Re-Installed Windows, Connection Wizard Does Nothing

[rebolyte]

Hello,

I just re-installed Windows XP Home from my manufacturer disc and then
SP2 from a separate disc. It seems as though it is missing a lot of
drivers, because I can't set my resolution above 640x480 or the color
depth above 4 bit. As you can imagine, it's not too pretty.

My problem in question is this: I am trying to set up an internet
connection to download necessary drivers, but after going through the
setup wizard under Network Connections to set up a new internet
connection, nothing happens. No connection is created, and the Network
Connections folder stays empty. I am attempting to connect through a
router to broadband, and this computer didn't have any problems with
this before I re-installed Windows.

Any ideas? Any assistance would be much appreciated, and thank you in
advance.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hello,

I just re-installed Windows XP Home from my manufacturer disc and then
SP2 from a separate disc. It seems as though it is missing a lot of
drivers, because I can't set my resolution above 640x480 or the color
depth above 4 bit. As you can imagine, it's not too pretty.

My problem in question is this: I am trying to set up an internet
connection to download necessary drivers, but after going through the
setup wizard under Network Connections to set up a new internet
connection, nothing happens. No connection is created, and the Network
Connections folder stays empty. I am attempting to connect through a
router to broadband, and this computer didn't have any problems with
this before I re-installed Windows.

Any ideas? Any assistance would be much appreciated, and thank you in
advance.

The Network Setup Wizard configures an existing network connection.
It isn't able to create a new network connection.

Go to Device Manager and look under "Network adapters". I suspect
that it will show that the computer's Ethernet network adapter isn't
working, probably because it needs a driver installed. The computer
manufacturer should have given you a disk containing drivers for the
network adapter, video adapter, and other devices.

If not, you can use another computer to download the drivers and write
them to a CD, DVD, or USB flash drive to transfer to your computer.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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