The certificate approval normally relates to the time and date being in the past. Usually happens when the internal battery for the clock is either low or is dead. You can usually fix this by setting up the date and time.

29:55 we got your message Vince we're coming to save you

I had one of these when I worked for IBM in the late ‘90s. Built like a tank, and so reliable.

Vince can you check the system date and time ... if this has been lost then browsers may well complain about certificates. That.said I wouldn’t recommend going on the internet with XP

you need to replace the cr2032 battery inside it, the date and time are out of sync. that's what causes the security cert warnings

I had a T42 maxxed out at 2GB of RAM and I installed Windows 7 on it and it ran great! Your CCFL backlight tube is dying - that's why the screen starts out looking purple/orange. I had to replace mine. After years of faithful service, I eventually sold mine to a Thinkpad enthusiast who is a city contractor and was going to use it for his work - it may still be on the job!

Great to see the old IBM Thinkpad (Now known as Lenovo Thinkpad) is still going strong. Just goes to show how well made they are made..

I've used car bumper "Back to Black" on plastics like that before. Comes up a treat!

I had that exact laptop or possibly 2 models different. But IBM Think Pads were great.

Used these for years. Decent machines. Very well made.

I worked from a T42 for several years! Really nice robust machines! Great job getting this working - the crazy thing, I think I have a PSU for one of those here!!! To get it working properly - just get a Windows 10 Pro license off eBay for £5 and install Windows 10. I suspect Win 10 will run fine on it. You may need to add some RAM first (not sure it will go beyond 2GB) if you wanted to do that. The problem in general with certificates - Windows update used to update all the root certificates periodcally. They have been renewed over the years and not updated in Win XP. The net result is you get that cert error with most websites. You could probably manually install the various certificates and get around some of the issues. IE likely wont support some of the latest ciphers though, so you would need to go with the last version of Firefox / Opera supported by XP.

Damn I really wanted that Windows XP’s code 🤣😂

14:08 Lol, the age old Haitch vs Aitch. Regardless of your pronunciation Vince, you are still a scholar and a gentleman.

Collectors ? We are cult ! Thanks for saving great old machine ... and i suggest to keep this one for yourself . You never know when you will need win xp, and serial/paralell port for some projects ... and you can make this t42 dulal boot with some light linux like Lubuntu or similar. Thanks for great content, and stay safe.

The error you've got was about PXE which is an thing that lets you boot from networks and things, Go in the BIOS and change the boot up order from 'Network' being the highest to lowest, and 'Hard drive' to the highest EDIT: yeah I know he got it to a working state, but this is just my tips

Generally older systems running XP will have out of date security certificates for web browsers and XP isn’t designed to work with HTML5 and up protocols for most modern browsers. As it’s built on x32 bit architecture most modern programs will suffer as more up to date hardware tends to run on x64 bit architecture. You could try say a live USB running x32 Debian and seeing if that will inject some usability into the older hardware but honestly it’s a nostalgic trip to see one of these things running in such good condition! It was a treat watching this video and fantastic work as always!

If you want to use it on the Internet, you can download Firefox 37.02 from the Mozilla FTP repository (ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/). After you installed it, click on the question mark in the three bars menu and go to about Firefox and open it so often until there are no updates available any more (This should be at 52.9.0 ESR). There will also appear a tab in Firefox that tells, that no more updates are developed for Windows XP.

Stay safe and well fella. Hope you and yours are being sensible. Keep up the good work! Always interesting and always worth the full watch time!

Your pronunciation of "H" is absolutely right Vince. No problem with that.

Time and date is not set, that is the warning you are getting on the browser , Linux mint would be a good option , great video 👍

Great content as always Vince. Keep up the good work 👌 by the way thank you for recommending my channel to GadgetUK 😋

I'm not sure if someone else said this but to stop the security certificate errors you need to make sure the date amd time are correct

Used to use one of these laptops many moons ago, well built solid item. Little life hack for you, to get rid of sticky label residue off any surface quickly you can simply use regular household furniture polish like pledge or Mr sheen. Comes off is seconds!

Oh well, -36 minutes and -58 seconds of sleep ahead

aitch, haitch, erbs, herbs - I watch a number of UK, AUS, youtubers, and this all of a sudden came to my attention recently. And now you bring it up. I thought about it, and I wasn't going to say anything, but you let the cat out of the bag then, didn't you. There's this, and then also resources, rezources... Even Canadians are looped into that one too. Colourful English language, various pronunciations and spellings.

The T42's are a very nice retro laptop and still usable today with the right OS plus they have one of the nicest keyboards going an innovative drainage system to stop the keyboard and main laptop getting water damage and if you press the fn and top right keys the keyboard light illuminates, on the whole a very tough and usable lapyop. Keep safe and keep up the great content.

