ThinkPad Wireless LAN (11b/g/n) for Windows XP - ThinkPad

	Summary of Changes
	Requirements
	Installation Instructions
	Uninstallation Instructions
	Determining which Version is Installed

Where:

• [Important] Important update
• (New) New function or enhancement
• (Fix) Correction to existing function

Version 1.00.0013 (6IWC17WW)

• (Fix) Fixed an issue where network might not reconnect when resuming normal operation from standby state.

Version 1.00.0011 (6IWC14WW)

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad L410, L510, SL410, SL510.
• (New) The installation program has been changed to Inno Setup.

Version 1.00.0004 (6IWC09WW)

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad T400s.
• (New) Initial release.
  
  

• If you use ThinkVantage Access Connections, the following software must be installed.
  • ThinkVantage Access Connections for Windows XP/2000 version 5.30 or higher.
  • ThinkPad Power Management Driver for 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Me, SE Vista version 1.53 or higher.
  • Hotkey Features for Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 version 2.20.0000 or higher
• If you currently use IEEE 802.1x authentication on Windows XP Service Pack 1 and do not use WPA encryption, Lenovo recommends you to uninstall Q826942 (WPA Supplicant update rollup package in Windows XP) and Q815485 (WPA Wireless Security Update in Windows XP). This does not apply if you are running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
  To check if Q826942 or Q815485 is installed and to uninstall it:
  1. Start Windows XP and logon with administrative privileges.
  2. Click Start and then click Control Panel.
  3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
  4. Click Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q826942 or Windows XP Hotfix (SP2) Q815485 if it is listed under Currently installed programs.
  5. Click Remove and follow the instructions on the screen.
     Note: The above action will remove all the fixes within the update rollup package, Q826942. You may need to re-install the other specific hotfixes you expect for this rollup package.
• You may need to reenter security information after updating the Wireless LAN driver.

• If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section.

This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.

[Downloading files]

1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click the Save button.
4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click the Save button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully.

[Extracting files]

5. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges.
6. Locate the directory where the file was downloaded.
7. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
8. Follow the instructions on the screen.
9. In the "Select Destination Location" window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
10. In the "Ready to Install" window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9.

[Installing files]

11. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish.
12. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.

Finally delete the file saved in Step 4.

• Refer to the "Manual Install" section, and download and extract the file.
• In the step 11 of the "Installing files" section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
• At the command line, execute setup.exe with the -S option.
  Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup -S

1. Start Windows and logon with administrative privileges.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Click Add/Remove Programs.
4. Click ThinkPad Wireless LAN Adapter Software.
5. Click Change/Remove.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen and restart the computer.

1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2. Click Add or Remove programs.
3. Click ThinkPad Wireless LAN Adapter Software.
4. Click Click here for support information.
5. Check the version.