Cannot access internet after reinstall Win2000

[syrenab]

After reinstalling Win2000 Pro from original CD (not T22 CD) all my original Thinkpad files are there. Why Win2K doesn't find the drivers is a mystery. I manually installed the XVA screen driver, so that is OK.
Also I manually reinstalled all the Thinkpad utilities, Hotkeys, Configuration utility, power management utility, etc. All work fine.

BUT I have been trying on and off for 3 days to get back on to the Internet. In many years I've never run into this problem!!!
I cannot get Win to recognize my Ethernet adapter or Wireless adapter ("Programs" recognize the Wireless Adapter program and the adapter light is blinking - I reinstalled from the original CD.) "Device Manager|Network adapter" shows Adapter OK, BUT I still cannot connect!

"device manager" shows ? for Ethernet Controller
I downloaded the Intel driver package for the Pro/100 SP Adapter, but cannot install - I get message "Windows Management Instrumentation service is not running"
The WMI is in HIVESYS.inf in C:\I386, but I can't recover it.

I was forced to reinstall Win2K when repairs of some WINNT files that got damaged, failed. Up to that moment both Ethernet and wireless connections worked fine

Any suggestions? .
My ancient, slow HP desktop is connecting fine, so I can send this message.
I wish I were sailing!!!!

[ryengineer]

From Microsoft: Windows Management Instrumentation service is not running as LocalSystem.

I suggest you read the explicit installation instructions for Ethernet driver for Windows 2000 from lenovo.

snip.....In many years I've never run into this problem!!!.....snip

When I first moved to Windows 2000, it wasn't easy, proper drivers were not available, my modem, printer became incompatible. A good technique at that time was to upgrade Windows 2000 from Windows 98 with all drivers installed. You can me if I'm wrong but I think you had been using factory pre-installed oem version of Windows on your thinkpad T22 previously.

[jdhurst]

rvengineer is on the right track. There were several machines back then that came with Windows 98 (A20m for example) that would not do a clean Windows 2000 install. I did one once, and installed the Windows 98 NIC driver from the install CD and then upgraded the driver. Dicey, but it worked. ... JDH

[syrenab]

Thank you, Rvengineer, for your prompt response and suggestion.
I did what you suggested and I was able to get back on the Internet.
I should have posted on this forum in the first place, instead of the T2x forum.
However I am now completely baffled. The old problem that caused me to reinstall W2K, and which had been cured, suddenly came back. I don't understand it.
I suppose my only recourse is to reformat the C: drive and make a clean new installation. Obviously there is some rogue piece of a file still hanging in there, which was not removed by new Windows installation.
To answerour question, yes the computer had the original T22 Windows on it. Unfortunately I don't have a recovery disk.