It's funny the things we forgot about laptops and Operating systems we haven't used in years. I'm working on fixing up my old T21 but for the life of me couldn't remember where the HDD was.

Haha! You HOPE that’s super glue... 🤣

That T42 model is a little tank and is still a pretty good laptop, especially if you run Linux on it. If you throw in an SSD like I did playing with one it's actually really fast. I used an mSATA to IDE adapter with a 128GB SSD and set a 2048MB swap partition for virtual memory to go along with it's 2GB of RAM. I didn't think it would be that good but I had everything except for the $5 adapter and figured "Why not?" Haha

I used to work for an it rental company, once I had to change the keys round to the UK layout on 15 x T40s as they all had the French keyboard layout, it took ages

It was a great laptop and my first pc I ever owned even if mine is a T43

I had one of these for work. They are good machines for there time. I rescued another one from the bin. The screen changing colour wasn't normal. It is fairly easy to change the keyboard on these. They don't have washers in the hard disk. The facia does just clip over the screws of the drive then just secures at the bottom. The one I had at work had 1.5Gb in it as I upgraded it at the time.

I restored a thinkpad really nicely built and easy to repair as so many parts easily to get hold of and thinkpad's in good condition can fetch well over £100 in alot of cases

I got given an old Dell desktop a few years ago and it wasn’t til I got it that I realised it was old, like 11 years old or so, but it’s a Dell Precision workstation. I fixed a couple of issues it had put Windows 10 on it and it’s the best Windows PC I’ve ever had. It’s got dual quad-core Xeon processors, 20GB RAM and two HDDs in RAID0. It’s my main machine in my home office and it runs everything I need it to perfectly. Had it not have been through sheer luck and my soldering skills (being a design and development engineer), the machine would be in a million pieces in India or somewhere, being recycled.

Vince, for the texture of the A cover, you can use hand cream, it comes out good as new; except for deep scratches. It sounds crazy but it works!

Well done, install a Linux os and you'll have a usable machine. Thanks for the video.

They really don't build them like they used to! These are a classic machine..hopefully someone will appreciate this one.

Watching you fight with that HDD was rough to watch. But I was impressed with the key switch. Most people would just replace the entire keyboard. The Nub - re/blue dot do come with different sized Squares on the bottom btw. Also, you prolly could get away running win 7. Just install the XP or 2k drivers if you have them. - I have worked with many Thinkpads in my day. They were business machines and therefore great for number crunching applications. These things outperformed my PC of the day, even tho my PC had way better stats

Still occasionally use one of these for work. Win2000/98 dual boot. Get a solid 20 minutes out of the battery.

The battery is really worn and you can fix that too, you would have to replace the 18650 cells inside which make up the battery itself. That specific battery has 6 cells, 2 in parallel and 3 in series to get a nominal 12.6 volts.

Did not Mrs Vince have any nail varnish remover? That is acetone and dissolves superglue a treat but... it will also eat plastics quite quickly too if allowed to settle.

New > Text Document by simply right clicking on the desktop Vince ;)... Great vid was fun to watch ! Keep em comin!!

I'm not proud, but I am cheeky, so I paused the latest BigCliveDotCom video for a My Mate Vince video. Please don't ban me, Clive!

Im loving the new intros, it kinda shows how his editing skills are getting better :)

We still use IBM thinkpads at work. They've got 7 on them and they run just fine. I don't know how well the battery works in them because they are never unplugged

For Retro computer stuff Lgr is a great channel.

My father had same in the past. Great machine

For anyone wondering: The red screen backlight means that the backlight CCFL tubes are worn out. The screen is also very dim. A new tube would restore it to its original brightness which is MUCH MUCH brighter. Also... Ewww, a blue trackpoint cap on a thinkpad... blasphemy :D But otherwise nice job, I really enjoy the channel :)

Certs can be fixed by updating time and date, and replacing cmos battey. So the change sticks. There are browsers made specially for this problem. They spoof the browser so the we site doesn’t reject. I’m sure a quick search will bring right up. Good day!

That pxe boot rom screen thing is also called network boot so the laptop in the earlier was trying to boot using files that it could have found in the network. And it also requires an ethernet cable. Also connecting a windows xp computer to the modern internet isnt a good idea as xp hasn't had an update since 2014.

They are good laptops. I’ve got one very similar from early 2000’s that is still going strong. I use it as a second screen to VNC to my Raspberry Pi in my observatory. There’s a really useful little light in the lid that can illuminate the keyboard! Fn + PgUp! Good one Vince!

I had one running on Linux, worked great. I think they still support a 32 bit system.

