Thanks to all for the several suggestions for regaining T43 wireless connection to an encrypted gateway; here are our results. We were almost finished with our planned series of remedial steps when we queried this list for suggestions. For example, we had already removed IBM Access Connections, but we had used Revo Uninstaller, which monitors the software's own uninstall process and cleans up all the remaining detritus from incomplete built-in uninstall routines. Also, none of several Microsoft Windows updates had fixed the problem. The next step in our list was to upgrade to SP3, as also recommended here, so we downloaded from the Microsoft site and burned xpsp3_5512.080413-2113_usa_x86fre_spcd.iso to CD and downloaded WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe; but both repeatedly halted with messages that files were corrupted. We were finally able to download a clean version of WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe, which completed execution; the system rebooted and connected to the wireless gateway quickly and without issues. Thanks to all for your help.
maxdanger On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 12:14 AM, Aryeh Goretsky (home) <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello, > > The latest version of Lenovo ThinkVantage Access Connections for Windows > XP is at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-4ZLNJB.html. > This is the software used to manage wired and wireless connections on a > ThinkPad. > > The latest version of Lenovo System Update for various Windows versions > is at http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/TVSU-UPDATE.html. > Downloading and running the appropriate version of this for your operating > system should update all of the Lenovo drivers and software on a ThinkPad > to their latest versions. > > Microsoft's Windows Update web site is http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ > . > Visit there to download and install all of the updates for your operating > system. > > Regards, > > Aryeh Goretsky > > > At 09:14 PM 5/6/2010, you wrote: > >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 14:52:31 -0500 >> >> From: max danger <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Thinkpad] WXPPro wireless connection problem >> To: Thinkpad Mailing List <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> >> A T43 can connect normally to open unencrypted access points but cannot >> > > [...snip...] > > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
