T40 - Reinstalled XP and now can't find drivers that work

[adkantor]

I reinstalled the OS on my T40 (2373).
It used to have Windows XP Pro and now has Windows XP Home
I am now missing some pretty basic drivers: Ethernet and Wireless cards dont' work; display jumps instead of scrolling...
Since I don't have any of the original CDs I have to find the drivers online.
The Lenovo website seems to have all the drivers for T40,
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 46258.html
but when I download and install them, nothing happens; no new hardware is "found", even after a reboot.
What am I doing wrong?
Do I have to resort to spending $29 on software like DriverDetective?
Thnx

Update
I was able to get the Wireless card to work with a driver from Softpedia,
Still no luck finding Display driver, whether from Lenovo or from ATI, or from other sources - keeps telling me something like "not compatible with your hardware/software configuration"
I am pretty sure the card i have is Radeon 9000 32mb

[sjthinkpader]

Welcome to the forum.

F11 Recovery at boot time doesn't work?

Most IBM drivers requires two steps. After downloading, first step is just to expand the driver into a directory called c:\drivers\... Then you have to find the driver there or run a setup utility. The drivers are usually in c:\drivers\win\... and utilities are in c:\drivers\w2k\... If the driver has no setup utility, then just use the update button in each device management pane.

[adkantor]

Bingo.
I was just "unpackaging" the drivers from Lenovo's site, not installing them.
Have to go to the folder and click on the setup exe file...
Works now
Thnx