Solve : Isntalled Windows and now cant connect to the internet?

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Answer» I have a gateway desktop 500 PIII. It came preinstalled with windows 98 when I bought it. Now i have another gateway desktop that has win xp on it. I used that disk to install winxp on my computer that had win 98. But now I cant connect to the internet. There is no network adapter listed under device manager and nothing in internet connections. I went to the gateway website to see if they had any drivers, but all the drivers listed for my computer (the 500 PIII) are for win 95,98,2000 and nt. I dont see anything for xp. So how do I connect it to the internet Well, aside from anything else the XP CD is licensed to the XP Computer. You're not permitted to use it to install on a different (let alone second) system.maybe, although I doubt that it is a license ISSUE, cause I have another computer that had an OS that I transferred to a different computer, and it worked. I did have to install the drivers from the computer manufacturer website, which I have to do anyway when I reinstall an OS on the computer on which it was preinstalled earlier. But in this case, I installed the OS from one gateway computer to another, and everything works except for the internet. I go to the gateway website and I cant find a network driver that works with xp for that BRAND of computer. So, if I had to reinstall the xp OS on the gateway computer on which it was preinstalled, because of say viruses or any reason, then wouldnt I still have to go to gateway.com to find the network driver and would I be able to find one? I doubt that the reason is that a computer that used to previously have win98 can never work with win xp. So where can I find a suitable driver and how would I know if it is suitable. Quote I doubt that the reason is that a computer that used to previously have win98 can never work with win xp. So where can I find a suitable driver and how would I know if it is suitable. Gateway is not obliged to SUPPORT old hardware that was never used with XP. When they went to Windows 2000 they may have decided that that hardware was at the 'end of life' point. So they never made a driver for XP. If it was not on the XP CD, it means they never had a XP driver for it or did not release it. Is that too hard to understand?hmmm okay. Quote all the drivers listed for my computer (the 500 PIII) are for win 95,98,2000 and nt. Try the 2000 driver If that doesn't work, install everest. http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Open it, click Computer, then Summary. In upper MENU, go Report>Quick Report-Summary Save it in text file, and paste it in your next post. Don't include anything under line Debug - PCII wsan'tQuote from: shashgo on September 27, 2009, 06:37:20 PM maybe, although I doubt that it is a license issue, cause I have another computer that had an OS that I transferred to a different computer, and it worked. I did have to install the drivers from the computer manufacturer website, which I have to do anyway when I reinstall an OS on the computer on which it was preinstalled earlier. I wasn't suggest that was the problem, only that it is a violation of the EULAAllan, From my experience, you might be able to install Windows XP on another system that was not licensed for it. Windows would then give you 30 days to d register the system with Microsoft. In some cases MS may ask you to buy a new license. In any case, I don;t think that was his problem. I understood his problem was a missing driver. My guess was that gateway never used that piece of hardware on a system that went out the door with XP on it.actually i got a driver that I was able to use. Its a USB driver, and when i converted the ethernet plug to a USB plug it all worked.Installing another OS to another system can detect errors on the computer.This is because, there were OS that was been having a license that can only be detected to its corresponding system.

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I have a gateway desktop 500 PIII. It came preinstalled with windows 98 when I bought it. Now i have another gateway desktop that has win xp on it. I used that disk to install winxp on my computer that had win 98. But now I cant connect to the internet. There is no network adapter listed under device manager and nothing in internet connections. I went to the gateway website to see if they had any drivers, but all the drivers listed for my computer (the 500 PIII) are for win 95,98,2000 and nt. I dont see anything for xp. So how do I connect it to the internet
Well, aside from anything else the XP CD is licensed to the XP Computer. You're not permitted to use it to install on a different (let alone second) system.maybe, although I doubt that it is a license ISSUE, cause I have another computer that had an OS that I transferred to a different computer, and it worked. I did have to install the drivers from the computer manufacturer website, which I have to do anyway when I reinstall an OS on the computer on which it was preinstalled earlier.

But in this case, I installed the OS from one gateway computer to another, and everything works except for the internet. I go to the gateway website and I cant find a network driver that works with xp for that BRAND of computer. So, if I had to reinstall the xp OS on the gateway computer on which it was preinstalled, because of say viruses or any reason, then wouldnt I still have to go to gateway.com to find the network driver and would I be able to find one?

I doubt that the reason is that a computer that used to previously have win98 can never work with win xp. So where can I find a suitable driver and how would I know if it is suitable.
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I doubt that the reason is that a computer that used to previously have win98 can never work with win xp. So where can I find a suitable driver and how would I know if it is suitable.

Gateway is not obliged to SUPPORT old hardware that was never used with XP.
When they went to Windows 2000 they may have decided that that hardware was at the 'end of life' point. So they never made a driver for XP. If it was not on the XP CD, it means they never had a XP driver for it or did not release it.

Is that too hard to understand?hmmm okay.
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all the drivers listed for my computer (the 500 PIII) are for win 95,98,2000 and nt.

Try the 2000 driver

If that doesn't work, install everest.
http://majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

Open it, click Computer, then Summary.
In upper MENU, go Report>Quick Report-Summary
Save it in text file, and paste it in your next post.
Don't include anything under line Debug - PCII wsan'tQuote from: shashgo on September 27, 2009, 06:37:20 PM

maybe, although I doubt that it is a license issue, cause I have another computer that had an OS that I transferred to a different computer, and it worked. I did have to install the drivers from the computer manufacturer website, which I have to do anyway when I reinstall an OS on the computer on which it was preinstalled earlier.

I wasn't suggest that was the problem, only that it is a violation of the EULAAllan,
From my experience, you might be able to install Windows XP on another system that was not licensed for it. Windows would then give you 30 days to d register the system with Microsoft. In some cases MS may ask you to buy a new license.

In any case, I don;t think that was his problem. I understood his problem was a missing driver. My guess was that gateway never used that piece of hardware on a system that went out the door with XP on it.actually i got a driver that I was able to use. Its a USB driver, and when i converted the ethernet plug to a USB plug it all worked.Installing another OS to another system can detect errors on the computer.This is because, there were OS that was been having a license that can only be detected to its corresponding system.

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