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    Dowgrade to Xp questions

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by sbabolat, Oct 14, 2008.

  1. sbabolat

    sbabolat Notebook Geek

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    Hi Guys,

    I waited today for the mac annoucement, but my TP R61 will do just fine with its firewire ... and mac is still too expensive.

    But to make me happy, and to have a project (and feel like I have a new laptop), I need to downgrade to XP.
    Vista is ok, but slow and need something snappier :)

    I read this thread:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=188992

    And so far so good.

    I have a 7742-CTO. I was wondering if all driver are available, and if everything will work the same, or if there were known stuff that will not work correctly.

    I was also planning on keeping the small partition on a side, just in case.

    Also, is this fairly safe to do ?

    I have some past XP CD but any would do, right ?

    Thanks

    Sebastien
     
    sbabolat, Oct 14, 2008
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    If you do it right. It's not rocket science. Follow the guide and you should be alright. Make sure you make the recovery discs in case it don't work out.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 15, 2008
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  3. sbabolat

    sbabolat Notebook Geek

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    Thanks.
    well I have those, but not right away (I am moving and they are in a box in another state!).

    The blue thinkvantage can do the trick right ? I could always press this at start if something goes wrong and it will put vista back on?

    S.
     
    sbabolat, Oct 15, 2008
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  4. sbabolat

    sbabolat Notebook Geek

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    Hi,

    Ok. Done it twice (got some issues the 1st time :)

    Well, now, I do not have the integrated webcam recognize. It is not even on the hardware list! (it was working the first time).

    I installed the software, but it just keep telling me to "plug" the camera ...

    i also have some issues with my USB (worked fine, now they have a "!" for all of them .....)

    Any suggestions ?

    Thanks

    Sebastien
     
    sbabolat, Oct 23, 2008
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  5. t30power

    t30power Notebook Deity

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    Did you installed the Intel chipset utility right after you came to the Windows XP for the first time?
     
    t30power, Oct 23, 2008
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  6. sbabolat

    sbabolat Notebook Geek

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    I did !

    Well in fact, i read some post here and there. The chipset may have done somthing to the usb, but simple solution: uninstalled the usb (faulty), restarted, and hop, everything is fine now!

    (the first time i did not installed the chipset first and my usb were good).

    It is now nice and clean :)

    Thanks guys.

    PS: what will be best a 7 or a 9 cell battery ? Are they worth it ? (I have a 6 cell for now, that last me 2-2.5 hours at best)
    I want to go all day w/o powering
     
    sbabolat, Oct 23, 2008
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