Reinstall winxp pro left w/ missing device drivers

[jostonboe]

did reinstallaton win xp pro on Dell Dimension Inspiron 5100.

Service Tag JLO781

original system corrupted, so that was my only choice. could not reach any
screen, even F8.

installation went well, but in seting up internet connection, the following devices are not installed.

Ethernet Controller
SM Bus controller
PCI device
Video controller
cideo controller (vga compatible)

Dell driver disc does not have any of above. Dell no help in determing where and which driver to download,

Hope this is the correct forum at windrivers and you can help.

Thanks in advance for any looks to this post.

Any further information w/ be promptly forwarded

[Platypus]

It would seem odd for a Dell driver disc not to have LAN or Video drivers, and the quoted Service Tag doesn't seem to be correct. However, seems drivers should be here:

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/.../inspiron-5100

Select Windows XP as Operating System. Chipset drivers should be installed first.

Where there are multiple choices for the likes of network devices, you can usually find out which device is fitted by looking in Device Manager. Right click on the unidentified device and choose Properties. On the Details tab set Device Instance ID in the drop-down, and note the 4-digit numbers following VEN_ and DEV_. Enter each one in turn at http://www.pcidatabase.com/ and in most cases you can recognize the matching driver on Dell support.

[jostonboe]

Thanks for the advice.

problem resolved.

post is closed

[Platypus]

Great! Thanks for letting us know.