Guest Menno Hershberger Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 I just got done wiping and restoring XP Pro-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 8400 for the second time around. The machine has a sound card and a Pinnacle card that did not come with it. They show up as Unknown Devices. Yesterday when I did this, I right clicked the devices, clicked update driver, and Yes, allow to connect to the internet. It worked and found all the drivers just fine. TODAY, I made the mistake of not having the LAN drivers installed, and it plugged away awhile and gave up. Now I have got the internet connection going again, but when I try to update the drivers over the internet in device manager, it won't search the internet anymore. It just immediately pops up "Can't install This Hardware" because it can't locate the drivers. How do I tell it that I have fixed the internet connection so it will try again? -- --- Long live Fat32! ---
Guest nass Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 RE: Search internet for drivers "Menno Hershberger" wrote: > I just got done wiping and restoring XP Pro-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 8400 > for the second time around. > The machine has a sound card and a Pinnacle card that did not come with it. > They show up as Unknown Devices. > Yesterday when I did this, I right clicked the devices, clicked update > driver, and Yes, allow to connect to the internet. It worked and found all > the drivers just fine. > TODAY, I made the mistake of not having the LAN drivers installed, and it > plugged away awhile and gave up. > Now I have got the internet connection going again, but when I try to > update the drivers over the internet in device manager, it won't search the > internet anymore. It just immediately pops up "Can't install This > Hardware" because it can't locate the drivers. > How do I tell it that I have fixed the internet connection so it will try > again? > > -- > --- Long live Fat32! --- First of all, never ever get the drivers from Windows Updates, get them from the manufacturer of the Hardware website by going to the Hardware Manufacturer website and search for the drivers by Serial number or by brand name. Does the Internet connection work other than this, i.i surfing okay and browsing websites?. For the Pinnicle's card go here: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/uk/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV+Tuners/PCTV+Analog_Digital+PVR/PCTV+Hybrid+Pro+Card+(310c).htm Also try to visit the Motherboard manufacturer website, download the Mobo drivers and install them. HTH. nass ---- http://www.nasstec.co.uk
Guest Kelly Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: Search internet for drivers Hi Menno, In addition to nass: Try to reset the settings here: Right click My Computer/Properties/Hardware/Windows Update -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> wrote in message news:Xns99978CD2FD13Bbutter@wefb973cbe498... >I just got done wiping and restoring XP Pro-SP2 on a Dell Dimension 8400 > for the second time around. > The machine has a sound card and a Pinnacle card that did not come with > it. > They show up as Unknown Devices. > Yesterday when I did this, I right clicked the devices, clicked update > driver, and Yes, allow to connect to the internet. It worked and found all > the drivers just fine. > TODAY, I made the mistake of not having the LAN drivers installed, and it > plugged away awhile and gave up. > Now I have got the internet connection going again, but when I try to > update the drivers over the internet in device manager, it won't search > the > internet anymore. It just immediately pops up "Can't install This > Hardware" because it can't locate the drivers. > How do I tell it that I have fixed the internet connection so it will try > again? > > -- > --- Long live Fat32! ---
Guest Menno Hershberger Posted August 26, 2007 Posted August 26, 2007 Re: Search internet for drivers "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in news:uDUKr$15HHA.1208 @TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl: > Hi Menno, > > In addition to nass: Try to reset the settings here: > > Right click My Computer/Properties/Hardware/Windows Update Thanks, Kelly. Unfortunately, that is already set to ask every time. And it DOES (ask). Problem is that it just doesn't seem to search because the "Unable to Install Hardware" notice comes up almost immediately saying it can't locate drivers, The first time around, it found them all. Needless to say, I've scrounged them all up by other means now by taking cards out, getting numbers, etc. -- --- Long live Fat32! ---
Guest Kelly Posted August 26, 2007 Posted August 26, 2007 Re: Search internet for drivers Most welcome, Menno. What you really need to do is get all of your drivers via the manufactures, expand them in either a Cabs folder or Drivers folder directly under C - then run the setup's manually. From there save the folder(s) onto a pen drive or burn them for future use. More often than not just expanding the files, Add New Hardware and/or Device Manager update driver will find those files for you under C. Good luck! -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm "Menno Hershberger" <mhersh22@nosuchplace.net> wrote in message news:Xns99986052C4E54butter@wefb973cbe498... > "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in news:uDUKr$15HHA.1208 > @TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl: > >> Hi Menno, >> >> In addition to nass: Try to reset the settings here: >> >> Right click My Computer/Properties/Hardware/Windows Update > > Thanks, Kelly. > Unfortunately, that is already set to ask every time. > And it DOES (ask). Problem is that it just doesn't seem to search because > the "Unable to Install Hardware" notice comes up almost immediately saying > it can't locate drivers, > The first time around, it found them all. > Needless to say, I've scrounged them all up by other means now by taking > cards out, getting numbers, etc. > > -- > --- Long live Fat32! ---
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