Re: [Thinkpad] Installing XP Pro on a ThinkPad T30 (2366-81U)

Are you using a ThinkPad recovery disk or a generic copy XP.
The recovery disk is the way to go
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From: "PCS" <phillip@mentis.org>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 2:49 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Installing XP Pro on a ThinkPad T30 (2366-81U)

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install Windows XP Pro on a ThinkPad T30 2366-81U. I've
> completed the installation, but the ThinkPad freezes on first boot at the
> XP Logo screen with the moving bar at the bottom. I have never
> successfully booted XP on this laptop, though my previous installation of
> 2000 worked just fine.
>
> I can boot only into safe mode from where I have installed the latest NIC
> and Video drivers, along with the Windows XP Supplement file. These things
> are to no avail, the laptop still freezes when trying to boot normally.
>
> This was a clean install after deleting and formatting new partitions.
>
> Has anyone experienced the same problem or have a solution?
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> Phillip
>
>
>
>
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Received on Wed Apr 30 19:05:13 2003