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Cant find LAN

  • 20-10-2008 01:39PM
    #1
    brownbinman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 554 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys

    hoping someone can help. I recently had to reinstall XP on my Dell computer. That was grand, but now I have no access to the internet. Apparently I dont have LAN and i havent a clue how to reinstall that.

    Any help would be appricated.

    Thanks
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  • #2
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,519 ✭✭✭ethernet


    Could you give some more info? I'm guessing that you don't have the drivers installed for your network card or wireless adapter. Have a look in device manager. Do Start --> Run -- > enter 'msconfig' (without quote marks) and hit enter. Do you see any yellow symbols beside any particular pieces of hardware?


  • #3
    d_tek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭d_tek


    ethernet wrote: »
    Could you give some more info? I'm guessing that you don't have the drivers installed for your network card or wireless adapter. Have a look in device manager. Do Start --> Run -- > enter 'msconfig' (without quote marks) and hit enter. Do you see any yellow symbols beside any particular pieces of hardware?

    Your answer seems very nice but I think you made a mistake about

    ==> Do Start --> Run -- > enter 'msconfig'

    but it could be better

    ==> Do Start --> Config Panel --> System --> Hardware --> Device manager

    By this way, it could be better to see any yellow symbols beside any particular pieces of hardware (if it's the case...)


  • #4
    EL_Loco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 901 ✭✭✭EL_Loco


    you should also have a device driver disk with you dell computer. have a look around, it should be the specific software needed for things like the soundcard, network card, motherboard chipset.

    once that's installed it should detect everything correctly.


  • #5
    MunsterCycling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,864 ✭✭✭MunsterCycling


    Or PM me the service tag and an e-mail address and I'll send the files you need to you..


    MC


  • #6
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,519 ✭✭✭ethernet


    d_tek wrote: »
    Your answer seems very nice but I think you made a mistake about

    ==> Do Start --> Run -- > enter 'msconfig'

    but it could be better

    ==> Do Start --> Config Panel --> System --> Hardware --> Device manager

    By this way, it could be better to see any yellow symbols beside any particular pieces of hardware (if it's the case...)
    Sorry about that! It was a long day when I made that post. devmgmt.msc instead of msconfig.


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