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    IBM T60 compatibility with MS Vista x64 ?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by omon, Jun 22, 2006.

  1. omon

    omon Newbie

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    Has anybody tried to install Windows Vista x64 on T60? Are there any issues I should be aware of before buying this notebook ?
     
    omon, Jun 22, 2006
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    pbdavey Notebook Consultant

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    Considering T60 has no 64-bit processors, Vista x64 is not gonna happen...now if you've got a 32-bit version, T60 has the latest of hardware support so it should run pretty much anything in Vista. I have read that in order to be labelled as Vista Premium Compliant, a notebook must have a few things that most new notebooks currently don't ship with (the hybrid harddrive for instance). That doesn't mean it won't run it though.
     
    pbdavey, Jun 22, 2006
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Make sure you burn off the recovery CDs before starting.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 22, 2006
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  4. glentium

    glentium Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey ZaZ, just a question:

    So, the ThinkVantage feature of ThinkPads do have a feature to burn recovery discs?

    I'm just curious because my T60 is coming next week... :) and I regularly do a clean install every 3 months on my current desktop so I'm thinking if I could do that on the T60 also...
     
    glentium, Jun 23, 2006
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    They will burn off the recovery CDs, not an OEM XP CD.
     
    ZaZ, Jun 23, 2006
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    Ok, I don't mind that... :) Can't wait for my T60... :D
    :buyIBM:
     
    glentium, Jun 23, 2006
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    pbdavey Notebook Consultant

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    You did get a DVDRW or CDRW with yours? I didn't, so I had to have them ship a set of CDs for me, cuz you can't transfer the iso's to another computer to burn, which I had no idea when I opted to save the $7 or whatever cuz why would I want to burn on my notebook???? Or at least the Lenovo support people told me I couldn't....
     
    pbdavey, Jun 23, 2006
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