Comments on: VIPRE Crashes ThinkPads and Makes Them Unbootable http://geeksend.com/vipre-crashes-thinkpads-and-makes-them-unbootable Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:18:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: bjurgy http://geeksend.com/vipre-crashes-thinkpads-and-makes-them-unbootable/comment-page-1#comment-108 bjurgy Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:21:58 +0000 http://geeksend.com/?p=48#comment-108 Anyone have any files for the newer T400 and T500's? I'm able to fix the T60's with the files that you provided but no luck on the newer Lenovo's. Anyone have any files for the newer T400 and T500’s? I’m able to fix the T60’s with the files that you provided but no luck on the newer Lenovo’s.

]]> By: jacob http://geeksend.com/vipre-crashes-thinkpads-and-makes-them-unbootable/comment-page-1#comment-107 jacob Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:14:31 +0000 http://geeksend.com/?p=48#comment-107 brilliant. i had a t43 and the t60 files you provided worked for me. thank you very much for posting. put up a bigger link to your rss feed. i'm subscribing, but had to hunt to the bottom of the page brilliant. i had a t43 and the t60 files you provided worked for me. thank you very much for posting. put up a bigger link to your rss feed. i’m subscribing, but had to hunt to the bottom of the page

]]> By: Ken http://geeksend.com/vipre-crashes-thinkpads-and-makes-them-unbootable/comment-page-1#comment-106 Ken Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:39:49 +0000 http://geeksend.com/?p=48#comment-106 T60 series. 5 in our shop all had problem. All have power-on and hard drive passwords set and Full Disk Encryption drives so nothing can be done to the drive outside of the system it belongs to. All our systems blue-screened in Vista Ultimate after Vipre quarantined these same related files. My solution has been to use the Thinkpad Rescue and Recovery software to restore the operating system to a state prior to the 4th. This allows windows to boot up again. I then logged in and as described above, quickly try to disable Vipre and stop any scan in progress. After several variations on this theme and having to repeat it multiple times because the problem wasn't completely eliminated due to timing of def updates and scanning after the restore, I have settled on removing Vipre from the machine as soon as I can get logged in. I then restart, do a complete Thinkpad System Update and complete Windows update. This may be overkill but it has worked and I want to make sure there is no chance of the problem resurfacing. I will reinstall Vipre when/if my confidence is restored. Now is not the time to pour fuel on the fire but Jesus H Christ Sunbelt! How many Thinkpads do you think are out there? A little (lot) more testing please! T60 series. 5 in our shop all had problem. All have power-on and hard drive passwords set and Full Disk Encryption drives so nothing can be done to the drive outside of the system it belongs to. All our systems blue-screened in Vista Ultimate after Vipre quarantined these same related files.

My solution has been to use the Thinkpad Rescue and Recovery software to restore the operating system to a state prior to the 4th. This allows windows to boot up again. I then logged in and as described above, quickly try to disable Vipre and stop any scan in progress. After several variations on this theme and having to repeat it multiple times because the problem wasn’t completely eliminated due to timing of def updates and scanning after the restore, I have settled on removing Vipre from the machine as soon as I can get logged in. I then restart, do a complete Thinkpad System Update and complete Windows update. This may be overkill but it has worked and I want to make sure there is no chance of the problem resurfacing. I will reinstall Vipre when/if my confidence is restored.

Now is not the time to pour fuel on the fire but Jesus H Christ Sunbelt! How many Thinkpads do you think are out there? A little (lot) more testing please!

]]> By: John http://geeksend.com/vipre-crashes-thinkpads-and-makes-them-unbootable/comment-page-1#comment-104 John Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:45:53 +0000 http://geeksend.com/?p=48#comment-104 You may need to remove the HD password in the BIOS to access the HD through a SATA/IDE/USB adapter on another machine... You may need to remove the HD password in the BIOS to access the HD through a SATA/IDE/USB adapter on another machine…

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