[SOLVED] Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone

aarati93 · 07-22-2008, 07:24 PM

My laptop (2006 Thinkpad) was recently infected with some very nasty viruses. I was advised to completely reinstall XP to resolve the problem. After the reinstallation, I loaded back Microsoft Office, Photoshop, etc. However, I can't get my internet connection to work.

My laptop was part of a network with three other computers. All four computers use wireless internet and are in close proximity to each other. After I reinstalled XP, I'm not able to see 'Wireless Network Connection' in my Network Connections. The only thing there is '1394 Connection'.

My Thinkpad has an inbuilt wireless network adapter that has worked consistently for the last two years. I have no idea why I'm not able to connect to my network. Please help!

PS: I'm using another computer to ask this question. Obviously, there is no internet access in my Thinkpad. I am also posting this in the 'Networking' sub-forum. Please forgive the repetition!

**Mack** · 07-22-2008, 07:45 PM

Do you need a third party driver for your wireless?

aarati93 · 07-22-2008, 07:53 PM

I have no idea. There is no wireless driver in my bag of cd's. Is it possible that I deleted the driver when reinstalling XP? If so, where can I find the driver?

lazareth1 · 07-22-2008, 07:57 PM

You need to install the drivers for the wireless card. Go to the IBM website and lookup you thinkpad model for these.

aarati93 · 07-22-2008, 08:00 PM

Am doing this right now! Thank you. Crossing my fingers that it works. :)

**Coolfreak** · 07-22-2008, 08:08 PM

Can you please post your system specs? You can get all your system specs from a program called Everest.

A download link for Everest is available in my signature.

Thanks,

-Coolfreak

aarati93 · 07-22-2008, 08:45 PM

It didn't work. :( I installed the applicable driver. In my 'Device Manager', under 'Network Adapters', the only thing there is the 1394 one. Even the Ethernet Adapter doesn't work, even though it's listed. The Wireless Adapter isn't even listed. Any suggestions?

aarati93 · 07-22-2008, 08:56 PM

I have attached the Everest report. Note: In the partitions, the F: Drive is my external hard drive.

lazareth1 · 07-22-2008, 08:56 PM

Do you have anything under 'unknown devices'? are they're any yellow '!' marks in device manager? Also to state the obvious, is there a button physically on your laptop to switch on the wireless? If so, is it on>?

**kodi** · 07-22-2008, 09:03 PM

Both threads have been merged, do not start multiple threads as this confuses everybody

aarati93 · 07-22-2008, 09:03 PM

There is no physical button to turn on the wireless. There are two unknown devices. And the yellow '!' mark is next to the Ethernet Adapter.

aarati93 · 07-22-2008, 09:03 PM

kodi - Sorry; did not expect such fast responses. Will not repeat in future.

**Coolfreak** · 07-23-2008, 07:03 AM

Try this driver for the ethernet..
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-58618

Try this driver for wireless..
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-62875

aarati93 · 07-23-2008, 07:31 AM

I had already installed these drivers. However, how do I get the laptop to use them? I'm a complete novice so please don't assume I know something, even if it's basic. :)

When I go to 'Add Hardware', what do I select? I had previously been selecting 'Intel(R) PRO/100+ MiniPCI' and 'Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4). Or am I not supposed to select anything at all but do it a different way? I'm very confused. After I select these, it says there's a 'code 10' error where the device can't start up. In the device manager, the things I select show up with the yellow '!' point on their left.

Thank you for your help so far! What have I been doing wrong, and what should I do?

Also, does the 'Infrared Port' have anything to do with wireless?

Note: I skipped the internet connections part while installing XP. Could this have any effect on my wireless adapter? If so, should I reinstall XP again?

aarati93 · 07-23-2008, 08:12 AM

I just discovered that my audio wasn't working as well. However, installing the drivers worked, and the problem is solved. I wonder how many of my drivers I don't have; I must have deleted them while reinstalling XP.

aarati93 · 07-23-2008, 08:55 AM

I noticed that there isn't a category for 'Display Adapter' in my 'Device Manager'. Does this mean that one of my 'unknown devices' is a Display Adapter? If so, which Display Adapter should I select when I update the driver?

The Everest report says that my Display Adapter is 'ATI Mobility Radeon X300 (M22)'. However, I can't find this in my list of drivers even though I installed the applicable one from the IBM website.

**Coolfreak** · 07-23-2008, 11:00 AM

Have you checked the CD's you got with the laptop? Usually they give you a resource CD or motherboard CD which includes all the drivers you need to install. When you re-install Windows, you do delete all the drivers.

aarati93 · 07-23-2008, 12:13 PM

Part of the problem is that I can't find the CD. It's very frustrating. I probably shouldn't have reinstalled XP without making sure I had all these in hand. Does the IBM website have all the drivers that are in the CD, or only a select few?

07-22-2008, 07:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	[SOLVED] Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone My laptop (2006 Thinkpad) was recently infected with some very nasty viruses. I was advised to completely reinstall XP to resolve the problem. After the reinstallation, I loaded back Microsoft Office, Photoshop, etc. However, I can't get my internet connection to work. My laptop was part of a network with three other computers. All four computers use wireless internet and are in close proximity to each other. After I reinstalled XP, I'm not able to see 'Wireless Network Connection' in my Network Connections. The only thing there is '1394 Connection'. My Thinkpad has an inbuilt wireless network adapter that has worked consistently for the last two years. I have no idea why I'm not able to connect to my network. Please help! PS: I'm using another computer to ask this question. Obviously, there is no internet access in my Thinkpad. I am also posting this in the 'Networking' sub-forum. Please forgive the repetition! Last edited by aarati93 : 07-22-2008 at 07:26 PM.

