On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:18:50 -0500, Joe wrote:

> Hello,
> I have a Thinkpad laptop with xp home. The device manager shows the
> following devices with yellow exclamation points under the UNKNOW node:
> "1394 Net Adapter, High Rate Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Adapter with Modem II,
> Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection. I first downloaded and extracted the
> drivers directly from IBM, then I manually uninstalled these each of these
> devices and restarted. Upon reboot the OS recognized each component by it's
> proper name and reinstalled the drivers for each finally asking to restart
> the machine again. I did so and the devices still show as previously
> described. I am at a remote location, therfore, I need Internet services for
> email . I purchased a pcmcia ethernet adapter card and loaded it according
> to instructions. The nic fails to appear in the "network connections"
> control panel applet and show under UNKNOWN next to the rest of those other
> devices. I tried the same for a new USB Ethernet adapter with the same
> results. I tried a SFC/scannow to check for corruption. The SFC passed
> without any problem. I checked the event logs and still does not refer to
> any unusual acitivty relating to these components failing to work properly.
> I am out of ideas. PLEASE HELP! Humbly grateful.
>
> Joe

When you extracted the drivers, did a setup program appear to install them?
If no, you could try installing them manually. In Device Manager, go to the
properties of the NIC. Select Update Driver. A prompt window will show up.
Use the available options to direct XP to the folder with the driver that
you extracted. You might get a warning about an unsigned driver. As long as
you're sure it's the right driver for your NIC, go ahead and OK the
installation.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User