Installed xp windows on 2nd computer and don't have ethernet access

Reinstall windows and use original HP drivers

You need to reinstall your Ethernet NIC drivers. If you have internet access through your wireless USB, then go to the HP Support site and find your model there. Download the drivers and run the install program.

If you do not have Internet access, use another computer to download the drivers and transfer them with a USB flash drive.

Hello

XP usually loads usb drivers and some ethernet drivers.

If you have access to another computer copy the drivers onto a flash drive and try to install them from it.


If you have internet access with the mini 10 you can download them from dell support.

Hope this helps and good luck.

Hi rickorjutta...
You will have to go to the website below and download drivers for the XP you installed, because the other drivers were for Windows 7 and will not work in XP install.
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http://www.do-download.com/download/Toshiba-Satellite-137769-1.html#xdm_e=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.user-guides.co.uk&xdm_c=default5287&xdm_p=1&

click start control panel,administrive tools,computer management,device manager scroll to network adapters could see a yellow question mark? right click install drivers
hope this helps if you cant find the driver hopefully one of these will help you

http://download.cnet.com/Realtek-RTL8139-Family-PCI-Fast-Ethernet-NIC/3000-2112_4-91313.html

Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC

http://download.cnet.com/Realtek-RTL8168-8111-PCI-E-Gigabit-Ethernet-NIC/3000-2112_4-99235.html

Realtek RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC: The Realtek RTL8168 Gigabit Ethernet controller combines a triple-speed IEEE 802.3 compliant Media Access

http://download.cnet.com/Realtek-RTL-Gigabit-and-Fast-Ethernet-NIC-Driver-Windows-2000-XP-XP-64-bit/3000-2112_4-10278840.html

Drivers for RTL8100B(L)/RTL8100C(L)/RTL8101L/RTL8139C(L), RTL8139C(L)+/RTL8139D(L)/RTL8100(L), RTL8130/RTL8139B(L)series. Windows

If your computer originally was shipped with Windows XP pre-installed, and you used the "System Restore" CD/DVD disks that were shipped with the computer to reload Windows XP, the correct device-driver for the wireless-adapter should have been automatically installed.

If you used a different disk to reinstall Windows XP, then you can try two things:

1. Access ACER's web-site, do a search for your model, and see if the web-site offers the device-drivers for Windows XP for your model, or,

2. use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to the Internet, and access: http://WindowsUpdate.Microsoft.com and do a "Custom" scan. When the scan completes, click the "Optional Hardware Updates" section, to see if Windows Update is offering a device-driver for your wireless adapter. If so, select and install that adapter.

Find a USB memory-stick, and find a computer with Internet access and an available USB port.
Put the memory-stick into the USB slot.
Browse to ACER's web-site, and select your specific model of the Aspire line, and select Windows XP, and select network-controllers, and download the device-drivers, and copy them onto the memory-stick,.
Walk the memory-stick to your Acer, and install the device-driver.

Yes, the device-drivers can be downloaded from the Internet, to one computer, and then burned onto a CD-writable, or written to a USB memory-stick, and then the files can be physically moved to the other computer.

But, "which" device-drivers is completely dependent on which computer that you have. Some motherboards have "integrated" network-adapters and "integrated" USB-ports.

Easiest solution is to take an add-in PCI network-adapter card, and install it, and connect the Ethernet cable to its socket.
Hopefully, Windows will recognize that card, and automatically load the correct device-drivers from the C: drive, i.e., without Internet access.
Or, if you buy an add-in card, it may come with a CD-ROM that contains the device-driver.

Once the device-drivers have been installed, you will have Internet connectivity. Access: http://WindowsUpdate.Microsoft.com
and click "Custom" scan, and then click "Optional Hardware".
Windows Update should find the device-drivers for your motherboard, and install them. Then, you can remove the add-in card, and connect the Ethernet cable to the "on-mother-board" network socket.

You should have had 2 cds that came with your computer. The 2nd one has all the drivers on it. Install the drivers and your problem will go away.

Steps to fix your issue

1. install printer driver on one computer
2. Make sure both computers are connected in same network by ethernet cable or wireless connection.
3. share the printer on 1st computer
4. access the shared printer from 2nd computer through network

This way your can access one printer from 2 computers. This setup work only when the 1st computer is turned on because HP leaser jet don't have the capability to work as network printer as they cannot acquire IP address.

If u need further information on how to configure 2 computer please refer below link
http://www.ajcsoft.com/connect_computers_together.php

For information regarding how to share printer on windows XP refer below link
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/honeycutt_july2.mspx