From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Sat May 08 1999 - 01:39:54 EDT
Vincent..
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..
>
>
> > 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..?? :-)
or perhaps put the same two machine in a wine press and "merge" them into one..??
> 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,
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