Well, since you mentioned it... Same thing for me. I didn't recall seeing a message recently with the subject shown, but shrugged it off as "well, I suppose I got happy on the del key".
-Dave -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rob Bell Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 7:14 AM To: Jonathan Berry Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Stunningly unhelpful EZ-SERV call, [off-topic list question] Did I somehow miss the parent topic to this thread or is the list having problems? I don't recall anything prior to this apparent multiple reply. Anybody else have similar issues? Rob Jonathan Berry 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 >> > _______________________________________________ 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
