A friend had the cable guy hook up her internet and he told her that she needed a NIC card, she got one (a second hand one) and someone installed it. The drivers for it have not been loaded. When you GO through the steps it asks you to PLACE the Xp service pack 2 cd in the drive.    No matter what I try it comes back to the Service pack 2 cd. I uninstalled and reinstalled the card and a balloon pops up and says ether net card detected and then another one pops up with the brand of the card named. Still no drivers in sight. The NIC LIGHT is shining bright. I am trying to get her on the internet but am having this problem. Please, any suggestions will help.

Thanksi give up. What kind of card is it, and have you installed the drivers for it? Do you see it listed in Device Manager or just a yellow exclamation point?Did you read my post ?  Yes, it said NIC a few times, but not the manufacturer or model NUMBER. That will be important to finding the right drivers, don't you think? That is certainly more relevant than any problems with SP2.
I don't know the manu. or model.

I don't have any problems with Sp2, HOWEVER when I try to install drivers, the window pops up and says put in that CD.

Tonight when I look at it again i will make note of the make & model.You can download Everest Home Edition for free and run it on that machine. Download at lavalys.com

You can also try belarc advisor - free at www.belarc.com. I know that one is small enough to fit on a floppy. It may identify it.You can download Everest Home Edition for free and run it on that machine. Download at lavalys.com

You can also try belarc advisor - free at www.belarc.com. I know that one is small enough to fit on a floppy. It may identify it.

I will go out on a limb and predict an old D-Link 513 model.Photos may help.