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If you are experiencing any issues with installing Windows XP on a new ThinkPad from ~ late June 2011 onwards, you need to read.....

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XP Recovery Techniques

Last post by TRS-80 « Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:13 pm
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by Kyocera » Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:37 pm

Windows XP Recovery Techniques (from Cybex MCSA/SE WinXPPro 3rd Edition)

Event Viewer - If the Windows XP operating system can be loaded through...

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How to Fresh Install Win XP (Step-by-Step Guide)

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When I first got my T42 3VU and wanted to install a clean copy of Windows XP, I looked every where on the net to find a detailed guide that walks you...
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Fri May 06, 2011 2:50 am
How to improve your machine (warning: Some dollars involved)

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:59 pm
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by jdhurst » Sun Aug 06, 2006 7:55 pm
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I have been experimenting with tools for my ThinkPad (and on my NetVista Desktop) with some positive results.

Summary: That processes slow down a...
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Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:59 pm
XPx64 on a T400. Missing drivers

Last post by PhoenixR « Fri Jun 20, 2025 8:33 am
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by PhoenixR » Thu Jun 19, 2025 11:11 am

Just installed a fresh copy of XPx64 on a T400 and naturally there are 10 question marks in the Device Manager. To my amazement there are no XPx64...

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LegacyUpdate.net

Last post by teamde78 « Mon Apr 28, 2025 2:28 pm
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by Edward Mendelson » Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:52 am

Am I the last person to discover LegacyUpdate.net? I've now used it to update Windows XP on my ThinkPad 770z (dozens of updates available) and am now...

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Mon Apr 28, 2025 2:28 pm
Vista Is Fine

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by TPFanatic » Sun Mar 09, 2025 12:22 pm

if you're like me then you can go on archive.org and download an ISO of Vista with all the updates and install that on a ThinkPad licensed for Vista,...

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Sun Mar 09, 2025 12:22 pm
Favorite 32-Bit Windows XP Thinkpad?

Last post by dr_st « Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:25 am
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by McQuad » Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:05 pm

I started another thread on another forum board, but it involved finding a ThinkPad for operating two separate operating systems - Win XP and Win 7 -...

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Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:25 am
Can I change languages on windows 98?

Last post by timboc81 « Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:21 am
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by aradia1233 » Wed Sep 21, 2022 12:38 pm

I found a image of a recovery disc for a 600e.only problem is its German.

Would I be able to change the language once I formated it with this...

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Sat Jun 10, 2023 3:21 am
XP games on CD/DVDs

Last post by dr_st « Fri May 26, 2023 11:39 pm
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by Jefferson » Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:40 pm

I'v'e rebuilt my old T43 and I love playing games on it. I have several good games from the XP era, Need for Speed, Alice 1, black and white to name...

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Fri May 26, 2023 11:39 pm
Can windows 2000 boot on an X230i Tablet

Last post by Ibm1024 « Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:08 pm
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by Welsh-Tim » Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:46 am

Hi People,

I recently bought a Thinkpad X230i Tablet to run XP Tablet on, but had hoped to also use
win2k on another primary partition to...

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Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:08 pm
Windows ALL update disc

Last post by farmall « Mon Jan 17, 2022 12:51 pm
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by ThinkPad560X » Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:16 pm

Is there somewhere someone or some place has made a disc with all of current windows 2000,XP,Vista,7 updates on it? For example I have at least 20...

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Mon Jan 17, 2022 12:51 pm
Thinkvantage stuff

Last post by SAIYAN48 « Sat Nov 06, 2021 4:28 pm
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by Tumber » Sat Nov 06, 2021 1:39 pm

Hi!

Where can I download the Thinkvantage thingy? I want to have the Active protection system for the HDD.
My OS is Windows XP SP3. The machine is...

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Sat Nov 06, 2021 4:28 pm
Installing & Activating windows XP Tablet in 2021

Last post by olex126 « Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:44 am
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by Welsh-Tim » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:51 am

Installing & Activating windows XP Tablet in 2021

As windows XP is quite old I am hoping that what I've typed below
does not contravene this...

