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Krist Skyhill
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Hey all..
I recently got me a DSL connection and as my primary computer was in pieces, I wanted to get the connection working on this one. I had to change the connector type on my 3Com from Coax to RJ45, and while trying to do that, I un-installed the card in Device Manager.
Now, the situation is that I've got the connection wired to a newer 3Com, but I can't get the older card back because WinXP Pro refuses to find any drivers for it. This is ridiculous, since the drivers were automatically installed on a clean install..
WinXP offers to find the drivers on the net, but it doesn't.. The card isn't on the manually pickable driver's list either. I've tried the latest (old) drivers from 3Com, but they don't work on XP. I tried System Restore, but it appears the automatic restore point from January isn't valid. What am I supposed to do to get my LAN back? I really don't want to do a clean install as all the stuff from my other (in pieces) computer is on this hard drive and I don't want to risk losing the data.
Thanks in advance.
I recently got me a DSL connection and as my primary computer was in pieces, I wanted to get the connection working on this one. I had to change the connector type on my 3Com from Coax to RJ45, and while trying to do that, I un-installed the card in Device Manager.
Now, the situation is that I've got the connection wired to a newer 3Com, but I can't get the older card back because WinXP Pro refuses to find any drivers for it. This is ridiculous, since the drivers were automatically installed on a clean install..
WinXP offers to find the drivers on the net, but it doesn't.. The card isn't on the manually pickable driver's list either. I've tried the latest (old) drivers from 3Com, but they don't work on XP. I tried System Restore, but it appears the automatic restore point from January isn't valid. What am I supposed to do to get my LAN back? I really don't want to do a clean install as all the stuff from my other (in pieces) computer is on this hard drive and I don't want to risk losing the data.
Thanks in advance.