Windows Acting Weird: Driver Issues driver issues

	Windows Acting Weird: Driver Issues - driver issues
	Discussion by blacksadness with 7 Replies. Last Update: April 29, 2006, 4:12 pm

blacksadness

Hello,
i really don't know what's happening with my windows system, i know that it was well configured one day and then boom, my built in Ethernet is not showing, not even as unknown hardware, the SATA drive used to show in the task bar as removable drives now they are not, now i don't care for that but the Ethernet is what I'm really concerned about, it's working on Linux normally, and i don't want to reinstall windows coz that's the only solution i know of.. i don't really use windows that much so i dono how to fix stuff..
any help is appreciated thanks.

Thu Apr 27, 2006 Reply New Discussion

xboxrulz

ok, go to Linux and tell me your eth0, then I maybe able to help.

xboxrulz

Thu Apr 27, 2006 Reply New Discussion

vizskywalker

For the Last Time! If you need help, especially with hardware, we need:

OS Version
And possibly Computer Specs including but not limited too

Hard Drvies
Mother Board
Processor
Graphics Card
Sound Card
Most recently installed hardware/software

From what you've described already, I can think of at least three possible causes, and only more system information will help narrow it down.

~Viz

Thu Apr 27, 2006 Reply New Discussion

blacksadness

hey, sorry my internet was off today, i'll post the eth0 info from linux soon
anyway i have XP SP2, my mobo is MSI k8 neo4 with a 3000+ athlon 64 processor and 1GB of ram, 200 gb samsung SATA drive, one built in eth card 1GB (Nvidia like to board chipset ofcourse

) so is the sound and i have one pci ethernet card with a realtek 8139 and X300SE ATI PCIE card.
i havn't installed any new hardware lately i just noticed once this happened..
i hope you can help me

thanks

Fri Apr 28, 2006 Reply New Discussion

xboxrulz

ok, you need to install the nForce chipset driver. It's not included in Windows XP that's why you have the issue.

xboxrulz

Fri Apr 28, 2006 Reply New Discussion

vizskywalker

I agree with xbox, although it seems eally weird that the problem only manifests itself now, but that should solve the problem, althugh you may have to take the ethernet card out and put it back in.

~Viz

Fri Apr 28, 2006 Reply New Discussion

blacksadness

QUOTE (vizskywalker)

the ethernet is built in so i can't take it out anyway the drivers are installed, i'll check again maybe a registry crash removed them, but i'm pretty sure they are installed since i used that card once..

[EDIT] hey thanks problem solved now, it probably was a regestry crash, i reinstalled the drivers they are now detected.

Sat Apr 29, 2006 Reply New Discussion