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Re: Installing XP on a Lenovo Laptop

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LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
P. Jayant wrote:

>I have a Lenovo G550 laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed (no installation
>disk from MS but a startup disk created immediately after installation). I
>have no problem using the Laptop and Windows 7 since I am currently using it
>at home where I have some friends around to consult in case of a problem. My
>son who is going abroad for a few weeks wants to take the Laptop with him
>after installing XP SP2 on it, if this is feasible. If that works, will the
>software like Easy Capture with the built-in camera , LG Power Tools, VLC
>Media Player and other software pre-installed on the Laptop work under XP?
>Or have I to search for drivers which will enable these applications work
>under XP?
>
>When he returns, I plan to install Windows 7 back again on the laptop using
>the startup disk.
>
>P. Jayant
>
>
>
>

You could create an image of your HD and store it on an external hard
disk. Then you can reformat your HD and install Windows XP SP3
(incidentally you need SP3 because SP2 support is coming to an end).
You son can take this laptop with him but I am not sure if you have all
the XP drivers for your machine because these may be very difficult to
get hold of if the device is relatively new. So I am not in a position
to say whether your camera and other stuff will operate properly on your XP.

Now when your son is back, you are in a position to get back your
Windows 7 by using the image of the HD that you have saved separately.

Hope this gives you the idea what else to do and also some other guys
can also contribute here.



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S

Student

Flightless Bird

>>

>You could create an image of your HD and store it on an external hard
>disk. Then you can reformat your HD and install Windows XP SP3
>(incidentally you need SP3 because SP2 support is coming to an end).
>You son can take this laptop with him but I am not sure if you have all
>the XP drivers for your machine because these may be very difficult to
>get hold of if the device is relatively new. So I am not in a position
>to say whether your camera and other stuff will operate properly on your XP.
>


All the drivers and bundled programs for xp appear to be available from Lenovo

http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/DriversDownloads/drivers_list.aspx?CategoryID=600154
 
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Gene E. Bloch

Flightless Bird
On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:49:05 +0100, LD55ZRA wrote:

> P. Jayant wrote:
>
>>I have a Lenovo G550 laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed (no installation
>>disk from MS but a startup disk created immediately after installation). I
>>have no problem using the Laptop and Windows 7 since I am currently using it
>>at home where I have some friends around to consult in case of a problem. My
>>son who is going abroad for a few weeks wants to take the Laptop with him
>>after installing XP SP2 on it, if this is feasible. If that works, will the
>>software like Easy Capture with the built-in camera , LG Power Tools, VLC
>>Media Player and other software pre-installed on the Laptop work under XP?
>>Or have I to search for drivers which will enable these applications work
>>under XP?
>>
>>When he returns, I plan to install Windows 7 back again on the laptop using
>>the startup disk.
>>
>>P. Jayant
>>
>>
>>
>>

> You could create an image of your HD and store it on an external hard
> disk. Then you can reformat your HD and install Windows XP SP3
> (incidentally you need SP3 because SP2 support is coming to an end).
> You son can take this laptop with him but I am not sure if you have all
> the XP drivers for your machine because these may be very difficult to
> get hold of if the device is relatively new. So I am not in a position
> to say whether your camera and other stuff will operate properly on your XP.
>
> Now when your son is back, you are in a position to get back your
> Windows 7 by using the image of the HD that you have saved separately.
>
> Hope this gives you the idea what else to do and also some other guys
> can also contribute here.


You made me think of a variant of your idea...

Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive. Install
Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original drive back in.

Or get two new drives & clone the original to one of them using SW like the
free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second new drive. Now
you have two copies of the original drive...just in case something goes
wrong with the original.

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
 
L

LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
"Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
>
> You made me think of a variant of your idea...
>
> Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive. Install
> Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original drive back in.
>
> Or get two new drives & clone the original to one of them using SW like the
> free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second new drive. Now
> you have two copies of the original drive...just in case something goes
> wrong with the original.
>



Good idea but the only snag I can see is that on some laptops,
changing a HD is no simple job. You need to perform a complete
open-heart surgery! I don't know anything about Lenovo laptops
but Dell and HP are sometimes very difficult to perform simple
tasks!

hth


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Gordon

Flightless Bird
"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote in message
news:xxcpbu1b0ffd.it5dutnrapvn$.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:49:05 +0100, LD55ZRA wrote:
>
>> P. Jayant wrote:
>>
>>>I have a Lenovo G550 laptop with Windows 7 pre-installed (no installation
>>>disk from MS but a startup disk created immediately after installation).
>>>I
>>>have no problem using the Laptop and Windows 7 since I am currently using
>>>it
>>>at home where I have some friends around to consult in case of a problem.
>>>My
>>>son who is going abroad for a few weeks wants to take the Laptop with him
>>>after installing XP SP2 on it, if this is feasible. If that works, will
>>>the
>>>software like Easy Capture with the built-in camera , LG Power Tools, VLC
>>>Media Player and other software pre-installed on the Laptop work under
>>>XP?
>>>Or have I to search for drivers which will enable these applications work
>>>under XP?
>>>
>>>When he returns, I plan to install Windows 7 back again on the laptop
>>>using
>>>the startup disk.
>>>
>>>P. Jayant
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

