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More info?)
Since nothing else worked I would suggest a Repair Installation of XP.
Make sure the nic card is not installed before you do the Repair
Installation.You will also have to install SP1 and other updates as the
installation will remove them.
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2c3d801c46919$ec0d9af0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> i dont remember what kind of motherboard the computer was
> made in 2001 when p4's came out but i do konw it doesnt
> have a built in ether connector
>
> THE REAL PROBLEM is getting windows to not think i have a
> NIC card in that slot when its empty and i have tried
> putting the NIC card in other slots it still wont work
> with the other one active
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >What motherboard do you have ?
> >Are you sure there is not an ethernet connector on the
> motherboard ?
> >
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:2aeda01c467ca$60c0cf80$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> tried those several time any other way that u can think
> >> of that might work?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Remove all nics from device manager then reboot. It
> >> should find just one and
> >> >install the drivers
> >> >
> >> >"andrew" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> in
> >> message
> >> >news:2a5da01c466fc$f18a7030$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >> i put an old NIC card into my computer and i didnt
> have
> >> >> the software for it so it didnt work... so i bought
> a
> >> new
> >> >> one and installed it without uninstalling the other
> NIC
> >> >> card and now everytime i turn on my computer it
> says i
> >> >> have new hardware detected... being the old NIC card
> >> and
> >> >> i have tried uninstalling it and i have it
> physically
> >> >> removed and i wonder if there is anyway to remedy
> that
> >> >> problem
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >