[Jesermay]

Hey,

I brought a cheap NIC from my favorite PC store in the uk, http://www.aria.co.uk, and downloaded the latest drivers from my favorite download website, softpedia.

I installed XP on the machine and as usual it reported it found a new device when I slotted the card into a PCI slot. I put the drivers in a nice folder on the C drive and directed the "Found new hardware wizard" to the folder. It reports it could not find any drivers to install.

I really need to install this NIC's drivers in order to connect to my other PC to connect to the internet, via a crossover cable.

Here is the link to the drivers - http://drivers.softpedia.com/progDow...oad-52465.html

Thanks for helping me,

Jeremy Reid

[Jesermay]

Would be grateful if someone would help...

[Jesermay]

Help?!?!??!?

[Elvandil]

Are you directing it to the .inf file inside the second folder?

Are you sure the wizard is installing the NIC and not some other PCI device, like sound?

Try updating through Device Manager and making the manual choices until you can direct it to that folder.

[flavallee]

Download the driver from here.

It's in a ZIP file, so save it to a folder on your desktop.

Extract it into that folder.

Open the new folder that's created.

Double-click the Setup.exe file to install it.

Restart afterwards.

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[Jesermay]

Originally Posted by Elvandil

Are you directing it to the .inf file inside the second folder?

Are you sure the wizard is installing the NIC and not some other PCI device, like sound?

Try updating through Device Manager and making the manual choices until you can direct it to that folder.

I downloaded the driver and extracted it on the desktop of the computer I needed to install the NIC on. I did do all the manual choices in Device Manager and directed it to the folder where the drivers resided. It failed, as usual :S

[Jesermay]

Originally Posted by flavallee

Download the driver from here.

It's in a ZIP file, so save it to a folder on your desktop.

Extract it into that folder.

Open the new folder that's created.

Double-click the Setup.exe file to install it.

Restart afterwards.

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I will try that right now and see how it goes, thanks. I will reply soon reporting if it worked or not.

[Jesermay]

If you guys would like a screenshot to see what is happening or maybe a video just ask!

[Jesermay]

Ok, That didnt work. Attached is the install log and a screenshot of a dialog box that popped up after the installation.

[flavallee]

If the driver file installed, uninstall it in Add Or Remove Programs.

That apparently is not a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family NIC.

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[Elvandil]

That's what I suspect, too. The driver won't install because it is not the right one.

Identify your NIC with:

PCWizard

[Jesermay]

Ok then... I will try that :P

[Jesermay]

I looked at the computer summary part and all it says is:

Network Card: Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co Ltd Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co Ltd

[Jesermay]

These are the drivers that came on the disk with the NIC - How the hell do I install these?

[Elvandil]

The same way as any driver. Right-click your card in Device Manager, choose Update, follow all the manual choices until it says "Have Disk". Direct it to the folder for your OS and the .inf file inside.

We need the model of your card, not the manufacturer. Look in the other sections of PCWizard.