How do I reset an IBM ThinkPad 77 to the original configuration?
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just but in the restory cd (if you dont have one then i dont know) oo yea i just remembered you can create a system restory disk ourself on your thinkpad my dad knows but i forgot
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One last try, start the system and keep pressing the key "F8" you will come to a screen where it will ask you how you want the system to start........choose the number which corresponds to "last known good configuration"....... if everything is good then you can have your system working....\n\nElse if you can get a help from your firend take his OS CD and reload your system, but you got to remember your systems original OS Key number.........
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There is often a 3-pin section on the motherboard which is used to reset all the bios settings.  It might have the jumper on pins 1-2 for example, so you would move it to pins 2-3 to reset.  After you have turned the system on and it has reset, then you can move them back.\n\nGood luck.\n~Kyle
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type MSCONFIG in start>run then uncheck all items in startup tab, and reboot
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DONT DO WHAT THE OTHERS HAVE SAID!!\ngo to the start menu, run, and type, msconfig, in the general tab select normal startup
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Call customer support, they'll reset it for you.
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Hard reset.\nReformat the cpu and start over.\n(back up any documents you'd like).\n\nthat's the easiest, least ocmplicated way.
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C and either F12, F11 or F10. One of those combos works. Repeatedly press it on startup and you should get there.
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Do a system restore to when it was working....\n\nAlso you can go to the device manager and pull the acpi compliant system this will reload all the drivers for every device on your system....\n\nIf that does not help hold the f10 key at start up and do a recovery if that does not work..\n\nCall 1-800-474-6836 and service the unit...
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try the ibm website... or call them and they usually can tell you or send you a copy
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hey me again..the only way to do this that i know of is in DOS\nand its complicated\nall thats in those is info for system restore
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Almost all such devices have a reset button, which tends to be a recessed button somewhere near the power input. You use a paper clip or silimar small probe to press that button for several seconds, and the device should be reset to factory defaults.
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Hard to answer. What OS you using? If it Windows XP, may be able to restore the configuration back to a day before it was installed. This the Simple way. BUT, if you loaded any programs after the Restore date they will need to be reinstalled.\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q306084
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Go to Start>Run and enter "CMD" to get to a command (DOS) prompt.  In the DOS prompt, type this:\n\nnetsh winsock reset catalog [[For Winsock, fixes most problems]]\n\nnetsh int ip reset resetlog.txt [[For TCP/IP]]\n\nThis will restore all network standards to the factory default.  If done properly, it will prompt you to restart your computer.\n\nGood luck!
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go to device manager, remove it, reboot and it chould be back, if not, there is a registry entry that has to be removed, that some programs will put in
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The Thinkpad button has to have software installed and be enabled in order to work.\n\nYou can see what programs are installed three different ways,\n1) go to the Start Menu and select "programs"\nthat will give you a listing of what's installed, mostly.\n\n2) go to the Start Menu and select "Settings", then "Control Panel", then "Add/Remove Programs".  This also gives you a listing of what's installed.\n\n3) double click the "My Computer" icon on the desktop, then double click on the "C: drive", then double click on "Program Files".  This will show you what's located in the Program Files directory, which may or may not be everything that's installed.\n\nA combination of all three of these will tell you 99% of what's installed.  There are programs that do not install shortcuts on the start menu, do not add entries to the add/remove programs, and do not put files under "c:&#92;program files", but those are typically rare.
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There will be a NumLock key.\nIt should toggle and there should be an associated led indicating that it is on.\nWhen numlock is on, some of the keys will take alternate values:\n7, 8 and 9 become keypad 7, 8 and 9 \nu, i and o become keypad 4, 5 and 6\nj, k and l become keypad 1, 2 and 3\nm becomes keypad 0\n\nMy current laptop actually requires use of the Fn key, so to produce (for instance) ± \nrequires me to hold down both alt and Fn, and press k u j in turn, then release.  You have to release, even if you want consecutive ASCII characters.\n\nI'm fairly certain Fn wasn't required on my previous laptop.