Success - IBM (Atlanta)Thinkpad support will send the official X301 WinXP disks, albeit with a $45 charge.
My initial post to the list was prompted when I called Lenovo support (off-shore) and they refused to send me saying that I wasn't "allowed" to get anything. But, the good ol' people in Atlanta came through - again. Kudos to IBM. Mitchell ps: thanks to those who offered to burn sets of disks for me. Going the IBM way makes it a bit easier to get the right set of drivers installed the first time. On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 11:20 PM, David Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > I have the XP downgrade CD for my X61t. I don't know if this will work on > the X301. (My IT guy forgot to ask for the downgrade disk for my new X201t > that arrived today.) If you get stuck, I can burn a copy and send it to > you. > > David > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Mitchell Yee" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 8:38 AM > To: "Thinkpad Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Subject: [Thinkpad] Vista downgrade or upgrade to Win7 > >> Hello: >> >> I'm trying to get either a set of downgrade CD/DVDs WinXP Pro or >> upgrade CD/DVD Win7 for my new(ish) X301 which came with VISTA >> pre-installed from Lenovo. >> >> I've called Lenovo and was shot down the first time. Does any one have >> any hints how what buttons to push while I'm talking with the sales >> rep so that they'll sell me a set? >> >> Thanks, >> Mitchell >> _______________________________________________ >> Thinkpad mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad >> > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
