[ltp] Removing the pre-desktop area

[mukesh agrawal]

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Paul Kaplan wrote:

> Two things AFAIK.
> First the only way you have to restore your XP installation (no great loss)
> but you gain about 3.5 Gb of drive space.  (I'm told you can request a
> replacement CD from IBM.  Has anyone done so?)

Yep. No charge in the US if your order the CDs soon after purchasing your
Thinkpad. I believe that if you wait more than 30 days (or maybe it is
90?), then there is some fee.

> Second, the pretty polished UI to IBMs BIOS tools.  I haven't fully explored
> what's left, or what was lost, but I'm willing to bet it wasn't anything.

IIRC, PC-Doctor (the diagnostic software) disappears. The normal BIOS
setup stuff remains.