Done Clean Reinstall of Windows XP - Now Broadband not working (Ethernet Problem)

Goldfizz

Hi Guys,
after having a Virus, i did a clean Reinstall of Windows XP.
All went well, until it was time to connect up to the Internet.
I inserted my 02 Broadband CD as normal, but got the error msg "Failed Network Adapter" (everything else had a Green tick).

It seems to point to my Ethernet Controller, as in Device Manager there are Yellow exclamations/question marks next to it.

Do i need to reinstall the Ethernet Drivers?

My Laptop upstairs (which is what i am using now) is working perfectly fine btw, so it's not an Internet Connection problem.

All help much appreciated.

GunJack

yes, you need the drivers installed for your hardware. Download the driver to the lappy and usb stick it over to the pc to install, the rest you can get once you have the pc reconnected to the router.

All those yellow triangles in device manager mean you need drivers for all those devices

Goldfizz

The thing is, 1) i'm not sure which Drivers i need to Download and 2) where do i download them from?

This is the Device Id - PCI VEN 8086 DEV 1050 SUBSYS 30131458 REV_02

JasX

Yes, reinstalling windows is the relatively easy bit and probably about 20% of the work. Then there is reinstalling all your hardware drivers (50% should be no 'unknown device' items left in device manager) and finally reinstalling all the software you want/need (30%) - also ideally patch and update your antivirus offline before reconnecting to the net but if you're behind a router you'll probably be ok....

Don't forget winXP is going out of support soon

GunJack

make/model of pc ??

Goldfizz

An Intel AWRDACPI.

debitcardmayhem

https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=18717&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%20XP%20%20*&DownloadType=Drivers might be the one I found , it seems that the card is 82562EZ according to http://www.pcidatabase.com/vendor_details.php?id=1302

almillar

If it's a desktop computer (custom built) you would go to that manufacturer's website.
If it's a laptop or branded desktop (Dell, HP etc) you would go that manufacturer. Make sure you know the exact model, and exactly which version of Windows you're running. Much easier to do this before the wipe!

Goldfizz

Well i've downloaded the Drivers onto a CD........but i keep getting this message when i try to update the Drivers:
"The Hardware was not installed because the wizard cannot find the necessary Software".

debitcardmayhem

Where did you get the drivers from and how are you trying to install them ?

Goldfizz

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

Where did you get the drivers from and how are you trying to install them ?

I got them from here:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng

I've tried installing them via the Device Manager-Update Driver route (using the CD).
Not sure what i'm really doing to be honest. Lol