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I had to reinstall windows Xp on my parents PC for them and wanted to get them on the internet .... I did everythiung correctly and the PC works fiine !!! The problem is though that it will not connect to the internet as device drivers are missing. I have the make and model of the device driver and every download i make on my PC for drivers will not install because they are wanting to connect on the sick computers internet that does not exist yet ... it is just going round in circles for days now ......PLEASE HELP ...Hahahha
 
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I have the yellow question marks ... YES and it is an ethernet driver PROBLEM IS when i download device drivers and put them to flash drive, i load it on the Non internet PC and to install it they want me to either register with the site ... or use internet to upload the driver ... I obviously have no internet so cannot do this ... it is so annoying ... THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSES
 
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You're getting the sites downloader program instead of the actual drivers. I hate when they do that, too. If you can find the exact model of their motherboard go to the manufacturers site and download the drivers from there. Give us the model number and we'll help you find them.
 
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Thank you .... It is an E.machine but it say that it is manafactured by Gateway and the motherboard intel corporation D915GAG

Would you like me to send a screen shot of the Device managers screen ?
 
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I have spent some time searching here but have no solution .... It either asks me for Motherboard number / that i have no clue of ..... or Xp version is different ... or other faults ... I know XP i am running now is XP professional service pack 3 (build2600)x86
WHEN I LOOK AT DIAGNOSIS ... IT TELLS ME tHIS machine doesn't have any installed network adaptors
INFO: Network connection: Name = 1394 Connection , Device= 1394 Net Adapter, Media Type= LAN, SubmediaType = 1394
 
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You have all been really helpful and i thank you !

Howev er as i modify each search i get this ..... We are sorry, there is no Intel.com page matching your request. The page may have been renamed, moved or is no longer available. Please verify the address you typed is spelled correctly. If you are certain that this URL is valid, please send us feedback about the broken link.

So it seems that i have a problem trying to find what i am looking for .. I am uncertain now to exactly what this Damn PC is wanting from me ..... Obviously either Net adapter .... Ethernet or some form of device driver .... it shows 4 yellow ? in management and keeps throwing 1394 up as a net adapter and i am confused exactly what it wants
 
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That is the wrong network adapter! That is the FireWire adapter. In theory that can be used as a network adapter, but what you want is the ethernet adapter.
 
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Lan driver: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=7528&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%20XP%20%20Professional*&DownloadType=Drivers

INF driver: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=14713&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%20XP%20%20Professional*&DownloadType=Drivers

Graphics driver: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=13032&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%20XP%20%20Professional*&DownloadType=Drivers

Realtek (audio) driver: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=7525&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%20XP%20%20Professional*&DownloadType=Drivers

 
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Have just come back after a needed break and downloaded all 4 of those links .. THANK YOU .... Will try the installs now

 
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yes it is connected by ethernet cable ... i am running from the same router and the wifi and ethernet connections both work ... .just this other PC is totally forign to me
 
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This was supposed to have been a new install and straight onto the net ... i work with windows 7 and not XP and i am just trying to solve getting my parents on the net for their first time
Also i know for a FACT THAT THIS pc IS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS (oops caps) There are hundreds of these in various forums with people saying they had the same problem trying to get drivers ... Problem seems to be that it is an old PC and all available drivers require it to be on Net to get them working .. You guys have been most helpful and i apologise if you think my knowledge is no good but as i said i am just trying to fix a PC that i have no knowledge of ... THANK YOU
 
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Usually when I have problems with drivers I use my modern PC, download the drivers there, and put them on a USB drive for use on the old computer. Since you didn't have your network drivers working properly you never could have downloaded them to the old computer.
 
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YES i know all that buddy, i was downloading on my pc and putting downloads on a USB drive and then putting them into the Sick PC ... but nothing has been changing the PC .... i re boot as needed and am certainly no stranger to fixing PC's ..... Just this Box is a problem for sure thats why i decided to try this place out ..... I am giving up tho and Getting the Hammer out !!
I would like to thank you for you Help tho and am looking forward to going home now to my Nice PC that runs like a dream ..He he
Thanks Guys
 
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Just a quick idea, download a linux distro and make a bootable usb from that. See it it will connect with linux. If not it is probably a bad network adapter on the motherboard. If that's the case you can go get a cheap ethernet card and install it. Usually works great.
 
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