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    T400/XP Crashing: Subsytem Error

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vilmosz, May 3, 2009.

  1. vilmosz

    vilmosz Notebook Consultant

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    My T400 has been crashing -- it will not get past the boot and freezes up as as soon as the desktop appears, at which point, the screen goes blue and I get a fleeting page of text that indicates some sort of fatal subsystem error. I am able to boot in safe mode. But I don't really know what to do beyond that; any advice would be greatly appreciated.
     
    vilmosz, May 3, 2009
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    goofball Notebook Deity

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    disable the automatic restart option, then boot into regular mode to see the bsod info.
     
    goofball, May 3, 2009
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  3. vilmosz

    vilmosz Notebook Consultant

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    vilmosz, May 3, 2009
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    vilmosz Notebook Consultant

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    Crashed the exact same way it did before. Where would I find BSOD info?
     
    vilmosz, May 3, 2009
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    Depress the last known good configuration button while rebooting. DO NOT allow the SP3 to rerun.

    Please let the women know on the Lenovo channel. There is a mail address mix up and I cant go over there.
     
    Renee, May 3, 2009
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    PM me the username and e-mail address that you used, and I'll straighten it out.
     
    JaneL, May 3, 2009
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    Here's where I am at: I started in safe mode, went to system restore and then chose May 1st. I think the upgrade that is screwing me is the one delivered late in the day on May 1st. Mine seems to be working now; I also disabled the automatic system updates.
     
    vilmosz, May 4, 2009
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