HI,
Now if make an image backup of your hard drive then the next time you get a hankerin' to erase and reload your Windows you will have saved all these drivers, wireless setup, Windows updates etc.
It is best to keep this stored on a separate hard drive.
And if you have a program like Acronis that makes periodic backups you can go back days or weeks to a time when you didn't have whatever new problem crops in, and also preserves all your documents, emails, etc.
Go well.
...Bryce
At 6/5/2011, Jeanne M Irons wrote:
>Oh.....my....goodness!! Wasn't *that* a pain in the patootie!! I mis-typed when I said he had a virus, he had, I'm pretty sure the IRC-WORM which is why I decided to re-install. Yesterday I was still working on it & almost gave up. But i digress.......
>
>Thank you Joan!
>
>Thank you Bryce!
>
> Yes, the driver was installed, a gift from Joan, & he does have a wireless adapter that I had re-installed but it still wouldn't connect. I had a feeling it was a Verizon thing, that I was missing numbers or something but I wasn't sure what. I called their tech dept which I'm still surprised is 24/7 but that's a good thing. The 1st woman I spoke with had *no* idea what to do & wanted me to bring his tower into my room to hook it up to the wired connection. At that suggestion, I ended the call. I waited a bit & called back, got a different woman & explained that this was just like a brand new set up. She said click on the adapter icon....did.....asked me what it looked like.....told her. There were several blank spots...key 1....key 2....etc. I asked her....should I enter the WEP key there? She said yes. The adapter went from red to green....I asked her should I try to connect to the Internet.....yes....I tried....it did...I told
> her.....we're connected....she said.....we are??? She sounded so surprised, it was funny! So that was that.
>
>Thanks Alan!
>
> I tried letting the manager find them but that didn't work. I was getting fed up, had promised I would grill chicken & so thought to myself.....let me go grill my chicken & leave this alone for a bit. During this is when the auto updates started so I let them go, installing & rebooting as we went. When that was all done 2 more of the yellow ques marks were gone....yay! The last was the video & I went back over to Dell. They had a couple of optionals...one of those was a driver & one urgent. I installed those two & was good to go.
>
>So thank you all for your help!!
>
>Jeanne
>
>
>
>
>A few alternatives for you about the drivers with question marks in the Device Manager. These four
>
>are often missing after a format and re-install of XP. The three that are left can be fixed in
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>different ways.
>
>
>
>Once you get your Internet going, right click on each of the devices in the Device Manager and let
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>Windows search the Internet for the necessary driver. That's sometimes the quickest fix. Windows
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>will install them automatically.
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>
>
>If that doesn't work, and assuming you've got your Internet working, start downloading all the
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>Windows updates you can find including Service Packs 2 and 3. Keep going back to Windows update
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>after rebooting when it's necessary (various updates require a reboot). Since you re-installed using
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>the original XP CD belonging to the 4600, you've gone back quite a few years. It's probably the
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>basic XP without the service packs. You've got a long way to go to bring it up to 2011. That's the
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>tedious part of a complete format and re-install of an older computer. It's update, update, update
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>and update again. You may find that after you've installed Service Pack 2 that the question marks
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>have disappeared in the device manager.
>
>
>
>If the question marks are still there, go back to the Dell Web site and download the Intel chipset
>
>driver (Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility) from the 4600 drivers page. Install the chipset
>
>driver. This should fix the SM Bus Controller at least (and hopefully the other controllers) .
>
>Although you should actually find the chipset driver on the resource CD as well (in theory).
>
>
>
>Next suggestion - click on Change Your Product on the 4600 drivers page and enter your specific
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>service tag number that you'll find either on top or on the back of the computer. Then you should
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>see the exact drivers that are necessary for your configuration. The 4600 was sold with a choice of
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>different audio and video - especially video. See which ones come up for your service tag.
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>
>
>The audio is either ADI 198 integrated audio or Creative's Sound Blaster Live - or Audigy. But I've
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>always come across Live in these kinds of computers. Have a look at the back of the computer to see
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>if you have a Sound Blaster card as shown here:
>
>http://support.
> dell.com/ support/topics/ global.aspx/ support/kcs/ document?
>c=us&cs=19& docid=124955& doclang=en& l=en&s=dhs
>
>
>
>If you don't see a separate Sound Blaster audio card, you'll need to download and install the ATI
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>198 Integrated audio driver. http://tinyurl. com/23rd9lf
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>
>
>If it's SoundBlaster, you may still have the original CD which was part of the software package
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>delivered with the computer. Then you just run that and install the software. Or you'll have to
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>download the driver from the Dell Web site.
>
>
>
>Alan
>
>
>
>
>
>
>If I understand your post correctly, this computer (your son's) can't connect with the Internet.
>
>
>
>But some of your message is confusing: he has an Ethernet card - and the
> drivers are now correctly installed - but you say "He has a wireless
>adaptor that connects from the connection I have"
>
>
>
>In your system there should be a modem/router. This router may be
>wireless. Any computer with a functional wireless adaptor should be able
> to connect to it HOWEVER most wireless routers require a passcode to be
> entered to allow access.
