Intel PRO/1000 LAN adapter software for Windows XP - ThinkPad R61, R61i, T60, T60p, T61, T61p, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet, X300, Reserve Edition

	Summary of Changes
	Installation Instructions
	Determining which Version is Installed

Where:

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

Version 9.12.42.0 - Build 201490

• [Important] Ended support for Windows 2000. (Note) For Windows 2000, please use the old version 9.12.41.1001 (Build 185309).
• (Fix) Fixed an issue that might generate a blue screen error.

Version 9.12.41.1001 - Build 185309

• (Fix) Fixed an issue that might generate system hang with blue screen.
• (Fix) Added support for ThinkPad X60,X60s,X60 Tablet in build 152228.

Version 9.7.251.0 - Build 152228

• (New) Support for ThinkPad X300 (added).
• (Fix) (Windows XP only) Ethernet driver can not be removed from Add or Remove Programs.

Version 9.7.240.0 - Build 149536

• (New) Support for ThinkPad T60, T61p (added).
• (Fix) A driver hang issue on ThinkPad T60/T60p on Windows XP.

Version 9.7.240.0 - Build 142746

• (New) Initial release for T61p
• (New) Initial release for ThinkPad X61, X61s, X61 Tablet
• (Fix) Fix a problem of an error message pop up when try to uninstall the driver in User mode

Version 9.7.37.0 - Build 138540

• Initial release for ThinkPad R61, T61

• 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 file]

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 file]

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.

• For unattended installation, Ethernet driver for DOS (e1000.dos) is prepared. Obtain the additional package, Intel PRO/1000 LAN Adapter Software for DOS to use the Ethernet drivers for DOS.
• The information about unattended installation instructions are included in the following folders in this package;
  [Path where the files were extracted]\APPS\SETUP\PUSH\WS03XP32

Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager is an extension to the Windows Device Manager. When you install the Intel PROSet software, additional tabs are automatically added to Device Manager.

Notes:

• You must have administrator rights to install or use Intel PROSet.
• Before upgrading Intel PROSet, you have to uninstall the current PROSet that is installed on your ThinkPad. If you still face an error message like "You must uninstall the old version", uninstall the Intel PROSet for Wireless LAN driver.
• If you have used prior versions of Intel PROSet, you should be aware of the following changes with Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager:
  • There is no system tray icon.
  • The configuration utility is not accessible from the Control Panel or the Start menu.
  • All Intel PROSet features are now accessed from Device Manager. To access features, simply open the Device Manager and double-click the Intel adapter you would like to configure.

This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer.

1. Make sure to be logged on with administrative privileges.
2. Refer to the "Manual Install" section of Ethernet Driver, and download and extract the file.
3. In the step 11 of the Installing files section of Ethernet Driver, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
4. Move to the following folder;
   [Path where the files were extracted]\APPS\PROSETDX\Win32
5. Double-click DxSetup.exe file.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation.

1. Click Start.
2. Right-click My Computer and select Properties
3. Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
4. Double-click the Network adapters category.
5. Double-click one of the following devices:
   • Intel® 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection
   • Intel® 82566MC Gigabit Network Connection
   • Intel® PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
6. Click the Driver tab and the driver version is displayed.