no internet after drive reformat

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zanbil

I reloaded Win XP on a new hard drive after my old one died. I have two
problems now.

1. I am unable to get an internet connection either by wire or WIFI. This
is in a house with both wire and WIFI in which other computers work fine.
When I check the drivers I find that there is a yellow question mark on all
my "other " hardware including VGA driver, ethernet, PCI sound and
multimedia. I am unable to find drivers on the installation WinXP ser2
disc.

2. My video resolution was incredibly low and when I go to display settings
I am unable to move the slider bar to a higher setting.

Help!!!!
 
Who built the PC, you or a manufacture like Dell for example?
If you built it, get the latest drivers from the motherboard manufacture's
web site.
If it's a name brand PC then go to the PC manufacture's web site and
download the drivers.
You will most likely need drivers for the motherboard, sound card/chip,
video, network card, etc.

There is a utility named Belarc Advisor that can help in identifying what
drivers you will need.
Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

JS
 
zanbil said:
I reloaded Win XP on a new hard drive after my old one died. I have two
problems now.

1. I am unable to get an internet connection either by wire or WIFI.
This is in a house with both wire and WIFI in which other computers work
fine. When I check the drivers I find that there is a yellow question
mark on all my "other " hardware including VGA driver, ethernet, PCI
sound and multimedia. I am unable to find drivers on the installation
WinXP ser2 disc.
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Well, no, you wouldn't. You would need to obtain these drivers form
the various manufacturers of your computer's components.

2. My video resolution was incredibly low and when I go to display
settings I am unable to move the slider bar to a higher setting.
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What happens when you install the most recent WinXP-specific video
drivers, as provided by your video adapter's manufacturer's web site?



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