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I am trying to assist a friend over the phone with installing a new network card on a windows 98 computer (not sure if it is second edition or not). As most people know it can be a pain to try and troubleshoot something over the phone.
A few questions for you,
1)in windows 98 do we need to install the driver prior to actually installing the hardware (since the OS won't recognize the hadware)?
2)having an issue with the driver, it isn't able to find the proper driver, even though we are using the actual CD that came w/ the hardware, isn't there a general location on the hard drive where a generic network card driver could be installed, CABS?
3)will we require the original OS CD? Sometimes 98 likes to ask for the original CD when installing new hardware, wasn't sure if we will run into this one or not.
4) is this the right order in 98? uninstall old hardware and driver, turn off computer, take out old hardware, put new hardware in, turn on computer, install new hardware and driver.
Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks!
A few questions for you,
1)in windows 98 do we need to install the driver prior to actually installing the hardware (since the OS won't recognize the hadware)?
2)having an issue with the driver, it isn't able to find the proper driver, even though we are using the actual CD that came w/ the hardware, isn't there a general location on the hard drive where a generic network card driver could be installed, CABS?
3)will we require the original OS CD? Sometimes 98 likes to ask for the original CD when installing new hardware, wasn't sure if we will run into this one or not.
4) is this the right order in 98? uninstall old hardware and driver, turn off computer, take out old hardware, put new hardware in, turn on computer, install new hardware and driver.
Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks!