"Steve G" <jeng_ste***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167501128.869634.123110@a3g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> I'm rebuilding my desktop computer after a catastrophic hard drive
> crash. Before the crash, I had my desktop HP Dimension 4600 setup
> plugged into a hub that fed into my DSL modem. All was wall, my desktop
> and my laptop both talked to the internet just fine, and I had shared
> my desktop's Canon i850 printer so the laptop could use it.
>
> Now, after reinstalling XP Home Edition, there has to be some step I'm
> missing. I have the hardware all plugged in where it should be, but
> when I run the Network Setup Wizard, he tells me "The Wizard cannot
> find your network hardware." So first thing I do is open a command
> prompt and do IPCONFIG, and it comes back with absolutely nothing. It's
> like this computer doesn't realize that it is (or was, before the
> hard-drive crash) network-capable, and/or it doesn't realize it's
> plugged into a hub which communicates with the internet. All of that is
> still working,  because I'm able to connect to the internet through my
> laptop.
>
> When I look in Device Manager, under Other Devices (all items under
> 'Other Devices' show a yellow question-mark, by the way; is this
> normal), I see 'Ethernet Controller'. When I open it, I see the
> following info:
>
> Device Type: other devices
> Manufacturer: unknown
> location: PCI bus 2, device 8, function 0
>
> Device Status:
> the drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28)
> To reinstall, press Reinstall Driver.
>
> I do that and he says to either search the internet for a driver (fat
> chance, considering I can't GET to the internet) or install from a list
> or location. I select that and point him to D: and pop in the Dell  CD
> with 'device drivers' on it. I tell him to go look, and he is unable to
> find the DD. So I tell him to pick from list (don't search, I will
> install the driver) , scroll down to Network Adapters, select Next, and
> I get several: Acer, COmpaq, Fujitsu Siemens, HP, IBM, Intel, NEC. And
> here is where I stick, since I have no idea what brand of card is in
> there!
>
>
> Did I miss some basic step when I installed XP? I did an install from
> scratch including a format, accepting the defaults along the way.
>

"Steve G" <jeng_ste***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167501128.869634.123110@a3g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> I'm rebuilding my desktop computer after a catastrophic hard drive
> crash. Before the crash, I had my desktop HP Dimension 4600 setup
> plugged into a hub that fed into my DSL modem. All was wall, my desktop
> and my laptop both talked to the internet just fine, and I had shared
> my desktop's Canon i850 printer so the laptop could use it.
>
> Now, after reinstalling XP Home Edition, there has to be some step I'm
> missing. I have the hardware all plugged in where it should be, but
> when I run the Network Setup Wizard, he tells me "The Wizard cannot
> find your network hardware." So first thing I do is open a command
> prompt and do IPCONFIG, and it comes back with absolutely nothing. It's
> like this computer doesn't realize that it is (or was, before the
> hard-drive crash) network-capable, and/or it doesn't realize it's
> plugged into a hub which communicates with the internet. All of that is
> still working,  because I'm able to connect to the internet through my
> laptop.
>
> When I look in Device Manager, under Other Devices (all items under
> 'Other Devices' show a yellow question-mark, by the way; is this
> normal), I see 'Ethernet Controller'. When I open it, I see the
> following info:
>
> Device Type: other devices
> Manufacturer: unknown
> location: PCI bus 2, device 8, function 0
>
> Device Status:
> the drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28)
> To reinstall, press Reinstall Driver.
>
> I do that and he says to either search the internet for a driver (fat
> chance, considering I can't GET to the internet) or install from a list
> or location. I select that and point him to D: and pop in the Dell  CD
> with 'device drivers' on it. I tell him to go look, and he is unable to
> find the DD. So I tell him to pick from list (don't search, I will
> install the driver) , scroll down to Network Adapters, select Next, and
> I get several: Acer, COmpaq, Fujitsu Siemens, HP, IBM, Intel, NEC. And
> here is where I stick, since I have no idea what brand of card is in
> there!
>
>
> Did I miss some basic step when I installed XP? I did an install from
> scratch including a format, accepting the defaults along the way.
>