Missing Drivers - Downgraded from Vista Home to Windows XP Pro SP3 - Lenovo 3000 N100 Notebook

Hey,
I have a lenovo 3000 N100 as well and recently downgraded to Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3.
However, I have a lot of hardware drivers missing (yellow question mark) -
1) Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus
2) Base System Device (listed thrice so I'm guessing there are three separate drivers needed)
3)Network Controller
4) Video Controller
5) Video Controller (VGA Compatible)
I have no audio or wireless either. Lastly, I have spoken to lenovo and they asked me to download some drivers from lenovo.com. I did and also downloaded every possible driver for XP on the lenovo site but still had no luck.
I would really appreciate any help/guidance you can offer. I have exausted all resources at this point.
My email is xxxxxxxxxxxxx so feel free to reach out to me there as well.
Thanks a ton.
Kabir
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Message Edited by JaneL on 03-29-2009 09:46 PM

Hey, I have a lenovo 3000 N100 as well and recently downgraded to Windows XP . However, I have a lot of hardware drivers missing (yellow question mark) - 1) Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus2) Base System Device (listed thrice so I'm guessing there are three separate drivers needed)3)Network Controller . I have downloaded some drivers from lenovo.com. I did and also downloaded every possible driver for XP on the lenovo site but still had no luck. I would really appreciate any help/guidance you can offe.. My email is [email protected]
so feel free to reach out to me there as well. Thanks a ton.
Deepshikha

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