07-22-2008, 07:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mack I Don't Know Yet.. Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 453 OS: Vista Home Premium sp1/Xp Pro sp3 My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone Do you need a third party driver for your wireless?

07-22-2008, 07:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone I have no idea. There is no wireless driver in my bag of cd's. Is it possible that I deleted the driver when reinstalling XP? If so, where can I find the driver?

07-22-2008, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
lazareth1 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,066 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone You need to install the drivers for the wireless card. Go to the IBM website and lookup you thinkpad model for these. __________________ "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted" JAFFA KREE!! Peace Through Power!!

07-22-2008, 08:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone Am doing this right now! Thank you. Crossing my fingers that it works. :)

07-22-2008, 08:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA Posts: 1,042 OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 and Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone Can you please post your system specs? You can get all your system specs from a program called Everest. A download link for Everest is available in my signature. Thanks, -Coolfreak __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #1Texas Longhorns #1 Texas Longhorns 6-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ SpeedFan

07-22-2008, 08:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone It didn't work. :( I installed the applicable driver. In my 'Device Manager', under 'Network Adapters', the only thing there is the 1394 one. Even the Ethernet Adapter doesn't work, even though it's listed. The Wireless Adapter isn't even listed. Any suggestions?

07-22-2008, 08:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
lazareth1 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hong Kong, previously Fife in Bonnie Scotland Posts: 1,066 OS: Vista SP1, Ultimate My System	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone Do you have anything under 'unknown devices'? are they're any yellow '!' marks in device manager? Also to state the obvious, is there a button physically on your laptop to switch on the wireless? If so, is it on>? __________________ "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted" JAFFA KREE!! Peace Through Power!!

07-22-2008, 09:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 6,604 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 and 32bit My System	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone Both threads have been merged, do not start multiple threads as this confuses everybody __________________ Brian

07-22-2008, 09:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone There is no physical button to turn on the wireless. There are two unknown devices. And the yellow '!' mark is next to the Ethernet Adapter.

07-22-2008, 09:03 PM	#12 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone kodi - Sorry; did not expect such fast responses. Will not repeat in future.

07-23-2008, 07:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA Posts: 1,042 OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 and Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone Try this driver for the ethernet.. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-58618 Try this driver for wireless.. http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...cid=MIGR-62875 __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #1Texas Longhorns #1 Texas Longhorns 6-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ SpeedFan

07-23-2008, 07:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone I had already installed these drivers. However, how do I get the laptop to use them? I'm a complete novice so please don't assume I know something, even if it's basic. :) When I go to 'Add Hardware', what do I select? I had previously been selecting 'Intel(R) PRO/100+ MiniPCI' and 'Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter(LNE100TX v4). Or am I not supposed to select anything at all but do it a different way? I'm very confused. After I select these, it says there's a 'code 10' error where the device can't start up. In the device manager, the things I select show up with the yellow '!' point on their left. Thank you for your help so far! What have I been doing wrong, and what should I do? Also, does the 'Infrared Port' have anything to do with wireless? Note: I skipped the internet connections part while installing XP. Could this have any effect on my wireless adapter? If so, should I reinstall XP again? Last edited by aarati93 : 07-23-2008 at 07:42 AM.

07-23-2008, 08:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone I just discovered that my audio wasn't working as well. However, installing the drivers worked, and the problem is solved. I wonder how many of my drivers I don't have; I must have deleted them while reinstalling XP.

07-23-2008, 08:55 AM	#16 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone I noticed that there isn't a category for 'Display Adapter' in my 'Device Manager'. Does this mean that one of my 'unknown devices' is a Display Adapter? If so, which Display Adapter should I select when I update the driver? The Everest report says that my Display Adapter is 'ATI Mobility Radeon X300 (M22)'. However, I can't find this in my list of drivers even though I installed the applicable one from the IBM website. Last edited by aarati93 : 07-23-2008 at 08:57 AM.

07-23-2008, 11:00 AM	#17 (permalink)
Coolfreak Mentor, Microsoft Support Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA Posts: 1,042 OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 and Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone Have you checked the CD's you got with the laptop? Usually they give you a resource CD or motherboard CD which includes all the drivers you need to install. When you re-install Windows, you do delete all the drivers. __________________ I subscribe to all threads I post in. But, if in case I don't or I forget, and I don't post back within 24 hours, please PM me. I will get back to your thread ASAP. #1Texas Longhorns #1 Texas Longhorns 6-0 Everest ~ DBAN ~ UBCD4WIN ~ SpeedFan

07-23-2008, 12:13 PM	#18 (permalink)
aarati93 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 OS: xp; sp2	Re: Reinstalled XP: Wireless Gone Part of the problem is that I can't find the CD. It's very frustrating. I probably shouldn't have reinstalled XP without making sure I had all these in hand. Does the IBM website have all the drivers that are in the CD, or only a select few?