Update: Laptop Rebuild

The ThinkPad X31 is rebuilt and back in action. The two times this laptop has been scrubbed, I've been very pleased with the Lenovo's ThinkVantage System Update tool and wish that other computer makers would follow their example. I acquired the X31 last year through a trade for computer services and, like many computers two years or older, the recovery disks are long gone. However, with a bare Windows XP install and generic ethernet driver, I am able to go to Lenovo's website, start the Java-based ThinkVantage System Update and in one (huge) download and a couple of reboots, every latest and greatest driver and utility is installed.