Re: Network Adapter card woes

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From: Michael Salem
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 23:52

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> > I'm having a bot of bother, installing a network adapter card.

> Get the right drivers. Uninstall the card in Device Manager. Shutdown 
> computer and remove card. Restart computer without card in and shutdown 
> again. Install card again in a different slot if possible and restart 
> computer. It'll detect it and ask for drivers.

And, if necessary, delete the device database files 
(\windows\inf\drvdata.*) and .INF file(s) relating to the NIC in 
\windows\inf \nd maybe \windows\inf\other (by "delete", I mean "move 
to somewhere where Windows can't find them"; delete if all works 
well).

HTH,
-- 
Michael Salem

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From: 4ms2u$ms@michaels.demon.co.uk (Michael Salem)
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Subject: Re: Network Adapter card woes
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:52:58 +0100 (BST)
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