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Last post by olex126
Thu Sep 23, 2021 10:44 am
Fingerprint for UAC?

Last post by hristo.mirchev « Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:19 am
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by DesktopJinx » Sat May 10, 2008 1:40 pm

Is it possible to enable a fingerprint swipe to answer User Account Control authentication prompts? (UAC prompt that asks for credentials, not just...

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Last post by hristo.mirchev
Thu Sep 16, 2021 8:19 am
IBM ThinkPad T43 Restore Disks?? Help

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:20 am
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by Alexandy1 » Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:04 am

So I got a T43 and it does not have windows so I try to reinstall windows XP and it had no sound and no wifi so I found this restore disk but it...

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Sat Jun 19, 2021 1:20 am
Recovery Disk Set

Last post by Tecchie « Mon May 10, 2021 1:11 pm
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by Toadywot » Sun Oct 02, 2016 9:42 pm

Some time back, I was issued a new Lenovo Thinkpad T61 that was pre-installed with Windows Vista Business. A downgrade to Windows XP Professional was...

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Last post by Tecchie
Mon May 10, 2021 1:11 pm
w2k t500

Last post by 789 « Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:56 pm
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by 789 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 4:49 pm

Has anyone installed NT 5 on Thinkpad T500 ?
Is there a w2k driver for Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics ?

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Mon Sep 21, 2020 12:56 pm
XP and iTunes Servers

Last post by MikalE « Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:36 am
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by MikalE » Sat Jun 13, 2020 7:24 pm

XP is officially too old to communicate with Apple iTune servers for the iTunes Store or to check for previous purchases.

Is there any work around...

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Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:36 am
[Solved] KpyM SSH doesn't run on X41 but runs on R51

Last post by omero72 « Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:49 am
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by omero72 » Fri Jun 19, 2020 5:40 am

Hello

I've installed the KpyM SSH Server and configured it as a service using the nssm on my R51 and it's been running perfectly fine: I can access...

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Last post by omero72
Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:49 am
Best way to upgrade Win 98 to Win 98SE

Last post by W500tragic « Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:17 pm
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by cadillacmike68 » Fri May 22, 2020 1:03 pm

Hi, I'm getting a few older ThinkPads from a former admin here (he's an admin emeritus ) including a 600 which I think will come with some sort of...

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Last post by W500tragic
Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:17 pm
[solved] Yellow exclamation mark WLAN card can't remove driver blue screen comes

Last post by omero72 « Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:04 am
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by omero72 » Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:42 am

I have a 2005 model Option Globe Trotter / GT GPRS/EDGE/WLAN 802.11b/g combo PCMCIA card. I'm using it to connect to WiFi becaue it has a portable...

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Fri Jun 12, 2020 10:04 am
How to remove programs that were on a network? Help please.

Last post by MikalE « Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:23 am
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by MikalE » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:54 am

My new A31p is loaded with programs that appear on my system but that are not actually loaded on the computer. They appear in the menu bar and the...

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Last post by MikalE
Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:23 am
How to edit Recovery disks

Last post by stuartmcivor « Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:53 pm
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by onespeedbiker » Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:14 pm

I have a 390e Thinkpad with recovery disks for both Windows 95 and 98. The Win98 disk boots, but the Win95 does not (no big surprise here). However,...

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Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:53 pm
Does anyone know to fix this error on t43

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:18 pm
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by Alexandy1 » Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:08 am

So I found a restore desk and it was working until it rebooted on disk 6 and then it said restoring system and then it's showed me this error message...

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Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:18 pm
W98 512mb memory limit

Last post by Neil « Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:35 pm
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by Jefferson » Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:43 pm

I'm aware that there's a limit and it seems to be at 512mb.

I'm confused though.

Does the problem occur starting at 512mb? Or does it happen for...

