My computer out of the blue "lost" the network connection. When I go into Device Manager there is yellow question mark at the Ethernet Controller, when I click on that it says the drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28). When I try to reinstall the driver the hardware installation wizard cannot find a driver for it, either on the Windows disc or on the Windows webpage. I have previously formatted the hard drive and had no trouble installing the driver for it from the Windows installation disc but now it says it cannot find a suitable driver. Please help, I need my network connection. The Ethernet Controller is integrated on the motherboard, it has FOXCONN stamped on it. System information below, note that for Ehternet Controller is says driver: N/A!! System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 7/9/2004, 14:13:29 Machine name: NORTEK-BLK55MUI Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional (5.0, Build 2195) Service Pack 4 Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 04 System Model: P6324A-ABA 750C BIOS: Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.80GHz Memory: 512MB RAM Page File: 345MB used, 902MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINNT DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode
Go to the HP website and look for a Win2K driver for your specific PC model. If you find one and the NIC still doesn't work after the driver is installed, it may have died. If so, a new NIC is very cheap (I bought a Belkin at Staples for $15 a few weeks ago). John Jones, Detroit
