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    T500 no SP1 - how about IE9?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by merlin666, Mar 14, 2011.

  1. merlin666

    merlin666 Notebook Consultant

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    T500 (and 400?) with switchable graphics are not able to get Win 7 SP1 through Windows Update because of a faulty Intel 4 driver. Does this also affect the installation of IE9?
     
    merlin666, Mar 14, 2011
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    namaiki, Mar 16, 2011
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    I think it would affect it, because the problems with the intel driver were noticed when IE9 Beta was installed. IE9 installs updates that conflict with the Intel driver.
     
    lenardg, Mar 16, 2011
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    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    What's the problem with down loading and re-installing the driver?

    Renee
     
    Renee, Mar 16, 2011
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    The Intel driver is part of a switchable graphics that has VERY poor support from Lenovo. I hope that they will release a new driver soon to address the issues, but it was about 1.5 years or so before the latest driver was released. I would like to try IE9, but am not willing to take the risk of GPU conflicts or roll back to a 2009 driver.
     
    merlin666, Mar 17, 2011
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    Have you actually installed IE9? And do you switch between drivers or stick to one? If you use the dedicated gpu, and have problems with the intel, maybe disable switchable, and run the dedicated gpu all the time?
     
    antskip, Mar 17, 2011
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    IE9 works fine on my switchable graphics T500, running Windows 7 Professional 64. The only thing that doesn't seem to work is hardware rendering--you may have to tweak the registry to force the use of the GPU. I have not upgraded to SP1.
     
    MidnightSun, Mar 17, 2011
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    IE9 is working fine on my Optimus T410s but it's set to discrete only, and therefore NVIDIA only right now.
     
    halobox, Mar 17, 2011
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    i have a T400 with switchable gfx and have both SP1 and IE9.

    oh, and i only use the integrated card.
     
    MaX PL, Mar 17, 2011
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    My T410 has Win 7 (No SP1 yet) and IE9 while my X301 has Win 7 SP1 and IE9, so I think IE9 will install with or without SP1.

    Btw, I did not use Windows update to run SP1. I downloaded the .iso version and extract the 64bit part.
     
    TheGreat, Mar 18, 2011
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