error installing ethernet card

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I am building a computer for my daughter and im attempting to install a ethernet adapter. When I boot up the compter, it detects the adapter but when it tries install it I get the following error. " THere was a problem installing this device. Ethernet controller. An error occured during the installation of this device. The data is invalid. Trying to update the driver yields the same results.
I am running Win XP home. I have tried 2 different adapters in this computer with the same results but they work in another computer that I have. I have servicepac 1 a installed that came with the XP disk but nothing else.
The MOBO is a gigabyte GA7DXR+
1.6 AMD ATHLON

Thanks

Dennis

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Thanks John, That did the trick.

Dennis

"John Coode" wrote:

>
> "dennisgl" <dennisgl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:83990DB9-3520-4639-953D-103741ED5297@microsoft.com...
> > I am building a computer for my daughter and im attempting to install a
> ethernet adapter. When I boot up the compter, it detects the adapter but
> when it tries install it I get the following error. " THere was a problem
> installing this device. Ethernet controller. An error occured during the
> installation of this device. The data is invalid. Trying to update the
> driver yields the same results.
> > I am running Win XP home. I have tried 2 different adapters in this
> computer with the same results but they work in another computer that I
> have. I have servicepac 1 a installed that came with the XP disk but
> nothing else.
> > The MOBO is a gigabyte GA7DXR+
> > 1.6 AMD ATHLON
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dennis
>
> Try this.
>
> Go to Start, Run... and type "regedit"
> without the quotes to run the Registry Editor. Navigate to
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ENUM\PCI
>
> and you will see a number of keys of the form "VEN_xxxx", where xxxx are
> strings like "1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_00011103&REV_04". Under each of these
> folders will be another folder with a long numerical name. Open each folder
> and look for the "DeviceDesc" which matches the hardware you are trying to
> install. Right Click on the "VEN_xxxx" for that device and select
> 'Permissions' and then tick "Allow" for "Full Control". Close Regedit and
> then continue with the installation of your device.
>
>
>