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   On 1/7/2020 11:36 PM, between "Nick Andre : August Abolins":   
      
    AA>> But they sent me one with Win10pro/64   
      
    NA> The T540P is a very nice laptop and yes it will run Windows   
    NA> 7 perfectly.   
      
   Hi Nick,   
      
   Until I finish the dreaded Win10 setup process I won't know if something   
   *isn't* working perfectly. And then I have to test my existing apps with   
    it.   
      
    NA> I have the T440P... the only difference between mine and   
    NA> yours is the numeric keypad on the 540P. Trust me, both   
    NA> models are built "to last".   
      
   I've been a fan of Thinkpads since my first one as a T40p. Then I   
   replaced that one with my current T60.  Now, storage and reliability are   
    motivators so I decided on the T540p. Since I need to work with   
   databases and numbers quite a bit, a numeric pad was essential for the   
   upgrade.   
      
      
    NA> I strongly suggest installing Windows 7 but take a snapshot   
    NA> image *before* installing any drivers.   
      
   I wonder if I can get a downgrade CD to Win7 from the vendor and do just   
   a clean install from that.  But maybe I should just return it at their   
   expense for a proper configuration.   
      
   Alternatively, I thought of just putting out the $'s for a Win7pro/64   
   image and install fresh with that.   
      
   Until I finish the Win10 Setup, I am not even sure if they got something   
   else wrong.   
      
      
    NA>                               ....I believe Lenovo's   
    NA> website has some conflicting driver listings and if I   
    NA> remember correctly it was the power-management stuff that   
    NA> failed the first time and another driver was needed..   
      
   Thanks for the heads up on that.  I think I can tolerate patching Win7   
   to cooperate with the particulars of the T540p's operation, but the   
   current Win10 feels like a big let-down.   
      
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