That sounds like an incomplete/broken windows install. On May 9, 2012 2:53 AM, "Jonathan Berry" <[email protected]> wrote:
> FWIW, none of those commands worked on my X32 running XP (from > an admin account). > All returned the same message: > ERROR: > Code = 0x800401f3 > Description = Invalid class string > Facility = Interface > > > "Aryeh Goretsky (home)" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >Hello, > > > >My initial thought is that some call-handling protocol may have been > >initiated after a rampant number of ThinkPad-in-dock thefts or something > >odd like that. > > > >One way to determine the model number of a ThinkPad is to open a Command > >Prompt (filename: CMD.EXE) and issue *either* of the following commands: > > > > c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe baseboard get product > > > > c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe csproduct get name > > > >This will or at least, should return the model number. To obtain the > >serial number, use *either* of the following commands: > > > > c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe bios get serialnumber > > > > c:\windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exe csproduct get identifyingnumber > > > >If you are running Microsoft Windows Vista or newer, remember to open an > >elevated command prompt, otherwise, you may receive an error message or > >be prompted to enter the administrator account's password in order to run > >the command. > > > >Regards, > > > >Aryeh Goretsky > > > > -- > happy > Jonathan Berry and Erika http://members.shaw.ca/berry5868/fun.htm > > _______________________________________________ > 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
