can't surf after installing new primary hard drive

[danielf]

I have a dimension 8300, replaced hard drive, installed windows XP and drivers from DELL provided cd's. Everything seems to work fine except I cant connect to dsl.

I dont have any yellow interogation marks in device manager.

Under Network Adaptors, I have : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE nerwork connection (in properties, 'this device is working properly')

I tried reinstalling the DELL provided driver and disabling / enabling device;  no luck

The LAN icon is visible only when my DSL cable is disconnected

Any sugestions?   please

[PudgyOne · Accepted solution]

danielf,

How to Install Drivers in Microsoft® Windows® on Dell Systems

Since the operating system was re-installed did you remember to go to drivers and downloads, enter your service tag(DO NOT POST SERVICE TAG here or your post will get deleted, since it contains your personal information), and install these drivers in this order.

Desktop System Software or Notebook System Software
Chipset or SMBus driver
Processor Driver (if applicable)
Video
Audio (sound)
Input Drivers (keyboard/mouse)
Modem
Network Card

QuickSet(Laptop only)

Rick

[danielf]

I reinstalled all the drivers, in the order you specified and all works perfectly.

thanks

[PudgyOne]

danielf,

GREAT JOB! emoticon.Yes.title Thanks for posting back. Could you mark the verify answer(s) that helped you solve your problem, so if someone else searches the forums, they can see what you did to fix your problem(s).

Thanks,

Rick