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    IBM X40 + WinXP SP2 = All Bad.

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bitemebw, Aug 10, 2004.

  1. bitemebw

    bitemebw Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well... I successfully nuked the x40 today. Installed winxp sp2 from the microsoft site (downloaded it full as opposed to the update as I want to install it on other computers) and it all worked fine up until I needed to reboot the computer.

    Blue screen. Won't boot. All bad. Not even safe mode.

    I'll have to rebuild it with that blue button shinanigans after I get some of my data off...

    sigh...

    I knew I should have backed up beforehand :)

    Just a warning.

    And yes... everything was up to date.

    BM.
     
    bitemebw, Aug 10, 2004
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    Oh no, that just sucks :(

    I'm kind of waiting for other people to take the first brave steps before I install SP2!

    My ThinkPad T40 got a virus just the other day and was blue screening randomly. Using the system recovery software and recovered to a backup from 2 weeks ago and off I am again. Love that IBM software!
     
    Andrew Baxter, Aug 11, 2004
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    i read that the SP2 isn't all that polished yet. they say that you'd be much better off when it's available via automatic updates.
     
    soccerjoe5, Aug 13, 2004
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    Val Newbie

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    Yesterday I installed the latest SP2 from a MS CD on an R31 and everything went perfectly.
     
    Val, Aug 13, 2004
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    Run1track Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, I read that most people should wait for the automatic update which will have all the kinks ironed out of it.

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    Well... Backup my system this time with Rapid Restore Ultra 4.0 (what a great program!!!!) and reapplied the service pack 2.

    It worked!

    I suspect it was my logonUI loader that made it all go bad. I didn't activate it this time. That's probably the only change I can think of - and in retrospect i should have disabled it the first time. I just didn't think it would crash as hard as it did.

    Just to keep you guys informed.

    Cheers,
    BM
     
    bitemebw, Aug 18, 2004
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    [ :)]IBM has said that they do not recommend their user to install XP SP2
     
    changj10, Aug 26, 2004
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    Just ran windpws update and installed SP2 and everything works great all peripherals working great too.
    My iPod seems to infact work better. connects and starts up itunes to syns twice as fast just a bonus I guess.

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    1.2P-M 512MB 40GB
    B/G Wireless & Bluetooth
     
    eriqesque, Aug 29, 2004
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    I think what stuffed me up is that I had a boot loader (LogonUI) which crashed the system. I didn't expect it to crash THAT hard.

    Live and Learn.

    Cheers,
    BM.
     
    bitemebw, Aug 31, 2004
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by changj10
     
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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by WLF42
     
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