installing a network driver into my device manager

suzonka

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I just did a restore with my dell with winsdows xp 2000 and I cant get on the net work that is already there and working because Im missing the driver in device manager for Network adaptors, can I download one from microsoft drivers or an identical working computer and install it on a flash drive then into my computer device manager ?
 

suzonka

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Hi I did that and it wont download for some reason???

I need to copy a net work adaptor drive in my device manager from a working computer then install the flash drive into a non working internet computer so I can get on the internet ? how can I do this the easy way ,
can the driver be downloaded from a driver site windows xp home edition with IE7 ,or can I clone the adaptor drive from my good working computer to the flash drive and how to do this I tried to drag and drop the driver to the desk top ,it wont go. need help
 

USAFRet

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No, you need to download the actual driver install file from Dell.
Copy that to a USB stick
Install