From: Vincent Poy (vince_at_mail.MCESTATE.COM)
Date: Sat May 08 1999 - 01:46:56 EDT
On Sat, 8 May 1999, Bill Morrow wrote:
Hi Bill,
> Vincent Poy wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 7 May 1999, Donald Mak wrote:
> >
> > > If you will be upgrading to Win98 then the best option is to do a fresh
> > > install of windows and just install the programs you want of the
> > > Customization CD and download the latest TP drivers. (The only things you
> > > really would lose are the bitmaps. Everything else should be on the CD if
> > > you want it.
> >
> > Nope, that's not my problem... The thing is I already have a
> > TP385ED with all the stuff I want on it and I'm planning to get a 770Z
> > to replace it but since the OS is identical on both machines and my
> > Win98 is the Government version without the US DOJ stuff removed, I just
> > want to see if there was a way I can just copy everything over and still
> > have the stuff the 770Z ships with. So IBM does provide everything to
> > just install on top of Win98 to get a pre-load?
>
> you can try using the 385 drive in the 770.. win9x will have fits
> about the drivers and so on, but SHOULD eventually hand you a fairly
> decent OS..then you can add the 770Z apps from the Software Selections
> CD..
Hmmm, only problem is that I can't get the drive out of my 385
since the screw that is securing the bracket seems to be so tight that it
won't losen. So can I basically just mount the 770Z HD to the 385ED and
drivecopy the entire drive and then load the Software Selections CD? Will
this include all the apps, drivers, utilities for the multimedia?
> > > In your case you probably already have Win98 so just uninstall what you
> > > don't want. Then use a good registry cleanup program to remove all the
> > > garbage left behind. MS products are the worst at leaving the registry
> > > bloated with trash that over time makes the system boot much slower...
> >
> > Hmmm, what about merging two machines together?
>
> i'm not sure what you mean here..is it that you want to turn two
> thinkpads loose in a breeding cage and hope for a baby workpad..??
> :-)
I just want to put all the goodies the 770Z comes with on top of a
existing system I have already =)
> or perhaps put the same two machine in a wine press and "merge" them
> into one..??
Haha, that's a good one... Thanks for your help Bill.. I really
appreciate it and hope I can get that pricing on the 770Z from you with
the options that I wanted like I know what's available.
Cheers,
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> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Vincent Poy <vince_at_mail.MCESTATE.COM>
> > > To: Bill Morrow <penzance_at_icanect.net>
> > > Cc: richard <rpritz_at_rcn.com>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> > > Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 2:19 AM
> > > Subject: Re: 570
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 6 May 1999, Bill Morrow wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Bill,
> > > >
> > > > > > A question - there is a lot of pre-loaded software, much of it
> > > seemingly
> > > > > > useless. Any way to figure out what is installed and what it does?
> > > Some
> > > > > > uninstalls from add/remove programs, some doesn't.
> > > > >
> > > > > is there not a recovery CD with the 570..??and a preload software CD..??
> > > > > there should be..
> > > >
> > > > I thought the recovery CD basically would wipe the HD clean and
> > > > install the OS and all the pre-loaded software as how the machine is out
> > > > of the box. What does the preload software CD do? I never got one of
> > > > those with my 385ED (2635-5EU) so is it basically like everything IBM
> > > > loads on top of the barebones OEM Windows OS allowing you to install
> > > > everything like how the machines shipped?
> > > >
> > > > > in any event, i suggest you inspect the preloaded apps for those that
> > > > > you would like to keep..
> > > >
> > > > Is there anyway to actually save the preloaded apps, utilities to
> > > > like zip or CD-R and then reinstall it on another system?
> > > >
> > > > > > Or is it better just to reinstall win98, add the drivers from the IBM
> > > web
> > > > > > site and proceed.
> > > > >
> > > > > there are, most likely, some nice utilities that will disappear..
> > > > > unless there is a preload CD as supplied with the 770X and Z
> > > > > machines..
> > > >
> > > > Hmm, still trying to figure out what the preload CD is exactly.
> > > >
> > > > > > Another question - anyone have any feelings regarding win98 v. win2000
> > > beta
> > > > > > 3 v. win98 SE on a Thinkpad? (everyone one I've asked prefers win98
> > > to win95).
> > > > >
> > > > > be careful of win2000 beta..
> > > > > might cause erratic behavious when running with other apps..
> > > > > win98 seems better that win95B...
> > > >
> > > > Hmmm, that's true...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Vince - vince_at_MCESTATE.COM - vince_at_GAIANET.NET ________ __
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