Installing xp service pack 2 and running windows update right after a fresh install takes care of lots of little problems like this. it's the only way to get drivers that are otherwise "built into windows" but which came out after you xp cd was made.. Pci & usb drivers missing after win2k install i've just received a dimension 2300 with winxp home edition. i've formatted hard drive & installed ms small business server operating system (essentially win2k).. Drivers missing after windows 7 re-install. only drivers you might be missing are the mobo and gpu drivers. check your mobo and gpu specs and download the needed drivers from the internet..
My dell d630 windows vista was acting up. i installed windows xp with a disc i had from my hp, now it is missing a bunch of drivers and no internet connection.. Installing missing driver cab when i installed xp on pc i skkiped driver.cab. now i am not able to install sound and graphic driver if you have the windows xp installation disc, you may perform a repair installation of windows xp & check if it helps. how to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of windows xp.. Open the device manager. double click on device, click "details" tab, choose "compatible ids" from the drop down menu. with the mouse, highlight the first listing under "value", and copy using <ctrl>+<c>, open notepad and paste..
