Time for desperation. Back data op in safe mode and reinstall windows. A clean install should fix it.
Esq, could he have a problem with his bios?

Final - Hmm, it's possible but unlikely. The BIOS does not really affect the functioning of the card except on a basic level, such as providing images for the CMOS settings, and "Palette Snoop" etc. It would seem that his registry has been trashed by something, and that's what's causing the problem.

Com - If it tells you to reinstall the drivers, and will not detect the card, then it means that all older drivers have been removed. You should now be able to use the original drivers that came with the card, and see if it works properly. Personally, I would reinstall Windows. If you don't wish to do that, then you will need to use "System Restore" (you still haven't told me if you have it or not), or the "Recovery Console" and "Repair" your Windows installation.

Note: I assume that you are using XP. Otherwise tell me .

last update for this post. After nearly 4 hours of trying to get around the problem with Microsoft. I eventually ended with a parallel windows install. Basically reinstalled with a fresh copy of windows, at least all my files are still safe. Unfortunately, they still aint goin nowhere, cd burner still doesnt work. Anyhow, the computer is fixed and im back at playing stuff . It was deceptively simple in the end, I tried to repair it and it got stuck, so I reinstalled it over the old one and reinstalled the cards original drivers and im set .

"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla

Well that's the best way; a reinstallation fixes almost anything. You people should really keep images .

"a reinstallation fixes almost anything"

except corrupted master file tables,which it happily terminates. but it's usually ok. 'course there's always system restore (but that didn't apply in this case)

..fold your hands child, you walk like a peasant..

Lets see,.....Yes!!! my idea worked...Heehee.

That's why I said "amost anything" Taw .

Final - You must be very proud. Have some ginger beer .

aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i hate system restore it messed up my entire laptop once and killed my anti viruse the last time i used it.

-couldnt you use an cross over cable to transfer your files, its whichever cable you can use to transfer date files only tho. iam not totaly sure how it works except the fact you need yer computers connected. we didnt learn how it works when we were learning how to make the cables in cisco. so if anyone knows how that works could you tell me also please, i need to transfer my grandmas pics and text documents to this other comptuer iam building so she can get DSL or cable whenever it gets out there in the next year or so

Crossover is simply a piece of UTP that has the wires crossed at one end to allow for a direct connection between two PCs. Simply plug it in to both LAN cards, and that's pretty much all there is to it.

Edited by - esquilax on 6/5/2004 4:31:05 AM

no of course its not all there is to it; you then need to set up the network. Even if you used DCC with a 25pin RS232 cable, you still need to set up shares for the drives/folders/files.

..i was happy in the haze of a drunken hour, but heaven knows I'm miserable now..

so i cant go to my network folder and access the other comptuer through that? like i said, he only brushed over the crossover stuff

Taw - I didn't want to go any further until he actually *has* a crossover cable, and plans to us it .

War - Well assuming that you have setup the folder correctly (ie. shared it), and can detect the other PC, then you should be able to do that.

ok, ill try doing this when i got some free time. only thing is my tower is windows 98 and my laptop is xp. also the new computer that iam makeing iam HOPEING will have suse linux on it if iam lucky and windows xp. mom also said that shes not getting linux for me tho, but o well.

ok well I'll leave this one to you then, Esq

..the Belgian Police the Belgian Police, they weep they weep but they never sleep, because of the noise of the trains..