"missing" wireless network tab - previous fixes don't help

[Guest]

After upgrading ThinkPadT40 with intel wireless 2100 3b mini pci adapter from 2000 to XP Prof:
-wireless networking tab missing
-unable to view available wireless networks (although multiple available)
-zero configuration is started and automatic
-hotfix has been uninstalled

any suggestions? thanks...

 

[Doug]

Kris,

There's a "patch" on Microsoft's site that does NOT get downloaded when you
run Windows Update - you want patch #Q815485. Here is the URL
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...25-ce2b-47a4-abec-274845dc9e91&displaylang=en

Download and apply this - you'll get the "wireless networking tab" and such.
Hope that helps.

Doug

 

[haywuud]

go to services and start "wireless zero configuration".
tab will be there then.

-----Original Message-----
After upgrading ThinkPadT40 with intel wireless 2100 3b

mini pci adapter from 2000 to XP Prof:

 

[Guest]

thanks for the help, but the patch didn't fix the problem, and as i had stated before, i already started wireless zero configuration, so that's not the problem either .... any other suggestions short of reinstalling xp?

 

[Pavel A.]

Some 3rd party crippleware (such as Intel's "adapter switch" utility) can cause this.
Also, provider of the wireless adapter (or driver) could deliberately force XP
to see it as non-wireless.

Regards
- PA

thanks for the help, but the patch didn't fix the problem, and as i had stated before, i already started wireless zero

configuration, so that's not the problem either .... any other suggestions short of reinstalling xp?