Please help with connecting to internet!

birdman142003 · 05-10-2007, 10:12 PM

Hi, I just reinstalled windows XP on my little brothers Compaq Presario 7594, yes it's very old ha. I have comcast internet, and 3 computers in the house are all connected. After I did the restore I realized all of the original CD's were lost for his computer. What I need to know is how to get the internet up and running because it wont let me create a connection, it is telling me, "Your broadband connection should already be configured and ready to use." Do I need to download the driver? I'm very confused and looking to learn, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! John

Deepblue · 05-10-2007, 10:54 PM

what hppens when you goto control panel click on network connection and click setup a home or small office network. click next 2times and click other
then next
then click this computer connects to the internet directly or through a hub
then next.

that should fix your issue

birdman142003 · 05-10-2007, 11:00 PM

I just tryed that and the wizard said, "This wizard can not find your network hardware..." So I'm assuming I need to download the driver?? If so where can I get that driver from? Thanks!

Pck21 · 05-11-2007, 05:19 AM

Yep you need the driver for the NIC card. It sounds like an old laptop but you should be able to find the driver either on the Compaq site or just google the laptop model number and "ethernet card driver." You should be able to find something.

Good Luck!

05-10-2007, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
birdman142003 New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6	Please help with connecting to internet! Hi, I just reinstalled windows XP on my little brothers Compaq Presario 7594, yes it's very old ha. I have comcast internet, and 3 computers in the house are all connected. After I did the restore I realized all of the original CD's were lost for his computer. What I need to know is how to get the internet up and running because it wont let me create a connection, it is telling me, "Your broadband connection should already be configured and ready to use." Do I need to download the driver? I'm very confused and looking to learn, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! John

05-10-2007, 10:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Deepblue Platinum Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 504	what hppens when you goto control panel click on network connection and click setup a home or small office network. click next 2times and click other then next then click this computer connects to the internet directly or through a hub then next. that should fix your issue __________________ My Main System : P4 3.0Ghz / 2Gig Ram / 21in LCD My domain controler : P4 2.6Ghz / 1Gig Ram / My Hosts : 2x P4 2.5Ghz / 1Gig Ram / on KVM sw P2 500Mhz / 1Gig Ram / on KVM sw Other Equip : 2x Cisco 2610 Routers Cisco Catalyst 2924 Ent Sw http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...4/100_0230.jpg http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...4/100_0233.jpg http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1...omenetwork.jpg

05-11-2007, 05:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pck21 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 702	Yep you need the driver for the NIC card. It sounds like an old laptop but you should be able to find the driver either on the Compaq site or just google the laptop model number and "ethernet card driver." You should be able to find something. Good Luck! __________________ Current Build Mobo: Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 5000+ Black Edition Brisbane 2.6GHz HDD's: Western Digital 320GB 7200 SATA and Maxtor 160GB 7200rpm SATA Ram: OCZ SLI Edition 4GB PC6400 DDR2 Memory GPU: ASUS EN9800GT ULTIMATE Monitor: 19'' LCD Viewsonic PSU: PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W

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05-10-2007, 11:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
birdman142003 New Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6	I just tryed that and the wizard said, "This wizard can not find your network hardware..." So I'm assuming I need to download the driver?? If so where can I get that driver from? Thanks!