Problems installing network card ethernet 10100 NIC PCI 458
On Sun, 07 May 2006 01:00:58 GMT, "Bazzer Smith"
Thanks for the replies! So I understand then that buying components with my $600 is a better way to go. I did look through the Tom's Hardware site...
Make sure no driver for this nic is listed in Add-remove programs, uninstall any driver listing that remains.
Delete it (remove from) Device Manager.
Make sure you have your Windows CDROM or the location of the folder with the cab files. You should not need to decompress all the cab files, only to browse to the folder containing all the cab files when windows prompts for the files. There is also some registry hack that specifies to windows, the default location of the Windows installation files and thus you wouldn't need to ever browse to this folder, but for the time being it should still (as mentioned previously) be looking for the cab file itself, even though it is mentioning the files within it, it "knows" to look for the corresponding cab file too if only you tell it where the folder is that contains them (in cab file form).
Have the two files I mentioned previously (the "small" driver) in a folder somewhere. When windows prompts for drivers, browse to this folder. If windows installs a different driver, ONLY go into device manager, the properties for the nic and change the driver, then browsing to the folder these two files are in.
Stan R Then it's obvious that you have an email engine program that has compromised your machine that is doing it...
Is it possible your windows installation is damaged? Sometimes irreparable damage is done to the networking entries and it is best to just delete them all... but i hesitate to tell you to do this because not seeing the system I can't recall any specific issues in setting it up again... i mean the potential snags... since usually this nic you have is easy to install... and indeed if you randomly bought another nic, odds are pretty high that it could have the same realtek 8139 chip on it and need the exact same driver. If it is instead your windows OS installation that is messed up, any other nic (different chip on it I mean), could also be subject to similar problems.
Essentially you are trying to undo everything that has happened since first trying to install the card, and removing all entries from the networking in control panel then readding them if all else fails.