Diskeeper

Last post by dorronto « Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:32 am
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by Me2 » Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:07 am

My computer came with Diskeeper already installed. Is Diskeeper a good program for disk defragmenting? Or is there a better program?

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Last post by dorronto
Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:32 am
Windows Live Mail

Last post by Mike Blake « Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:00 am
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by Me2 » Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:12 am

I use the program Windows Live Mail for email. All of a sudden my attachments are opening with outlook express instead of Windows Live Mail. I tried...

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Last post by Mike Blake
Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:00 am
Win 98SE help

Last post by SAE140 « Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:32 am
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by jjmclean » Wed May 27, 2009 8:10 am

I still have a couple tp600 laptops and one 300pl desktop running Win98SE and IE 6 /
SP-1. It has become almost impossible to work online with these...

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Last post by SAE140
Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:32 am
XP reinstallation options for DVD playback

Last post by postid « Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:04 pm
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by postid » Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:53 pm

Greetings:

I have an R40 (2897-54U) which was set up to boot WinXP, Knoppix and Debian Sarge. I decided to install Debian Lenny and was intending to...

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Last post by postid
Mon Jun 22, 2009 1:04 pm
Install XP Home on machine that came with XP Pro

Last post by ZaZ « Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:29 am
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by kenthurgood » Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:41 pm

Hello,
I'm new to this forum and need a little advice.
I purchased a used R32 that originally came XP Pro but had the hard drive wiped.
Since I had...

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Last post by ZaZ
Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:29 am
MS Photo Ed & Graphics File Observations...

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:49 am
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by robert213 » Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:29 am

I have two identically prepared T30's. This enables me to experiment with new software on one machine and only keep the software setup that I like on...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:49 am
Stand By setting in Windows XP

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:08 am
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by Me2 » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:32 am

I have my computer set to go to stand by after a certain length of time. However the fan stays about as loud as it normally is when it goes into...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:08 am
Running startup scripts...

Last post by robert213 « Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:52 pm
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by robert213 » Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:46 pm

My GF's Dell Latitude D620 takes over 8 minutes for Windows XP Pro to startup.

It spends over 5 minutes displaying Running startup scripts...

She...

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Last post by robert213
Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:52 pm
XP, Partitions, rearranging or reinstall?

Last post by thinkpad1 « Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:30 pm
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by thinkpad1 » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:50 pm

I'm not sure where to post this.

However, I figure it is related to Windows XP issues and I thought that maybe Windows XP users would have the most...

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Last post by thinkpad1
Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:30 pm
Various programs "not responding" - Vista noob needs help

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:01 pm
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by pkiff » Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:56 pm

I recently acquired a used X60 Tablet with Vista Business. I love the X60 hardware, but am struggling with Vista. In fact, I am close to giving up on...

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:01 pm
BSOD issue

Last post by Ben Boyle « Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:11 am

by Ben Boyle » Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:11 am

We have a recently purchased SL500 that has developed an issue. Everytime you close the lid
and have it to go to sleep, it will have restarted when...

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Last post by Ben Boyle
Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:11 am
How to check which os on a recovery partition?

Last post by archer6 « Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:18 pm
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by dorronto » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:09 am

Maybe an off the wall question but I get laptops which do not have the original os. There seems to be a recovery partition on the hard drive. How can...

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Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:18 pm

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