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Your yellow exclamation mark might be the IBM PM Driver. I have a T23 and I
had that also. Installing the IBM PM Driver solved the missing driver for
me.

EC

"Z Man" <z1z@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GuKD7.55037$6i7.7528880@e420r-atl1.usenetserver.com...
> I just received my new Thinkpad this afternoon. It arrived with Windows 98
> pre-installed, with some miscellaneous software. I wanted to run Windows
XP
> Professional. After booting Win98 and verifying that everything seemed to
be
> in order, I decided to install WinXP. I had had the computer for about one
> hour at that point. First, I used Partition Magic 7.0 to split the 6GB
hard
> drive into two partitions, the first with the existing Win98 original
> installation with 2GB, and the remaining 4GB unformatted. This portion of
> the procedure was  accomplished uneventfully. I already had on hand the
two
> PM7 diskettes, and splitting the drive took about ten minutes from start
to
> finish.
>
> Next, I booted to the WinXP Pro cd, and had the installation software
format
> the 4GB partition with NTFS. I used the 'regular' formatting option, not
the
> Quick option. This also went well, and the XP installation routine
proceeded
> to complete the XP install without a hitch. The XP installation took about
> one hour. I've installed XP Pro numerous times, but didn't have to do
> anything special in this instance.
>
> Having completed the installation, I verified that everything seemed to be
> working. I set the Workgroup name and connected easily to my office local
> area network. I then downloaded the numerous XP updates from Windows
Update.
> After a short download (I got about 240,000 cps with DSL) and a couple of
> mandatory reboots, my new computer was up to date.
>
> Next, I installed America Online 7.0. Later on, I installed Norton
Internet
> Security Family Edition 2002. That's about all I need right now, as this
> system is for an individual who runs heavy AOL and little else. As I write
> this post, I'm running a Norton Antivirus scan, just to make sure.
>
> The long and the short of it is that my XP installation went quite well. I
> have no complaints and had no problems. I've rebooted several times into
> both operating systems and experienced no difficulties. I have just one
> issue. In System Properties under XP, I have one yellow question mark,
> indicating a missing driver. It gives me very little information, but when
I
> compare XP System Properties to 98 System Properties, it appears that
under
> XP I am missing a Thinkpad system configuration utility, which seems to be
> giving rise to the yellow question mark, but I am not certain.
>
> I still need to test the modem and set up AOL local access numbers, but
I'll
> save that for another time. Modem diagnostics under XP indicate that the
> modem is operating properly.
>
> I have to stress that I used absolutely no external drivers. Everything
was
> supplied on the XP Pro installation cd. The network interface card, modem,
> ATI Rage video, and everything else (except as cited above, the yellow
> question mark) was automatically set up.
>
> That's about it for now. I'm going to add 256MB memory for about $50 to
> bring the system up to 384MB, and I'm ready to place this notebook
computer
> in service. As always, any comments, feedback or random thoughts will be
> appreciated and will generate a prompt response. PLEASE post your comments
> to the newsgroup. I check it daily.
>
>
>