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hey, i just installed a new hard drive on my computer, and i am using xp profesional as my OS. after intalling i attempted to log onto te internet and was unsuccesfull. i foun that my ethernet controller was nnot updated. so i went to a web site and got the file to update it(Broadcom 440x Dirver) and i htink if i can get it installed i can have my internet up and running. But when i go to install it it says installsield is out of date. so i went to the website and fllowed the instructions to update it. this did not work it kept saying insall shield is out of date. I also rcieve a error -1630 after th message.
if anone can tell me how to update installsheld succesfully, or just another way to install th ethernet driver all together please help. Thank you
 
I can't find anything on error 1630 on the net, but I may have an idea to get round it. If you have WinRAR or WinZIP installed they can often extract compressed install files without using an installer - it means you would have to update the drivers manually, but it should work for you.
 
if u know what the ethernet driver is

why not go 'advanced'
and install the driver MANUALLY

this will do it :)
 
ill let someone very smart on here to explain how to do this.......

we all wait in suspense!
 
thanks for the help guys, but i need someone to tell me how to install manually, how do i do that all i know how to do is click onit and that just starts up installshield.
 
Did you download these Windows XP (32bit) Drivers ?

You do not need WinZIP or WinRAR ... or at least you shouldn't, XP has it's own extractor, just right-click and extract.

Did you follow these instructions ...

  1. Right-click My Computer and go to Properties.
  2. Select the Device Manager tab and expand Network Adapters.
  3. Double-click the Broadcom adapter.
  4. Select the Driver tab.
  5. Select Update Driver, and specify the location of the new driver.
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/faq_drivers.php

Try following thies instructions and you shouldn't get the error code ...
ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_TYPE 1630 Data of this type is not supported

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=229683

;)
 
Thanks for the help guys imabout to try out ur ideas, and yes ian it is xp, but when i installed i didnt have my ethernet cable plugged in, do uthink that is why it connot dectect it. Do think sine i did have it plugged in that it did not update automatically?
 
ALso when u say to specify the location ofhe driver, i do that and it says it cannot be reached, but i dont know if i am tping in the location correctly. i downloaded it onto a cd and inserted it into my comp. it is in drive E: and the file name is R85255. if anyone can tel me how to type in the location of that then i migtht be able to solve the problem. Also, referring to my post above this one. If i re-installed xp with my ethenet cord plugged in do u hink it would detect it and update this stuff automatically so i woulbe able to get online without have to do all this.
 
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