>> You could create an image of your HD and store it on an external hard
>> disk. Then you can reformat your HD and install Windows XP SP3
>> (incidentally you need SP3 because SP2 support is coming to an end).
>> You son can take this laptop with him but I am not sure if you have all
>> the XP drivers for your machine because these may be very difficult to
>> get hold of if the device is relatively new. So I am not in a position
>> to say whether your camera and other stuff will operate properly on your
>> XP.
>>
>> Now when your son is back, you are in a position to get back your
>> Windows 7 by using the image of the HD that you have saved separately.
>>
>> Hope this gives you the idea what else to do and also some other guys
>> can also contribute here.

>
> You made me think of a variant of your idea...
>
> Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive. Install
> Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original drive back in.
>
> Or get two new drives & clone the original to one of them using SW like
> the
> free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second new drive. Now
> you have two copies of the original drive...just in case something goes
> wrong with the original.
>


But why bother in the first place? Windows 7 won't stop working when the OPs
son crosses the border....
 
C

choro

Flightless Bird
LD55ZRA wrote:
> "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
>>
>> You made me think of a variant of your idea...
>>
>> Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive.
>> Install Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original
>> drive back in.
>>
>> Or get two new drives & clone the original to one of them using SW
>> like the free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second
>> new drive. Now you have two copies of the original drive...just in
>> case something goes wrong with the original.
>>

>
>
> Good idea but the only snag I can see is that on some laptops,
> changing a HD is no simple job. You need to perform a complete
> open-heart surgery! I don't know anything about Lenovo laptops
> but Dell and HP are sometimes very difficult to perform simple
> tasks!
>
> hth


Hey idiote', haven't you ever heard about small print?
--
choro
*****
 
J

John Doue

Flightless Bird
On 4/20/2010 6:03 AM, LD55ZRA wrote:
>
>
> "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
>>
>> You made me think of a variant of your idea...
>>
>> Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive. Install
>> Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original drive back in.
>>
>> Or get two new drives& clone the original to one of them using SW like the
>> free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second new drive. Now
>> you have two copies of the original drive...just in case something goes
>> wrong with the original.
>>

>
>
> Good idea but the only snag I can see is that on some laptops,
> changing a HD is no simple job. You need to perform a complete
> open-heart surgery! I don't know anything about Lenovo laptops
> but Dell and HP are sometimes very difficult to perform simple
> tasks!
>
> hth
>
>

Well, I do not know this particular model, but a quick search on the
Internet told me that the hard drive is easily accessible, in keeping
with what was IBM habit.


--
John Doue
 
G

Gene E. Bloch

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:03:22 +0100, LD55ZRA wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" wrote:
>>
>> You made me think of a variant of your idea...
>>
>> Remove the laptops's hard drive and replace it by another drive. Install
>> Win XP on that drive. On his son's return, put the original drive back in.
>>
>> Or get two new drives & clone the original to one of them using SW like the
>> free EASEUS Disk Copy. Then do the above using the second new drive. Now
>> you have two copies of the original drive...just in case something goes
>> wrong with the original.
>>

>
>
> Good idea but the only snag I can see is that on some laptops,
> changing a HD is no simple job. You need to perform a complete
> open-heart surgery! I don't know anything about Lenovo laptops
> but Dell and HP are sometimes very difficult to perform simple
> tasks!
>
> hth


I'm with Gordon here. Most laptops these days have a door on the bottom for
the drives and a second door for the memory.

I should probably say most that I have looked at :)

--
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B

Bruce Chambers

Flightless Bird
LD55ZRA wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Good idea but the only snag I can see is that on some laptops,
> changing a HD is no simple job. You need to perform a complete
> open-heart surgery!



Any particular brands/models where the hard drive is difficult to
remove? Other than misidentifying Dells, which I've always found
reasonably simple to service, that is. Over the past 15 years, I've
rarely encountered a laptop that required much more than the removal of
one or two screws and a cover panel to access the hard drive. In fact,
many manufacturers used to recommend that the user remove the hard drive
(unless it was thought to be defective, of course) before sending the
laptop in for warranty service, in order to preserve/protect personal data.


