Installed a network card (NIC)

[neilm]

I bought a computer of ebay (the guy is legit before anyone asks), and apparently it is a Realtek NIC I purchased, but does not any Realtek anywhere on the box.

Anyway moving on, I try installing the card, Windows picks up hardware was recently installed and prompts to install drivers. This is where it melts down, the drivers will not install, I have went to the Realtek website, installed setup and the standalone drivers, still a no go. Keeps saying "Windows was unable to locate driver for this device blah blah...".

What does this indicate?

Any help appreciated.

 

[bruceb]

When windows tries to install it, just use the Select Driver Manually option
Do this from Device Manager ... click on the NIC Card & then install the driver
manually ... you will need to point it to whatever folder it is in or the cd drive
if they are on a cd

 

[Looney]

Man, XP didn't automatically install a Realtek NIC? Did you try SP2?

 

[neilm]

It's Windows2000, sorry I did not indicate this on the OP.

No, everytime I reboot, it asks for a driver (cause apparently its a PnP card), this would mean the computer is recongising the card right? just not the drivers?

And yea bruce, I've tried to install on device manager, and selecting exactly where the driver is (a folder on the desktop), still no go. There is a yellow bubble on the device manager, I'm assuming it is needing a driver to be recongised.

 

[aniruddha23]

Originally posted by: neilm
It's Windows2000, sorry I did not indicate this on the OP.

No, everytime I reboot, it asks for a driver (cause apparently its a PnP card), this would mean the computer is recongising the card right? just not the drivers?

And yea bruce, I've tried to install on device manager, and selecting exactly where the driver is (a folder on the desktop), still no go. There is a yellow bubble on the device manager, I'm assuming it is needing a driver to be recongised.

Are you sure you have the correct driver for that exact model? That most probably is what screwing it up. I remember Driver guide used to have some free util which can scan ur system and pick the exact driver it needs. perhaps u should give that a shot.

 

[neilm]

Originally posted by: aniruddha23

Originally posted by: neilm
It's Windows2000, sorry I did not indicate this on the OP.

No, everytime I reboot, it asks for a driver (cause apparently its a PnP card), this would mean the computer is recongising the card right? just not the drivers?

And yea bruce, I've tried to install on device manager, and selecting exactly where the driver is (a folder on the desktop), still no go. There is a yellow bubble on the device manager, I'm assuming it is needing a driver to be recongised.

Are you sure you have the correct driver for that exact model? That most probably is what screwing it up. I remember Driver guide used to have some free util which can scan ur system and pick the exact driver it needs. perhaps u should give that a shot.

Unfortunately it's on another computer, would there be a program out there to scan in a similar fashion? Then I can download it from here.

 

[aniruddha23]

found it http://www.driverguidetoolkit.com/

 

[ND40oz]

Try popping the card in an XP box and seeing what it installs it as. Then find the 2000 driver for it.

 

[bruceb]

See this link for drivers ..... you will need to know the exact model of your Realtek NIC

http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/NETWORK-CARD/REALTEK/

They have a few models & some drivers for Win2000