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    New XP install; useful or recomended drivers / progs

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by noregsson, Jul 17, 2007.

  1. noregsson

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    Hey

    So the XP on my T60 decided to die on me for no apparent reason. I was trying to cut'n'paste som files off my desktop, and now I get a bluescreen every time I boot windows (even in safe mode) except for the times when I can't boot windows at all XD

    Anyways, I'm fed up with the crap xp that came with my laptop, so I'm doing a new install - gonna use XP Performance Edition June 2007. Has anyone tried this version on a T60 (or other Lenovos) ?

    Also, I was mostly curious about what, if any, software I need or should get, that doesn't ship with XP by default ? I found a lot of threads about what programs I don't need, but not that many about which are useful =P

    Thanks
     
    noregsson, Jul 17, 2007
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    Crism Notebook Guru

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  3. noregsson

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    Oreright!

    Thanks a bunch
     
    noregsson, Jul 18, 2007
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    KnightUnit Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the XP Performance edition june on my Vaio Z1 one and it seems fine, no problems so far
     
    KnightUnit, Jul 18, 2007
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    Have fun trying to get any updates with that version. I wouldn't suggest using a pirated version of windows. Go spend the money and buy windows xp pro. In the long run you will be gald you did.
     
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    Works fine
     
    KnightUnit, Jul 18, 2007
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    meaning you can get updates with it?
     
    Jeremy092288, Jul 18, 2007
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  8. noregsson

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    Actually, I've already spent money on xp pro. I'm not feeling all that glad about it right now =P It's too much hassle. Trying the performance edt, and if it doesn't work I'm gonna go back to linux until it gets messed up again, then I'm doing a normal xp pro install, then when XP dies it's off to linux again ... and on it goes. Give me an OS that works =(

    Also, you can get updates if you crack the wga thing, I guess.
     
    noregsson, Jul 18, 2007
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