--

Bruce Chambers

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Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
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LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
Bruce Chambers wrote:

>
> Any particular brands/models where the hard drive is difficult to
> remove? Other than misidentifying Dells, which I've always found
> reasonably simple to service, that is. Over the past 15 years, I've
> rarely encountered a laptop that required much more than the removal
> of one or two screws and a cover panel to access the hard drive. In
> fact, many manufacturers used to recommend that the user remove the
> hard drive (unless it was thought to be defective, of course) before
> sending the laptop in for warranty service, in order to
> preserve/protect personal data.
>
>


DELL INSPIRON 2600 which was in release between 2001 and 2002. It
originally came with 40 GB but now you can get a lager HD but it is
not worthwhile due to its requirement to remove all its parts and even
the keyboard. Not a simple task but possible but requires at least 1
hours job minimum.

Please provide a link where "manufacturers recommend that the user
remove the hard drive (unless it was thought to be defective, of course)
before sending the laptop in for warranty service, in order to
preserve/protect personal data." they say one should back the data but
you are making a very bizarre claim.

hth

ps1: Peter Foldes <okf22@hotmail.com> is a convicted paedo using
his 12 year old sister to work for him as prostitute.

ps2: Jeff Strickland <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> has forced his mum to
prostitute herself by working for Peter Foldes so that he (Jeff)
can finance his drug habits!



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IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LD55ZRA
OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD55ZRA OR ITS
ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright LD55ZRA 2010.
 
B

Bruce Chambers

Flightless Bird
LD55ZRA wrote:
> Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
>>
>> Any particular brands/models where the hard drive is difficult to
>> remove? Other than misidentifying Dells, which I've always found
>> reasonably simple to service, that is. Over the past 15 years, I've
>> rarely encountered a laptop that required much more than the removal
>> of one or two screws and a cover panel to access the hard drive. In
>> fact, many manufacturers used to recommend that the user remove the
>> hard drive (unless it was thought to be defective, of course) before
>> sending the laptop in for warranty service, in order to
>> preserve/protect personal data.
>>
>>

>
> DELL INSPIRON 2600 which was in release between 2001 and 2002. It
> originally came with 40 GB but now you can get a lager HD but it is
> not worthwhile due to its requirement to remove all its parts and even
> the keyboard. Not a simple task but possible but requires at least 1
> hours job minimum.
>
> Please provide a link where "manufacturers recommend that the user
> remove the hard drive (unless it was thought to be defective, of course)
> before sending the laptop in for warranty service, in order to
> preserve/protect personal data." they say one should back the data but
> you are making a very bizarre claim.
>



No "links," but it's been a standard recommendation from several
manufacturers for the 15+ years I've been supporting laptops in
enterprise environments.

And I'm not impressed by delusional, slanderous accusations against
others who've also pointed out your frequent departures from reality.


--

Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
L

LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
Bruce Chambers wrote:

>
> No "links," but it's been a standard recommendation from several
> manufacturers for the 15+ years I've been supporting laptops in
> enterprise environments.
>
> And I'm not impressed by delusional, slanderous accusations
> against others who've also pointed out your frequent departures from
> reality.
>
>


No links so no credibility in what you say. I have pointed this out to
you on many occasions As to slanderous accusations, they are not. I
have kept evidence in my "black book" and waiting for authorities to
contact me so that paedos and child molesters are dealt with swiftly.

Now your 15+ years of supporting laptops in enterprise environments,
have you come across the model I gave you and have you tried changing
its HD?

hth

ps1: Peter Foldes <okf22@hotmail.com> is a convicted paedo using
his 12 year old sister to work for him as prostitute.

ps2: Jeff Strickland <crwlrjeff@yahoo.com> has forced his mum to
prostitute herself by working for Peter Foldes so that he (Jeff)
can finance his drug habits!

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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LD55ZRA
OR ITS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD55ZRA OR ITS
ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Copyright LD55ZRA 2010.
 
S

Seth

Flightless Bird
"LD55ZRA" <LD55ZRA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:hqlqvj$g17$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>
> Now your 15+ years of supporting laptops in enterprise environments, have
> you come across the model I gave you and have you tried changing its HD?



An Inspiron model wouldn't be used in an Enterprise environment.
 
J

John John - MVP

Flightless Bird
LD55ZRA wrote:
> Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
>>
>> Any particular brands/models where the hard drive is difficult to
>> remove? Other than misidentifying Dells, which I've always found
>> reasonably simple to service, that is. Over the past 15 years, I've
>> rarely encountered a laptop that required much more than the removal
>> of one or two screws and a cover panel to access the hard drive. In
>> fact, many manufacturers used to recommend that the user remove the
>> hard drive (unless it was thought to be defective, of course) before
>> sending the laptop in for warranty service, in order to
>> preserve/protect personal data.
>>
>>

>
> DELL INSPIRON 2600 which was in release between 2001 and 2002. It
> originally came with 40 GB but now you can get a lager HD but it is
> not worthwhile due to its requirement to remove all its parts and even
> the keyboard. Not a simple task but possible but requires at least 1
> hours job minimum.


