Windows 7 fixes for driver problems on lenovo machines

[faerieloch]

After installing the windows 7 RC, the keyboard, trackpoint, and wireless were not working on my Lenovo X60 tablet (external devices would work, but I could not even turn the wireless device on). This is apparently a problem with many lenovo machines discussed on this forum, and I thought I'd summarize here. What worked for me:

--open device manager
--select the mouse or keyboard device and open properties
--click "update drivers"
--search for drivers on your machine in C:\ and check "include sub-folders"

The app should find the drivers and may prompt you to restart.

For the wireless driver, I needed to use a second computer to download the correct driver directly from the manufacturer (Intel, in my case), put it on a flash drive, then install it on the X60 tablet. The install did not work correctly at first, but I was prompted to try again using the correct settings, which worked. Now, everything appears to be working smoothly.

--Nancy

 

[mdbjorklund]

I have a Thinkpad T60P with Windows 7 RC, and couldn't get the Trackpoint to work. The option to "include sub-folders" was already checked, and directing it to the folder with the Trackpoint driver still yielded a message that the best driver was already installed.

I had to choose the "Browse for driver software on your computer" option before I could get the driver to install.

 

[faerieloch]

You're quite right. My instruction "search for drivers on your machine" should have used the exact text "browse for driver software on your computer". Thanks.

--Nancy