To fix the certificates for XP make sure you have the correct date & time and if it doesn't fix, you have to update the root certificates with a tool called "rootsupd.exe", after a reboot every website loads fine. Also you can download Chrome fine from Internet Explorer. I would rather install Lubuntu on that laptop, sure better than Windows 7 which is still outdated but it's way more hungry on that old computer. EDIT: Another useful thing if you plan to keep it with XP is changing the Update repository to PosReady 2009, which has been updated until April 2019.

You did a really good job with this one Vince

I love the T42. I have one myself, I use it to run Windows 98 on it, as it's got extremely good specs for a Win98 machine and runs everything win98 you can throw at it thanks to having native drivers. Looks like you're missing the mouse clit. Lots of people have trouble finding it :(

that is an awesome video your my favorite youtuber and you make amazing content. its always cool that you are able to fix a lot electronics with almost no issue. :)

33:51 install linux on it...you can also disable certificate warnings in the settings.

I have a T41 I use as an XP machine. Works for most video files as long as the bitrate isn't too high. It's air-gapped mostly because the Wireless is finicky but also because there isn't really much reason to use the Internet on it. Wireless-G means downloading right on it is slower than sneakernetting a downloaded file from another system via a thumb drive. If you are getting certificate errors verify the time and date are correct, I don't recall that being covered in the video.

People complaining how you pronounce "H" actually I love how you pronounce it of course I may be biased as I like and watch all your videos and have seen most of the modern ones

The “Orange” tinge is the backlight of the screen taking its time to fire up. Usually a sign of age of ccfl backlights. Probably not cost effective to replace the screen, however a very tricky repair is the replacement of the bulb itself. Theoretically possible but an absolute nightmare. 🤣

I love your videos I love your videos I love your

On IDE's there is a "key" which you should be able to see with a torch in there and also match up the slight gap between power pins array and IDE data array of pins. Laptop ones did have a slightly canted connector to prevent jarring a connection out of its socket and keep it locked with a good cohesive connection between pins. Those pins can bend extremely easily which is why the caddy is designed to "egg box" the drive, the caddy transmits the jarring forces to the chassis.

It is so easy to get sucked into the "if I upgraded this bit then it will run OK" , the snag being that the software and hardware people only exist by making sure that old hardware is unusable.

The pink/orange tint on the screen is indicative that the CCFL backlight tube)s) are failing. Eventually they will die altogether but if the tint disappears after a few minutes and the backlight stays on, then it'll probably be OK for a bit. Replacing the tubes IS possible but a lot of work and that's assuming you could even get hold of the spares. Replacing the whole screen is the usual fix for this but it'll probably be ok for now as it is.

Hey Vince hope your keeping well during covid 19 keep uploading these longer videos to keep me entertained hope all is well at home

29:54 For the love of God, someone call the police! Tell them My Mate Vince is being held hostage and forced to make KZfaq videos.

Cool, I have a T42 too. Now if I have a problem, I know how to fix it. 🤣

PXE boot is looking for an IP Address. It's more commonly known to be used for network installation of windows. That can be set as the primary boot but if set, it can then go to hdd if nothing is found though it does take some time. It isn't an error but more an information note to say, "something wrong on your physical network or server. I cannot get an IP Address". Home users do not need PXE boot and so in the BIOS it should be disabled unless you have a server with a Windows image and Automated Installation file that will set up your laptop or PC without you having to enter details. Do not worry about it Vince. Just go into BIOS via F2 or DEL and disable it. You could also move it away from being priority. The clue to this happenign is it was potentially an old work laptop and since the hdd was disconnected, PXE Boot was enabled. That is actually a BIOS setting and NOT an actual problem. You can actually set an IP Address int he BIOS I believe nowadays but not surte on those, should be able to, not that it is needed.

That H key was broken on purpose to enable the big H debate lol

Magic eraser worked good on my Thinkpad lid. Mine is a Lenovo one, though, perhaps the coating is different.

Good job Vince. Put a cheap SSD in it and install Windows 10. Will be a handy little laptop for the kids. Mick 👍🍻

I love Thinkpads. Now they are from Lenovo and not longer from IBM, but they are still good :)

this was very interesting to watch, i work a laptops, and computers alot, "screaming at my screen" hyperbole, alot, but it was great to see someone learn and figure stuff out, just like i do from your content! Awesome stuff!

Win7 will definitely work, and it is just about as quick as XP. I used this same laptop up until about two years ago. All the drivers with Win7 worked, too.

0:52 That 0001 error on Xbox 360 is the PSU, so there's a good chance the console itself is good.

For the love of God, shine a flashlight inside the drive bay, and you’ll see where the hard drive pins slide into. You slay me😂😂😂

I say 'H' exactly the same :) Ignore the haters who have nothing better to do. Your videos are always enjoyable and friendly and relaxing to watch

I must say this one was more infuriating than satisfying to watch but I always watch and like your videos Vince. Keep it up!