On the Inspiron 2600 & 2650 remove *one* screw from the bottom and the
drive door opens and the drive slides out. In this day and age most
laptop hard disks are as easily removed.

John
 
B

Bruce Chambers

Flightless Bird
LD55ZRA wrote:
> Bruce Chambers wrote:
>


>
> Now your 15+ years of supporting laptops in enterprise environments,
> have you come across the model I gave you and have you tried changing
> its HD?
>



Actually, no. Dell's Inspirion line was, if I remember correctly, part
of their low-end consumer-grade offerings. Corporations, in my
experience, have generally purchased from the Latitude product line.

It may be that that particular model stymied your attempts to change the
hard drive, but that one limited experience certainly doesn't entitle
you to broadly condemn all Dell laptops, much less those of other
manufacturers.

Post back when you've finished high school, moved out of your parents
house, and garnered a few years experience working in the real world.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
D

Doum

Flightless Bird
Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> écrivait
news:eoeie6O4KHA.1016@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:

>
> LD55ZRA wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Good idea but the only snag I can see is that on some laptops,
>> changing a HD is no simple job. You need to perform a complete
>> open-heart surgery!

>
>
> Any particular brands/models where the hard drive is difficult to
> remove?


Asus EeePC 1005, I've replaced the 160GB stock HD with a 7200 RPM 320GB HD
and it was quite a job, the drive is located under the keyboard and you
almost have to take the netbook apart.

But is a netbook really a laptop? (Personally, I would think so)
 
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Gene E. Bloch

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:03:00 +0000 (UTC), Doum wrote:

> Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> écrivait
> news:eoeie6O4KHA.1016@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl:
>
>>
>> LD55ZRA wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good idea but the only snag I can see is that on some laptops,
>>> changing a HD is no simple job. You need to perform a complete
>>> open-heart surgery!

>>
>>
>> Any particular brands/models where the hard drive is difficult to
>> remove?

>
> Asus EeePC 1005, I've replaced the 160GB stock HD with a 7200 RPM 320GB HD
> and it was quite a job, the drive is located under the keyboard and you
> almost have to take the netbook apart.
>
> But is a netbook really a laptop? (Personally, I would think so)


We'd have to look at various laptops and netbooks to find out how many are
set up for easy drive removal and how many aren't. A sample of one isn't
much, statistically.

Of course, in this thread, I'm citing my experience on maybe 20 laptops,
which, statistically speaking, isn't all that much better :)

As for whether a netbook is a laptop: Yes. Or maybe No.

--
Gene E. Bloch
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:03:00 +0000 (UTC), Doum <me@domain.net> wrote:


> But is a netbook really a laptop? (Personally, I would think so)




Sure. People use the word "netbook" simply to describe a small,
light-weight laptop. Other than size and weight, there's really no
difference between them.

--
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Seth

Flightless Bird
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:k9avs5pbum741td6veglhgkrq7gdbiv3f9@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:03:00 +0000 (UTC), Doum <me@domain.net> wrote:
>
>> But is a netbook really a laptop? (Personally, I would think so)

>
> Sure. People use the word "netbook" simply to describe a small,
> light-weight laptop. Other than size and weight, there's really no
> difference between them.



Microsoft says there is a difference and has certain criteria to define it.

Netbook is certainly not just a "small, lightweight notebook". There are
size, processor and power criteria. A "small, lightweight laptop" is a
specific calls of laptop, still above what a netbook is. IBM X-Series is
small and lightweight but doesn't qualify as a netbook.
 
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LD55ZRA

Flightless Bird
Bruce Chambers wrote:
>


>
> Post back when you've finished high school, moved out of your parents
> house, and garnered a few years experience working in the real world.


I have finished high school and now I am in my second year of
Physics BSc degree at London University. I have moved out of my
parents house (I am 19 which you may not know) and am currently
living in College Halls of Residence in Central London. I have
two years experience of Supporting PC and Laptop systems at my
university where I also work part-time in Central Computing
Services Department. We have about 1,000 systems on out network
running all kinds of software applications and operating systems
including Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, Windows 7 {and
Linux and Unix systems which I have nothing to do with}. I am
fortunate to get both Windows XP and Windows 7 for my exclusive
use though I can't install or uninstall anything on Windows 7
system (but with XP I can do almost anything I want to do) because
it is for a specialist purpose to test Office 2010 beta, and
Visual Studio 2010 which I am using to write Instruction material
for next academic year. I consider this to be a real world
because I see about 1000 systems on a regular basis.

Of course I have my own Dell 2600 system and RM desktop system in
my room on which I can test almost everything before I post
anything here. So my solutions are thtoughly researched and
tested and that is exactly what people can see here.

hth



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INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF LD55ZRA OR ITS
ASSOCIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

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