>
>
>
>On the other hand, if your son's computer can be directly linked to the
>router by way of an Ethernet cable we may be able to make some progress.
> Go to Start | Run and type in CMD then press Enter. Type in "ipconfig
>/release" {without the quotes} and press Enter. Type in "ipconfig
>/renew" and Enter. Among the many number that display there should be
>one similar to 192.168.1.5 - the two last number sets can differ and can
> have up to three digits. Next type "exit" and Enter.
>
>
>
>If you got the 192 sequence you should then have access to the Internet.
>
>
>
>Hope this has been helpful.
>
>
>
>...Bryce
>
>
>
>
>
>Then with his computer and IE8 go to Dell and have it auto-detect the
>rest he needs. Although some could be with the M$ updates under
>Optional.
>
>Be warned, sometimes you may have to add a VGA or sound card instead, at
> least I have found this to be true. I have even tried the CNET drivers,
> etc.
>
>With practice and the help of the DOS system-info tools on the Hiren's
>Boot CD, I can find out what the name of the sound card is, the VGA, but
> I'm not sure what the SM...means, maybe SATA, maybe their chip-set
>stuff in general.
>
>Perhaps the ISP would need you to run ipconfig /all on his computer? I
>think with Cisco it was ifconfig /all...just in case my memory is faulty
> ;-)
>
>
>
>Joan in Reno
>
>
>
>--- On Sat, 6/4/11, Jeanne M Irons <peaceofheavenrottwe ilers@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
>
>
>From: Jeanne M Irons <peaceofheavenrottwe ilers@yahoo. com>
>
>Subject: [Simply Computers] Re: Dell 4600 Drivers
>
>To: simplycomputers2@ yahoogroups. com
>
>Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011, 7:40 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I did DL the Intel driver to a flash drive, put it on his computer
>& the Ethernet with the yellow ques mark went away. The other three
>are still there
>
>
>
>Multimedia Audio
>
>
>
>SM Bus Controller
>
>
>
>Video controller (VGA)
>
>
>
>with yellow ques marks. Also, if the Ethernet is downloaded &
>working, should I be able to connect to the Internet now? He has a
>wireless adapter that connects from the connection that I have (I'm
>connected with the phone line), that's says it's working correctly but I
> still can't get him to the Internet. I'm thinking maybe I have to call
> Verizon to re-enter the connection settings?
>
>
>
> Also, how do you figure out what drivers are needed? It's like the
>person said in the forum link you posted, there are so many choices,
>it's hard to know what's needed.
>
>
>
>Thanks bunches!!
>
>
>
>Jeanne
>
>
>
>If you get an USB to Cat5 NIC cable adapter WinXP will see if and allow you to get the rest of the drivers.
>
>
>
>The other way would be to use a Linux Live CD to download the Dell LAN
>
>
>
>driver at least, then start up Windows to get all the updates, etc.
>
>
>
>Dell 4600 WinXP drivers:
>
>
>
>http://en.community .dell.com/ support-forums/ network-Internet -wireless/ f/3324/t/ 19344843. aspx
>
>
>
>http://support.
>
>
>
>dell.com/ support/download s/driverslist. aspx?os=WW1&
>
>
>
>catid=5&dateid= -1&impid= -1&osl=EN& typeid=-1&
>
>
>
>formatid= -1&servicetag= &SystemID= DIM_P4_4600&
>
>
>
>hidos=WW1& hidlang=en& TabIndex= &scanSupported=
>
>
>
>False&scanConsen t=False
>
>
>
>The last one on the above link is the driver.
>
>
>
>Joan in Reno
>
>
>
>--- On Fri, 6/3/11, Jeanne M Irons <peaceofheavenrottw e ilers@yahoo. com> wrote:
>
>
>
>From: Jeanne M Irons <peaceofheavenrottw e ilers@yahoo. com>
>
>
>
>Subject: [Simply Computers] Dell 4600 Drivers
>
>
>
>To: simplycomputers2@ yahoogroups. com
>
>
>
>Date: Friday, June 3, 2011, 5:32 PM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Ok....so while I was waiting for my new memory, my son ended up with a
>
>
>
>virus on his computer. I couldn't get rid of it so I reformatted. The
>
>
>
>device manager says we are missing drivers.....
>
>
>
>Ethernet
>
>
>
>Multimedia Audio
>
>
>
>SM Bus Controller
>
>
>
>Video controller (VGA)
>
>
>
>I went over to Dell on my computer to look for them but I have NO
>
>
>
>idea!! ackkk! Device manager wants to connect to the Internet to find
>
>
>
>the drivers but I can't get him connected without the driver(s) so I'm
>
>
>
>stuck. I did use the resource cd that came with his computer but
>
>
>
>apparently the drivers I need are not on that cd? Can you help?
>
>
>
>Dell 4600.....Win XP
>
>
>
>Thanks.....a very appreciative to people that work on computers,
>
>
>
>Jeanne
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>
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