instruction for clean xp install on x200

dear forum users,

i tried to find something on that topic in this forum and elsewhere in the internet but didnt succeed. therefore i thought you could maybe help:

i ll receive my new x200 notbeook soon, there is no operating system installed on it and i want to install windows xp.

so i wanted to ask if you know any instruction for a proper and clean win xp installataion on the x200 similar to the fabulous instruction for the 60-series provided by Archit3kt (forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=188992)?
if there is none, do you think i should attach to the instruction for the 60-series mentioned above?

thank you very much in advance.

very best, jahmal

 

Just curious, how'd you get a X200 with no OS?

I don't think we're talking rocket science here. Just slipstream in service pack three into the OS disc and install it. Download all the drivers/apps you need from Lenovo's site.

Some of the apps on Lenovo's site like WinDVD or the ThinkPad burning software are upgrades. You'd need the software already installed to get it to install, which I am assuming you won't get because you got it with no OS. Luckily there are freeware apps like VideoLAN and CDBurnerXP, which work great. I use them myself.

 

I am afraid it's not as simple as this (at least it wasn't for me). I have a copy of XP with SP3 and I pretty much followed Architect's guide but I never managed to get the Video driver to work properly. It worked fine for X200's LCD but when connected to an external 1920x1200, video playback was really bad, full of tearing. I even forced the latest 4500MHD driver off Intel's site but it didn't fix things ...

I would be very interested to hear if anyone manages to make the video driver behave on a clean installation of XP/SP3 on X200 ...

 

yes, according to my experience with clean XP install on my t61p it DOES matter to have proper instructions for what to install when etc.

and the problem with the video driver doesnt sound very promising ... of course i also plan to attach the x200 to an external monitor when working at home.

@ZaZ: i bought the x200 within an university special offer and there is only DOS installed on the machine.

all the best, jahmal

 

You tried the driver from Intel's site?

 

There's no Intel TPM driver for XP SP3. Ther driver on LENOVO website is for XP SP2. You should extract that SP2 driver and install the TPM driver via INF method. IT'S just eliminate question mark in the device manager and no use for running CSS 8.

ANYONE help about this?

THX

 

You mean the video driver? I did grab the latest XP video driver from Intel's site but it didn't help. I ended up installing a clean Vista Business SP1 x64 but I am not very happy cause it's sooooo bloated ...

 

If i'm not mistaken, Intel's TPM is the ATM (Intel Active Management Technology). Try these and see if it helps:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-70313

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-70317

 

TPM is not ATM.

www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?sitestyle=lenovo&lndocid=MIGR-70123


Intel Integrated TPM (Trusted Platform Module) Device
Active Management Technology (AMT)

Thank you!