Yes, a laptop! That was a really nice restoration. And the H thing lol xD

hi! ^^/ Did You set the time and date on the laptop correctly? Cause certificates act up like that if time and date aren't set properly.

I'm thinking the black screws go into the bottom of the hard drive through the caddy and the two silver ones hold the black plastic piece by screwing into the side. Btw acetone is good at melting super glue

You pronounce H how i pronounce it too. Finally I have found someone.

Thinkpads are awesome laptops! Not as indestructible as a toughbook, but still really strong The laptop's time and date settings in the bios have likely gone, from it being powered off for so long, which is making all the sites show that certificate error

You can try Lubuntu for a light OS for that laptop, also the time and date should be set when you browse on the internet. Thanks for your video.

So weird , I have a similar but older laptop and it been sitting forever collecting dust. A few hours ago I was bored and I plugged it in and powered it up. The next thing I know this video is in my suggestions.

Hi Vince, I have a T42 laying around and I recall the screen would have a very red tint, especially when it first comes on. If it wasn't for having to ship it, I would pass it on to you for parts.

funny thing is that i have an exact model of this right next to me. it works great!

If you got an extra harddrive, you could clone the current drive to it, and upgrade the extra drive to windows 7 to rid of your wonder :D and yes an SSD would be insane, but I think that has an IDE interface, so an expensive Media Card CF and converter (if that is even needed). Microsoft is geared toward the Microsoft Store, much like Android older phones can't do Google Play. I had one of these, so it was a nice walk in history for me. :D Good job fixing it, and neat trick with the headlight restore idea.

I don't think I've ever clicked on a video so quickly. I love your repair videos, and I love Thinkpads.

@My Mate VINCE Hi Vince, love your videos. They're very entertaining, thorough and well produced. One of these days YOU WILL BE A PROFESSIONAL and you won't need that disclaimer at the start of your videos, trust me! Are your time and date correct? Double-click on the time, set the date correctly and then go to the 'Internet time' tab and click on 'update now' to synchronise the time with the internet. It does do it correctly the majority of the time, even if it does come up with an error. You can set the time manually if this fails, but I seem to recall that Windows XP gets a bit fussy if the time isn't EXACTLY right! It would also be a good idea to update to Service Pack 3 if you're not running it already which will allow you to install the latest supported version of Google Chrome and give you a much better experience when you're surfing the web. It won't be perfect, but it will be a lot better! Right-click on 'My Computer' and left-click on 'Properties' to see what service pack you're running. Those are the main things that would be causing the problem in the browser with the out of date/invalid website certificate. Can you please make a quick revisit video on this when you can? I'd really appreciate it. Keep up the good wok! Regards, Troy PS; Windows XP Service Pack 3 can be downloaded from here, it's the first download on the list. www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=Windows%20XP%20SP3 And Chrome from here; www.filepuma.com/download/google_chrome_32bit_49.0.2623.112-11045/ *MAKE SURE YOU CLICK ON THE GREEN 'Download Now' button just below the information about the software and NOT whatever ad happens to be on the website at the time! You'll have to use another computer to download both these pieces of software as what's on the laptop at the moment is too outdated to accomplish this! :-)

nice job ,but it will be better if you clean it inside too and change the thermal paste of the cpu and the inside battery , this laptop where really well made and build like a tank , i got myself a thinkpad t400 with linux and i use it a lot for my musical needs

I love my T42. I think I payed $30 on OfferUp and it works great for windows 98/XP gaming. It's wonderful.

I want to buy one and try to fit more "modern" hw to it. I have one spare MB with i5 430m, 4gig of ram and radeon 5650m. It will be pain but also best laptop ever...even with that old HW.

The reason there is an orange tinge when it first powers on is it's probably using a CFL backlight (small fluorescent tubes) which aren't instantly at full power. Modern displays use LED's which mitigates this.

The guy who sold you the laptop purposely sabotaged the H-key to make you say it and feel the need to clarify your pronunciation 😜 And as always, love the vid Vince! Keep it up ❤️

"Come on down to cashies mate where you can sell your tat!"

Its so good quality i have mine still to this day, payed for it around 1800eur in 2005 :D

We have the same IBM laptop at my workplace and is used only for printing labels for wiring harnesses. A very good laptop. Get a new keyboard for it and do a tare dawn and full cleanup video.

who else loves ThinkPads?

Hi Vince, try putting a Linux distro (Ubuntu, Fedora etc there is also so very light weight distro's out there) on it if you just want a 'browsing' machine, the drivers are probably all in the latest kernel and you may find it runs okay for most stuff, also Windows XP is out of support by Microsoft now so no security updates.