Can't get Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 3B to work on Windows 7 - t42

I've just having trouble installing it. I got the installer working and it says it successfully installed but it still comes up as an unknown device. Everything on in BIOS and I've tried the System update thing from thinkpad. No luck. When I press the FN key to turn the wireless on it tells me there's no wireless card installed. I've also tried manually selecting the driver by updating the unkown device from device manager, again, no luck. Anyone got it to work on windows 7 or can help?

 

What drivers you tried using? It's not impossible as we got a Dell Inspiron 510m with Intel Wireless 2200BG card working fine on Windows 7 (Starter 32 bit).

Have you tried manually loading the Vista drivers of Intel Wireless 2100 into Windows 7?

 

Yes I've tried using the vista drivers. I know it's possible but the methods I've read don't work for me *sigh* stupid drivers :\

 

Well, the 2100-3B and 2200BG are completely different animals in windows 7. It's very easy to get the 2200 working. The 2100 can be a pain. But I have a T42p right now running Windows 7 with a 2100-3B installed and it works. I do remember having to fight through some odd problems, like the device manager showing everything working right, but the Thinkpad software showing the device turned off. When I do an F5, the Thinkpad software still shows the device as turned off. But it works anyways.

Unfortunately, I can't remember what I did to get it to work. I just remember trying a lot of different things and rebooting a lot.

 

Hmm well if this helps, windows 7 recognizes the what driver I should install and stuff when I go to install it via device manager and the windows drivers, when I install it it says "Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device.

Windows found the driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it. This operation returned because the timeout period expired."

Hmm... this is a pain

 

SUCCESS! I removed the wireless card manually and put it back in, turned it on and it worked

 

Probably you just re-seated it.
Renee

 

Actually, it may also have something to do with the power settings, because I had it running on battery and the power setting was set to "maximum power savings" and the card just didn't work, but still recognised it, until I set it to max performance. Maybe that might of had something to do with it too.

This was after I got the driver working.