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Last post by Neil
Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:35 pm
K-light codec version for Pentium 3?

Last post by Jefferson « Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:29 pm
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by Jefferson » Thu Mar 05, 2020 3:52 am

does anyone know what the latest K-Light Codec version for Pentium 3 with XP SP3?

I'm setting up my new-to-me A30p with P3 at 1.2Ghz and XP.

My...

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Last post by Jefferson
Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:29 pm
Windows 95 recovery disks stuck with fat16

Last post by onespeedbiker « Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:04 pm
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by onespeedbiker » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:20 pm

So, I have been using a recovery disk to install Windows 95 on my 385ed, and discovered one has no choice, using the IBM recovery disk boot disk than...

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Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:04 pm
is it okay NOT to install the sound driver for 770X?

Last post by KingBrog « Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:43 am
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by Jefferson » Tue Sep 17, 2019 10:57 am

I clean-installed W98 Second Edition on my 770X

After the installation, I downloaded all the drivers and installed them on 770X as well.

But I've...

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Last post by KingBrog
Wed Oct 30, 2019 9:43 am
Windows 95 PCMCIA problem fixed

Last post by onespeedbiker « Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:27 pm
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by onespeedbiker » Sat Oct 19, 2019 2:18 am

I am dealing with a Windows 95 on a 385ED and I can't get the PCMCIA Compact flash to work; I just acquired this PC with the hard drive is loaded...

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Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:27 pm
Windows XP64 on D: drive

Last post by MikalE « Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:48 pm
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by MikalE » Thu Oct 03, 2019 9:16 am

I have Windows XP64 installed on a separate physical drive in my T520 along with Win 7 Pro on the C: drive.

I am trying to install Malwarebytes on...

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Last post by MikalE
Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:48 pm
TP 600 & A21M Recovery CDs

Last post by saperkus « Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:02 pm
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by railes » Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:19 pm

Hello everyone. I need some help. Could anyone share images of recovery CDs and diskettes for IBM thinkpad 600 and A21m? I need for win98 or 2000

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Last post by saperkus
Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:02 pm
[Windows 3.11/95/98SE] How to access data from PC Card (PCMCIA) Flash Memory Card?

Last post by saperkus « Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:29 pm
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by saperkus » Sat Jul 27, 2019 2:52 pm

I have two Intel Flash Series 2 Memory Cards and can't get them to work. Win3.11/95/98SE detects them and installs drivers properly, but doesn't...

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Last post by saperkus
Sun Aug 18, 2019 2:29 pm
Windows XP serious RDP vulnerability patch (May 2019)

Last post by MikalE « Wed May 15, 2019 10:22 am
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by Puppy » Wed May 15, 2019 7:34 am

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Wed May 15, 2019 10:22 am
Windows 98 Install Help

Last post by ibm thinkpadfan « Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:59 pm
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by ibm thinkpadfan » Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:59 pm

I recently acquired an IBM ThinkPad 365xd that is in good condition. It boots and all but gives errors along the way, and is registered to someone...

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Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:59 pm
Win XP 64 in IDE Compatibility Mode

Last post by madicetea « Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:07 pm
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by MikalE » Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:03 pm
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I apparently didn't do enough research before attempting to load XP to a second hard drive for a dual boot dual drive system along with Win 7.

Now...
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Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:07 pm
no audio output device on vista T43

Last post by GomJabbar « Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:54 am
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by zaku » Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:40 am

i used the system update software from lenovo to install all the necessary software after a clean install of vista. but i can't get to have audio...

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Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:54 am
Is anybody still using windows 2000?

Last post by Screamer « Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:46 pm
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by jeff1981 » Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:40 pm
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I've heard that since it is no longer supported that it's not safe to use windows 2000 pro for internet and email. I'm wondering if there is a...
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Thu Jan 03, 2019 2:46 pm
Firefox 53: no support for Windows XP or Vista

Last post by Cigarguy « Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:06 pm
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by Puppy » Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:00 am

For those who still use old ThinkPads with XP

Mozilla plans to end mainline support for the Microsoft operating systems Windows XP and Windows...

