Re: [Eug-lug] OT: Lenovo X61 Restore disks?

2009-06-04 Thread Quentin Hartman
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Garl Grigsby wrote: > You could also just open a support ticket with Lenovo and say their restore > disk tool failed to create valid disks. They should just mail you a set. At > least that's what Dell has done for me in the past with no argument. > Proves I've bee

Re: [Eug-lug] OT: Lenovo X61 Restore disks?

2009-06-04 Thread Mr O
Sort of embedded. Really only version specific, the key was never actually embedded. Just had seperate discs for XP Home and Pro, Upgrade, OEM, Retail, MCE, Academic, etc... The Vista DVD at least contains Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate but there still might be the difference

Re: [Eug-lug] OT: Lenovo X61 Restore disks?

2009-06-04 Thread Quentin Hartman
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Garl Grigsby wrote: > >> I can get you an OEM Vista DVD. That's no problem. In fact I think you > can even use a retail one. The keys aren't embedded anymore like they were > in XP. You could also just open a support ticket with Lenovo and say their > restore disk

Re: [Eug-lug] OT: Lenovo X61 Restore disks?

2009-06-04 Thread Garl Grigsby
Quentin Hartman wrote: On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Mr O > wrote: All you need is a valid OEM Vista DVD (any version), the license sticker on the bottom, and the drivers from IBM/Lenovo. Screw the restore discs. That way you only reload what you wa

Re: [Eug-lug] OT: Lenovo X61 Restore disks?

2009-06-04 Thread Quentin Hartman
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Mr O wrote: > > All you need is a valid OEM Vista DVD (any version), the license sticker on > the bottom, and the drivers from IBM/Lenovo. Screw the restore discs. That > way you only reload what you want to including any utilities. > Well, for one thing, there a

Re: [Eug-lug] OT: Lenovo X61 Restore disks?

2009-06-03 Thread Mr O
man > Subject: [Eug-lug] OT: Lenovo X61 Restore disks? > To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" > Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 10:04 PM > So, I have this X61 tablet running Vista > Home Premium. Before I wipe it and load up... anything else, > I'd like to have a set of

[Eug-lug] OT: Lenovo X61 Restore disks?

2009-06-03 Thread Quentin Hartman
So, I have this X61 tablet running Vista Home Premium. Before I wipe it and load up... anything else, I'd like to have a set of restore disks so I know I can get it back to "factory" if I ever decide to sell it or what have you. I've used the Lenovo utility to create the disks, and it thinks everyt