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    Windows 7 SSD vs RAM

    I just picked myself up a used Thinkpad T410 with i5core at 2.4ghz and 4Gb of RAM with a standard HDD & W7 x64. I don't do VMs I don't edit Video I don't process stupidly large RAW files (not again) The machine is primarily for processing a small work database that needs to be 'mobile'...
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    Windows 7 the requested operation requires elevation error

    I have a think pad w510 laptop that had recently been upgraded to win 7 enterprise. Every time i install something or change a setting, it asks me to allow the program then to type a username/password. After that i get an annoying error saying " the requested operation requires elevation". does...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Ultimate does not recognize Bitlocker encrypted SATA hard drive connected via USB

    Dear all, recently, the motherboard on my ThinkPad laptop died and I was left trying to access the data that is in my Bitlocker encrypted SATA Hard drive (Crucial, RealSSD C300 1.8) via USB. I bought the adaptor, plugged the hard drive into a different machine running Windows 7 Ultimate, but...
  4. Windows XP ESET Smart Security 5 + XP 32 bit=Big Problems

    A couple of weeks ago, I downloaded the trial version of ESET Smart Security 5, to try out on my IBM ThinkPad T42 which dual boots Win XP MCE & Win 2K Pro. I done this because my ESET NOD32 AV's subscription was running out (it now has). After installing the trial version on the ThinkPad...
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    Windows 7 Help on Windows 7 Blue Screen which caused by "Tcpip.sys"

    My Thinkpad X201i is running Windows 7 system with Nortel VPN and Lotus Notes. When I connect to VPN and run Notes.exe, the system may meet a blue screen and says: tcpip.exe error. This really drive me mad. Who can help me on this problem? Thanks so much! Link Removed
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    Windows 7 Cant install windows 7

    Hi! I have a lenovo thinkpad edge e125. I downloaded a Win7 x64 professional iso from MSDNA using my license, and created a bootable pen drive. I select the drives, format them, and start the installation, but thats where the problem occurs: The setup gets stuck at "Installing features ..."...
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    Windows 7 Can't Encrypt Additional Partition with BitLocker

    My setup: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on ThinkPad T510. 1HD, two partitions (C and D). I just reinstalled my system and encrypted C; however, there is absolutely no option to encrypt D. I've tried accessing the drive from admin account and still nothing. When I open BitLocker management, it only...
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    Windows 7 Don't have administrator access. Want to defrag and install new program

    Don't have administrator access. Want to defrag and install new prograI am using a laptop with following sepc: ThinkPad lenovo laptop, T410i Windows 7 Professional 64bit This laptop is companie's one and I am using at home. I don't have administrator access and neither I have the password...
  9. Windows 7 ntkrnlmp.exe and tcpip.sys Bsods Help? windows 7

    BsoD Minidumps atch. W7 tcpip.sys maybe? help Hello I'm attaching the dumps from my girlfriends computer. Its a lenovo Thinkpad (not sure model)... has an i5 though. I didn't look at it that much. I grabbed these and said i would look at them. i see that this comes...
  10. Windows 7 BsoD Minidumps atch. W7 tcpip.sys maybe? help

    Hello I'm attaching the dumps from my girlfriends computer. Its a lenovo Thinkpad (not sure model)... has an i5 though. I didn't look at it that much. I grabbed these and said i would look at them. i see that this comes up in the first tcpip.sys ( tcpip!Ipv6pRouterSolicitationTimeout+41 i...
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    Windows 7 BSOD on startup, help needed

    Last year, I bought a new ThinkPad laptop from a reseller on eBay. Today, it BSOD'd on boot, giving me the options to repair Windows, or attempt to reboot normally. Whatever's causing the BSOD is apparently a gamekiller -- it happens almost immediately after the "loading Windows" screen...
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    Windows 7 Notification Area Icons window pops up automatically following boot

    I have this very weird problem in which the 'Notification Area Icons' Window automatically pops up right after Windows Boots. Usually it shows after a minute or so after windows boots. Even if i keep my computer idle it shows up automatically (but only following a boot). This is irritating me...
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    Windows 7 Help with windows 7 installation for older computer cant find drivers

    I have been looking and cant find any drivers for windows seven to run the ethernet or wireless cards in a IBM thinkpad r51 if anyone could help me i would greatly apreciate it im new to drivers and stuff never really had to deal with them
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    Windows XP pls help

    pls anyone help me... my ibm thinkpad r31 cannot boot because it always need a password but i do not know whats the password because my kids played this laptop and they accidentally put a password on it.... is there a universal password for this? and is it possible to bypass this password...
  15. Windows 7 Windows 7 Hangs On Shutdown

    I just bought a new Lenovo Thinkpad T400. This is my 5th Thinkpad. It is a 2767-P1U. It is running Windows 7. I have the Lenovo drivers installed and have upgraded them to the latest available. I have also got Norton Anti-Virus 2011 and Office 2007 Professional. Windows is fully updated as well...
  16. The Great SSD Migration, Part2: Migrating a Windows 7 Laptop to SSD

    Windows IT Pro </br/> Previously, I explored the process of moving a desktop PC from hard drive to SSD. Today, I'd like to take a quick look at the experience of doing so with a laptop, in this case my primary laptop, a middle of the road, Core 2 Duo-based ThinkPad SL410. ... Link...
  17. Windows 7 BSOD Windows 7 64-bit - 3 BSODs after six months stable operation

    My Windows 7 Lenovo ThinkPad X201 X-64 system experienced 3 BSOD crashes today, after 6 months with no issues. All three bugcheck codes seem to be for different errors. I have attached SF Diag output, CPU-Z screenshots, and RAMMon screenshots. Thanks in advance for any help. Bruce...
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    Windows 7 "no internet access" Centrino Advanced-N 6200 AGN while walking through network

    I have a two month old Lenovo ThinkPad X201T; a few weeks ago the wireless started acting strangely at times - a couple phenomena may explain the abnormality: 1. I use my laptop on two college campuses. I have wireless set up on each of them. The error occurs when I move from one side of a...
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    Windows 7 Just another BSOD - 64bit Win 7 on Thinkpad W500

    I've got BSOD 3 or 4 times lately. I think it's been when I've had a lot of Chrome tabs open, but then again i always have that. I've attached the memory dump. I have a W500 thinkpad, switchable graphic card, 4GB, 40GB SSD. Win7 Ultimate. Thanks! :razz:
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    Windows 7 BSOD when putting laptop (Thinkpad t410i) to sleep

    I have a Thinkpad T410i with Windows 7 Pro 64bit. Whenever I close the lid and the laptop tries to go to sleep, it hangs for a few minutes then I get the Blue Screen of Death. The Sleep light does not turn on so I know it crashed. I've used the Windows Debugger to look at the MiniDump...