Recent content by jctl27

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    replacing hard drive and transferring applications

    Doing a drive image seemed to be the simplest way, but wouldn't that also transfer the corrupted windows installation? My computer's really been bogging down lately, and I want to start as fresh as possible. Thanks for all the help.
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    replacing hard drive and transferring applications

    I have a 4-year-old Thinkpad T40 running windows XP pro, and when I had it repaired a little while ago, the technician recommended that I replace the hard drive, which was on the verge of failing, and reinstall windows. To do this, I've bought a new hard drive and a enclosure for my old drive...
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    t40 is sluggish

    thanks for all of your help, everyone. I downloaded updates from Microsoft and BIOS and drivers from IBM, then defragged. Now, my computer is very zippy -- as good as I could hope. Thanks again.
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    t40 is sluggish

    I've got at 237372U, and I have disabled the indexing service. Thanks for all the help.
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    t40 is sluggish

    I just received my new IBM T40 this week, and while I'm generally happy with it, it's been a lot more sluggish than I'd hoped. It's much better than my previous 5-year-old laptop, obviously, but it's often rather slow in executing commands, and it runs a little hot. Also, the pointer sometimes...
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    T40 memory problems?

    A quick question (and I registered for this, too :-)) I've seen mentions on this forum of people having problems with their t40 and crucial memory. I'm waiting to receive my t40, and since I ordered a model with just 256mb, I ordered a 256mb chip from crucial. Is there anyone who has done this...