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    Upgrading my T400 from XP to Windows 7... Are there any issues with drivers?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by alittlemonkish, Nov 17, 2009.

  1. alittlemonkish

    alittlemonkish Notebook Consultant

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    I am planning on upgrading soon but first I want to know if anyone else has already upgraded their T400 to Windows 7. I've had mine since June and decided to put XP on it.

    Are there any issues with drivers? Also, when upgrading what will the process be? Will I just put the Windows 7 disk in and follow the instructions or is there more to it?

    Thanks
     
    alittlemonkish, Nov 17, 2009
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  2. intoflatlines

    intoflatlines Notebook Consultant

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    I have no issues with my T400 w/integrated graphics.
     
    intoflatlines, Nov 18, 2009
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  3. alittlemonkish

    alittlemonkish Notebook Consultant

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    Did your T400 come with W7 or did you upgrade it yourself? Either way your having no problems with the thinkvantage software, rescue and recovery, etc.?

    When I ran the compatibility wizard for W7 it said that there had been problems reported with the software that Lenovo loads on the machine. Anyone experience any of these issues?
     
    alittlemonkish, Nov 18, 2009
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    cassiohui Notebook Evangelist

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    did you install all the latest drivers/utilities from lenovo?
     
    cassiohui, Nov 18, 2009
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    Mine came with XP Pro x86 and I did a clean install of Windows 7 x64. I don't use a lot of ThinkVantage stuff.. The Lenovo/ThinkVantage things I installed are power manager, toolbox, system interface, hotkey, access connections, fingerprint, osd, system update, ultranav, active protection.
     
    intoflatlines, Nov 18, 2009
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    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    I've been running 64-bit Windows 7 since Beteta 2 on my T400. No issues.

    If you want the easiest way, install, then download ThinkVantage System Update from the system and use it to get any drivers you don't have.
     
    LoneWolf15, Nov 18, 2009
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