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Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:06 pm
[390X] Win98SE - VMM32.VXD problem

Last post by JBUK « Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:12 am
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by eriju_ » Fri Jan 05, 2018 7:03 am

Hello,

I'm having a problem setting up Windows 98 SE (as well as Win95, Win2k and WinXP) on my ThinkPad 390X.
For Windows 98 and 95 the setup works...

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Last post by JBUK
Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:12 am
Windows XP -- adding Tablet PC Edition parts into regular XP, possible?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:56 am
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by Hierax_ca » Fri Nov 10, 2017 3:31 am

Is it possible to add the Tablet / Pen portions of the Windows XP Tablet Edition to a regular (non-tablet) Windows XP install?

The XP Tablet...

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Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:56 am
Windows 2000 in 2015. A tutorial on running modern software in Windows 2000!

Last post by sdfox7 « Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:16 pm
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by cedric.lunneborg » Tue Jan 05, 2016 5:54 pm

I was looking around on some information about Windows 2000 and I found a tutorial for running pretty much the latest version of software compatible...

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Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:16 pm
802.11g and WPA2 on Windows 98/Me

Last post by dr_st « Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:37 pm

by dr_st » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:37 pm

Want to get 802.11g and WPA2 on Windows 98 / Me? Use Ralink RT61 chipset.

The CardBus solution will work on any laptop with a matching slot, the...

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Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:37 pm
PC Doctor ThinkVantage Toolbox -- WinXp 32-bit

Last post by Haxoc112 « Mon May 29, 2017 9:00 pm
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by SimonA » Fri Mar 24, 2017 4:37 am

Hi there

Does anyone have a copy PC Doctor ThinkVantage Toolbox that will run on WinXP (32-bit). I have a TP X60s that has some hardware problems...

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Mon May 29, 2017 9:00 pm
Windows XP users - install KB982316 immdiately

Last post by dr_st « Tue May 23, 2017 1:20 pm
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by Puppy » Tue May 23, 2017 12:24 pm

Windows XP users should install KB982316 patch now

A security issue has been identified that could allow an authenticated local attacker to...

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Last post by dr_st
Tue May 23, 2017 1:20 pm
Cloning XP on PATA drives in T42.

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Thu May 18, 2017 7:09 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Thu May 18, 2017 1:17 pm

I had no luck getting this to work as this renders cloned drive unbootable on any older thinkpads like T42, R52. I have ultrabay PATA to SATA bridge...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Thu May 18, 2017 7:09 pm
Microsoft Provides New Security Update For XP, Vista

Last post by shawross « Mon May 15, 2017 4:56 am
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by BillP » Sat May 13, 2017 2:14 pm

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Mon May 15, 2017 4:56 am
Application "tpvolbar"?

Last post by thomase13 « Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:54 pm
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by Tõnis » Sat Feb 27, 2010 6:31 pm

I've seen an application called tpvolbar in my task manager. Process Library has nothing on it, and a Google search produces very limited results;...

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Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:54 pm
R&R XP SP2 with USB stick

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:41 pm
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by jazz » Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:26 pm

I didn't found anywhere (or didn't ask Google the right question) how to back thinkpad HDD to factory state without CD / DVD bay device (and with...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Apr 17, 2017 3:41 pm
Odd USB problem

Last post by theterminator93 « Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:52 pm
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by rs79 » Tue Sep 20, 2016 5:39 pm

(T61 XP)

I plugged in a Netgear A6210 1200AC WFI USB 3 thing last xmas and it performed better than expected until last week. The laptop will no...

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Tue Sep 20, 2016 6:52 pm
Windows 2000 on an SSD?

Last post by kfzhu1229 « Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:21 pm
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by ajkula66 » Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:57 am

Sheer curiosity on my end: has anyone around here installed W2K on an SSD, and what their experiences were....

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Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:21 pm

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