Originally Posted by
cblaisd
Although others clearly have not had the problems with Access Connections, on my previous ThinkPad it was nothing but trouble and I have disabled it (but haven't yet uninstalled) from my new ThinkPad.
Interestingly and annoyingly, even disabled it spawns (as a look at Task Manager will show you) several processes that more than once have been the culprit in a freeze when coming out of hibernation.
I guess I need to uninstall completely. Thanks for the reminder.
I'd be interested to hear whether even uninstalled if AC is running any background processes/services on your machine.
As always, I also recommend you get subscribed to the ThinkPads listserv. There is, in fact, a very active discussion right now on the merits and drawbacks of Access Connections. The folks on that list are incredibly well-versed in TPs.
http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
I had the same experience that you did. I first just turned off the service, but it still caused problems, so then I uninstalled it.
I can't tell if there are any AC background processes still running. There is so much Lenova/ThinkVantage software preinstalled that I wouldn't know what to look for. And I'm not sure what, other than AC itself, I can safely remove.
Thanks for the link. That looks like a useful site/service.