Cannot connect to internet on xp

[Ribbit777]

okay i just installed windows xp media edition

and everything went fine but it wont let me connect to the internet. i put in a new network card and that didnt help either

anyone know what to do?

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[Ribbit777]

im running windows xp media center edition service pack 2

its a pre-made computer, has 488 mb of ram, amd athlon(tm) 64 processor 3800+
2.41 GHz

i just put xp onto it.

i have my ethernet cord plugged into the computer and i cant get online

nothings showing up in the network connections either

i put in a whole new ethernet card and it works fine but still no connection

any ideas of what to do?

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

I went ahead and merged your two topics. 
Please keep all replies in this thread.

Anyways, When you plug the ethernet cable into the computer, does it say you're connected?

[Ribbit777]

yeah sorry i put it in the wrong section -.-



and no when i put the cord in nothing happens, it doesn't show a connection.

it also says i dont have a internet connection wizard ...

[Broni]

What kind of install was it? Clean Windows reinstall? If so, what was the reason?
Did you install motherboard drivers?

[Ribbit777]

yeah it was my friends computer and his hard drive was messed up so i put in one of mine from an old computer and just cleared it and put the new xp on it

but during the set up it kept asking for service pack two... and my xp came with three discs but none of them said service pack two

i tried all three discs when it asked and it just continued with the set up

[Broni]

Did you format that drive, first?

[Ribbit777]

yeah it made me

[Broni]

What kind of Windows CD is it? Legit? Full version?

[Ribbit777]

yeah it's the full version

its a legit cd bought from a store

and its the media center edition

[Broni]

Is your friend computer Media Center PC?
If not, your CDs won't work.

[Broni]

Where are his CDs?

[Ribbit777]

he brought a pre made computer from like wal-mart

it didnt come with any cd's

and it worked fine everythings on it except for it wont show an internet connection

[Ribbit777]

and yeah his computer was media center also