Originally Posted by SFO_FT
this works!!
This one came from one of the users on the ThinkPad Mailing List and it's a very welcomed fix! There are a number of key combinations that cause a ThinkPad to beep at seemingly random times. For example, if you hold down W E and R there's no beep, but if you hold down T Y and U the machine beeps at you (and really has no reason to).
The fix - thanks Deanna! - is simple. Go to Device Manager and "Show Hidden Devices". Under "Non-Plug and Play Drivers" you'll see an item named "Beep". Disable that and the "random beep" disappears. Once done, of course, you can hide the hidden devices again.
Can you post a link to the Thinkpad mailing list or send me info on it?
I've got a minor annoyance with mine I'd like to fix. I have an alternate desktop wall paper setup but everytime I go into/out of presenation mode it resets back to the default Worldmap Timezone desktop.