Installing drivers Help.

[werewolf]

Hey,

Ive formatted my pc, I go to add new hardware in the control panel, and insert the drivers disk I get with my pc.

Theres lots of hardware with question marks next to it...for example:

'Video controller'

When I try to get it to find the drivers for it...it comes up 3 different ones for me to choose...

This happens with all the hardware with question marks on it, when i get it to find the drivers...it always gives me a list of the drivers it finds for me to choose which one to install, but I don't know which ones to pick!

Help please,
Thanks

[stiltman]

do you still have the manifest for the computer? in some cases they'll list the hardware there.
Look on the manufatures site for your model and it'll most likely tell you there
Take the case off and look at the different parts to find the models numbers for each.

I usually always install drivers in this oreder
Motherboard chipset driver
ATA driver if required
Video card driver
Audio card driver
Modem driver
Network card driver
Then any other things that don't fit the list.

You might also want to use your recover disk and the other partition to restore you PC to what it was. Write down all the hardware models in the device manager, then reformat and install the stuff

[werewolf]

What if I just tryed installing the one that it highlights and see if it works?
Or...could it work and not be as good as a different driver?

[werewolf]

I installed all the drivers with the one windows selected and everything seems to work fine.

Theres one problem though, in device manager I have a question mark beside 'SM Bus Controller' But it will not find drivers for it on the cd I received with my computer.

Help please

[stiltman]

You have yet to really say what type of computer and make it is, so I will go on a hunch....

Sounds like windows installed a generic chipset for your motherboard. Try installing the motherboard (chipset) drivers for your specific system.

Also on a hunch I would say your system has an Intel chipset, but I could be wrong.....afgain refer to the order I usually install drivers. The motherboard (chipset) driver is the most important.

[werewolf]

I have a medion 8080 XL computer, Intel pentium 2.6

I just inserted the drivers disk I got with the computer, and went to add hardware wizard, it searched for what drivers to use for each thing and I just used the one selected.

[stiltman]

I have a medion 8080 XL computer, Intel pentium 2.6

I just inserted the drivers disk I got with the computer, and went to add hardware wizard, it searched for what drivers to use for each thing and I just used the one selected.

German PC?

Try downloading Intel's chipset identifier and running it.....prolly an 800-845 chipset

edit: removed google remark

[werewolf]

Downloaded it...

Detected Chipset: 865 chipset family

[stiltman]

Downloaded it...

Detected Chipset: 865 chipset family

I was close 8)

dowload and install the corrisponding driver from intel

[werewolf]

okay thx.

What about the other problem? I might have a sub7 trojan on computer...

[stiltman]

okay thx.

What about the other problem? I might have a sub7 trojan on computer...

Anti virus program?

[werewolf]

Norton 2004 Internet security, fully updated.

Before I formatted I wasn't using a virus scanner, and im pretty sure I got infected with the sub7...but now ive formatted, and using norton 2004 and its updated. Do you think im still infected? Im running a virus scanner just now.

[stiltman]

I dunno, could be

[werewolf]

What do I do?

[stiltman]

What do I do?

install all the XP updates
Install a virus scanner and all the updates
install a firewall and it's update
scan your system for viri
clean any infections

[werewolf]

Ive done that, but no infections came up.

But the thing that got me worried was my firewall came up someone was trying to connect to me using sub7, but that usually meens its on the computer.

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