for thinkpad T SERIES you need to do following step very time when you turn on your pc turn on machine - press F8, then go to bios setup setup your time to a FIX time which is before becker's due date. I suggest leave at least 1 month ahead of due date.Ex, if due date is 09/01/2008, set the time as 08/01/2008 01:01:01 then restart and login to your operation system You need turn off your internet connect on your pc and make sure it won't connect to internet.