Ok so i got xp up an running on this other PC, and i got SP3 and some other stuff on it, because i have them saved on an external harddrive so i dont have to redownload onto any of th PC's on the network...
Now i am running a home network with 3 pcs already...although 1 of them is currently not hooked up, as i dont feel that my GF's 10 year old son needs internet access on his PC in the 4th grade...Anyway i tried hooking this other PC up, the one i slapped together last night, to the router so i can run a Server 24/7 for space battles...but i cant seem to get the pc hooked up to the router, and the software for belkin wont connect to it either...which is strange cuz i didnt have this problem when i set up the other 2 pc's
basically wats happening is its not even auto detecting the network even though the ethernet cable is plugged in to router and pc and reads green...
on top of that, i cant even get a network setup because it wont allow it, as there are no connections available...
Now..i have the qwest internet setup disk for my m1000 modem, but...it isnt connecting to that directly and shouldnt be needed
so im asking for a little help, because this has me stumped
not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file..i think its cuz it has to activate windows...but its a catch 22 cuz i usually do the setup online....i used my dell install disk...so yeah....thats where im at.
Go to Start > Control Panel > System (if you don't see System in the list you probably have to click 'Switch to Classic View' in the left panel) > Hardware tab > Device Manager > look for any icons with a yellow question mark (or exclamation point, can't remember).
you can try to right click on the problem item(s) and choose 'Update Driver..' and let it update the drivers automatically. If this doesn't work, you may have to use one of your net-connected PCs to search online for the right driver, copy it to a USB key then to your problem machine and install.. hopefully this gets you farther, if not solve the problem
DEAD ON...i dont know why i didnt think about that....i have a couple pci Ethernet cards laying around...imma slap one in and see if it will auto detect.
I had the same problem, disable your firewall for the first time detection and it will find your network. Then once connected you can re-enable your firewall.
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