Wireless PCI Ethernet card

Gezzy · 03-19-2006, 07:21 PM

Hi
I'm new here and am no computer wizard, so bear with me.

I bought a new XP computer recently and switched over to high speed internet at the same time.
No problems connecting this puter up to the high speed. I have a wireless router.

I gave my old computer (win 98) to my son, but since it's an older computer, I was told we needed to install a PCI wireless Ethernet card into it, so he can use the high speed as well.

My son went and bought the card and I installed it, carefulling following the instructions, but after I installed the card and reconnected everything, then turned on the puter, I was suppose to get a window to guide me through the rest of the process, but I didn't and I don't have a clue as to where to go from here.

There is an icon on the desk top and my programs, but nothing happens when I click on them.

Any help would very much be appreciated

[-0MEGA-] · 03-19-2006, 07:40 PM

What i would do is go the the Control Panel, add/remove hardware, tell it to serach the CD drive for drivers, and see if it finds the hardware. You really dont need the software that it comes with, just the drivers.

Gezzy · 03-19-2006, 07:41 PM

I think I posted this in the wrong Forum, but I'm new and still don't know my way around yet.

Sorry about that.

Gezzy · 03-19-2006, 07:43 PM

Ok, I'll try that and I'll be back to let you know what happens.

Thanks :-)

[-0MEGA-] · 03-19-2006, 07:43 PM

Thats fine, did you try what i suggested?

EDIT: ok

Gezzy · 03-20-2006, 12:30 AM

I just spent 3 hours on the phone with my computer tech brother and now we're both frustrated. <sigh>
We keep running into this file that cannot be found. We tried everything and nothing worked.
Looks like I'll be calling the ethernet card company tomorrow to give them hell.

"Quick and Easy" is what it says on the box. Ha!

[-0MEGA-] · 03-20-2006, 01:22 AM

Well for starters, does it say its compatible with Windows 98?

Gezzy · 03-20-2006, 01:53 AM

Yes, it does. My brother has the same thing installed on one of his old Win 98, so that's not the problem.
We keep running into a "file cannot be found" message that prevents us from completing the installation.
We've looked everywhere we could think on my puter for this file and keep running into dead ends.

Gezzy · 03-20-2006, 03:07 AM

Omega
I do want to thank you for trying to help :-)

03-19-2006, 07:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gezzy New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6	Wireless PCI Ethernet card Hi I'm new here and am no computer wizard, so bear with me. I bought a new XP computer recently and switched over to high speed internet at the same time. No problems connecting this puter up to the high speed. I have a wireless router. I gave my old computer (win 98) to my son, but since it's an older computer, I was told we needed to install a PCI wireless Ethernet card into it, so he can use the high speed as well. My son went and bought the card and I installed it, carefulling following the instructions, but after I installed the card and reconnected everything, then turned on the puter, I was suppose to get a window to guide me through the rest of the process, but I didn't and I don't have a clue as to where to go from here. There is an icon on the desk top and my programs, but nothing happens when I click on them. Any help would very much be appreciated

03-19-2006, 07:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	What i would do is go the the Control Panel, add/remove hardware, tell it to serach the CD drive for drivers, and see if it finds the hardware. You really dont need the software that it comes with, just the drivers. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

03-19-2006, 07:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Thats fine, did you try what i suggested? EDIT: ok __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

03-20-2006, 01:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Well for starters, does it say its compatible with Windows 98? __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

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03-19-2006, 07:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
Gezzy New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6	I think I posted this in the wrong Forum, but I'm new and still don't know my way around yet. Sorry about that.

03-19-2006, 07:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gezzy New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6	Ok, I'll try that and I'll be back to let you know what happens. Thanks :-)

03-20-2006, 12:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gezzy New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6	I just spent 3 hours on the phone with my computer tech brother and now we're both frustrated. <sigh> We keep running into this file that cannot be found. We tried everything and nothing worked. Looks like I'll be calling the ethernet card company tomorrow to give them hell. "Quick and Easy" is what it says on the box. Ha!

03-20-2006, 01:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Gezzy New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6	Yes, it does. My brother has the same thing installed on one of his old Win 98, so that's not the problem. We keep running into a "file cannot be found" message that prevents us from completing the installation. We've looked everywhere we could think on my puter for this file and keep running into dead ends.

03-20-2006, 03:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
Gezzy New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6	Omega I do want to thank you for trying to help :-)