ThnkPad R30 ethernet

[goodtrip]

hi! i've just refurbishrd an ibm thinkpad r30 with windows 98 SE and i'm trying to connect to internet.

i've downloaded drivers from lenovo website and i've followed the instructions. but when i tried to install the Intel 8255x-based PCI Ethernet Adapter(10/100) it asked me the "intel pro adapter cd-rom" that i don't have... anyone knows how to solve?

[nitroshift]

Hello goodtrip and welcome to THE forums You don't need the CD, just browse for the required file(s) to the location where you extracted the driver files.

nitroshift

[goodtrip]

i've already done that step but it asks me the inte cd-rom during the setup of theese files .

maybe i've also to instal this one: Link

what do you think?

[nitroshift]

Definitely try it. If this fails too, uncompress all the files and burn them onto a CD.

nitroshift

[tain]

Maybe he is having the problem where TrustedInstaller gets confused about what files it is looking for and where to find them. I've seen it happen a few times on different win7 boxes. You point right at the correct file but the installer insists that is wrong. I recently had to change the wifi drivers on a thinkpad due to slow speeds so I feel your pain!

[nitroshift]

AFAIK Win98 didn't have such a thing as TrustedInstaller, it was introduced in Vista (am I correct here?), so I'm pretty sure it's a bug in the driver installation procedure code which makes it look for a CD only.

nitroshift

[Tripredacus]

Windows 98 will remember the last 4-5 locations, but will only automatically search in the last location. Its a pain, but any time you install a driver (or change your tcp/ip settings) you'll have to keep changing where Windows needs to find the files. Its probably the only annoying thing about Win98 that I can think of.