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xp home is missing drivers for network card, vga controller aftr reinstallation of xp

Dutchboy · 2004-10-04 12:28:31

hey I reinstalled xp home on my laptop yesterday, it went fine, but when i tried to set up the internet, the connection wasnt on network places at all, only the 1394firewire connection was there. checked the devices manager and it revealed i was missing driver for ethernet driver, vga controller , modem etc. where do i get…

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04-10-2004 1:28pm

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Dutchboy

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hey
I reinstalled xp home on my laptop yesterday, it went fine, but when i tried to set up the internet, the connection wasnt on network places at all, only the 1394firewire connection was there. checked the devices manager and it revealed i was missing driver for ethernet driver, vga controller , modem etc. where do i get these drivers? i cant connect to the internet.
my laptop is an dell inspiron8600. id be grateful for any help!
dutchboy

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#2 04-10-2004 1:50pm
MazdaMan

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Did the laptop come with a Dell drivers disk, if so you will need to use that to re-install the necessary drivers. If not go to the Dell website and check for drivers for the model of laptop you have.

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