Another hassle. . .

[pfgpowell]

Thanks for the replies about the nVidia graphics card. I sorted that
out by re-installing XP, but this time XP home, which I bought on eBay
a while back. Now it wporks a treat.

BUT I now have another very curious problem. Or rather two: first off,
although my speakers are connected, via a simple quarter-inch jack, to
the Dell Ibought, I get no sound and the PC reports 'no sound device'.
Also, although I had no trouble connecting to the net via an ethernet
broadband connection before re-imstaling XP (albeit Home), now (since
XP home was installed) the Dell rpeorts that there is no LAN
connection. This is stupid becuase there was before when I was running
the Dell with XP Office (it came pre-installed) and I have made no
changes apart from re-installing the OS. So what gives? As I said
before I am used to Macs, but not PCs. Please help and advise, Patrck.

 

[Rock]

Thanks for the replies about the nVidia graphics card. I sorted that
out by re-installing XP, but this time XP home, which I bought on eBay
a while back. Now it wporks a treat.

BUT I now have another very curious problem. Or rather two: first off,
although my speakers are connected, via a simple quarter-inch jack, to
the Dell Ibought, I get no sound and the PC reports 'no sound device'.
Also, although I had no trouble connecting to the net via an ethernet
broadband connection before re-imstaling XP (albeit Home), now (since
XP home was installed) the Dell rpeorts that there is no LAN
connection. This is stupid becuase there was before when I was running
the Dell with XP Office (it came pre-installed) and I have made no
changes apart from re-installing the OS. So what gives? As I said
before I am used to Macs, but not PCs. Please help and advise, Patrck.

You have to install the drivers for the sound card/device and the NIC. Go
to the Dell web site and download the drivers for your computer.