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hi reinstalled xp pro,now there is no lan icon in My Network Places folder or My Network Connections,any help appreciated,thanks

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hi reinstalled xp pro,now there is no lan icon in My Network Places folder or My Network Connections,any help appreciated,thanks

you need to install drivers for your network card ,

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hiya mate sorry for delay,its a pals machine,says tried that several times,cheers

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What's brand/model is the computer?
Does it have an integrated network card or is it an add-on card?

caperjack is right -- you need drivers. When your friend said he already tried that, was the driver installation successful? Were there any errors?

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integrated card,no errors installing drivers,everything in device manager ok,just no idea why they not showing,cheers.

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What is the brand and model of computer?
Do you have the model of NIC as well?

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My Network Places folder

wouldn't be any in there unless he had setup a network with other computers i do thin

My Network Connections,

now there should be at least one here ,

tell him to open internet options in control panel,open up connections tab ,and setup a internet connection

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