Reinstalled XP from OEM Disc - Now No Network Adapters

[rjbinney]

Reinstalled XP with the CD that came with my Inspiron 6000.

When I click on Network Connections - or on "Network adapters" in Device Manager - I only see the 1394 Net Adapter, not the NIC or the wireless that were there, oh, yesterday.

I would have thought that they (the NIC and wireless) would have installed automagically? Or do I need to go dig through the basement and find the disc labelled "This is the one you really wanted, numbskull"?

What do I do?

Thanks
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Bonus Question:
Under "Other Devices" in Device Manager, all of the devices have big yellow block question marks with excalamation points overlaid:
- Ethernet Controller
- Multimedia Audio Controller
- Network Controller
- PCI Modem
- Video Controller
- Video Controller (VGA Compatible)

I figure I need to update those drivers? Which, of course, lacking connection to an Internet significantly slows down...

[patio]

Travel to the Dell site...
Enter the service tag 3 from the machine and all your drivers will be listed...
Or use the Driver CD that shipped with the PC.

[rjbinney]

So if I go to the Dell site from a Non-Dell machine and enter the service tag, I can dl the appropriate drivers to a thumb drive and install on the Dell?

(Or, search the basement!)

I presumed since it didn't even SEE that there WAS a NIC that installing the driver wouldn't help. I also presumed the OEM disc would install at least a rudimentary driver as part of the Winstall. Oh, well.

I would have figured this out on my own around midnight tonight, in a bout of swearing frustration, no doubt. Better to ask the stupid question adn save some time - my brain froze on this.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Will report back.

[Spoiler]

I am not sure I understand you. You loaded a machine that was not a dell with the dell OEM cd? What happened to the dell that came with the cd?

[patio]

I believe he meant he cannot logon from the Dell at the moment...

[rjbinney]

Right. The Dell shows no NIC or wireless, hence no way for it to connect. THAT'S the issue.

[JJ 3000]

What's the service tag number?

[Spoiler]

My bad....missunderstood.

Sorry about that!

 

[patio]

Have some coffee Spoiler.....

[Geek-9pm]

The dell drivers need to be extracted and executed on the target machine. Thy may be placed in a forlder nnamed 'Dell' in then root of drive C:  and execute each wetup file. My my own ecpericnce with Dell, it is not enought to haev the driversw on the direve, You have to use the setup program for each driver set.
I reloaded by laptop with a real Dell OEM CD, only to find that I had to get more drivers off the web site.

[patio]

They do NOT have to be in the root folder of C:...

Nor do they need to reside in a folder named Dell...
All he has to do is install each one 1 at a time...Chipset Drivers go 1st...