Upgraded Win98SE to 2000 Prof. now my hardware will not work (I can't get online!)

PJG41170 · 07-27-2006, 01:46 PM

I upgraded from WIN 98 SE to Win 2000 Professional and now my internet is not working. I have a Cox Cable modem and a Linksys wireless g router that usually connects to my computer and to my daughters' computer in another room. There are several other things that are not working also. I can't get online to download anything so I am posting this at work in hopes that SOME ONE CAN HELP ME! I need to know how to fix the problems or maybe I can somehow uninstall the Win 2000 or revert back to another time when the computer was working? I'm going nuts and don't want to call GeekSquad and waste a bunch of money. Please help!!!

mgmcc · 07-28-2006, 02:01 AM

As you are using a router, your internet access will be over an ethernet connection from the router to the PC's network adapter. Having upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows 2000, have you installed the necessary Win 2000 drivers for your network adapter? Go into Device Manager and see if there are items shown as not having been installed properly.

**johnwill** · 07-28-2006, 05:54 AM

Did you install the motherboard drivers for the machine in question? If not, there are probably a lot of devices that don't work on the machine.

07-27-2006, 01:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
PJG41170 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3 OS: Win98 upgraded to 2000 professional	Upgraded Win98SE to 2000 Prof. now my hardware will not work (I can't get online!) I upgraded from WIN 98 SE to Win 2000 Professional and now my internet is not working. I have a Cox Cable modem and a Linksys wireless g router that usually connects to my computer and to my daughters' computer in another room. There are several other things that are not working also. I can't get online to download anything so I am posting this at work in hopes that SOME ONE CAN HELP ME! I need to know how to fix the problems or maybe I can somehow uninstall the Win 2000 or revert back to another time when the computer was working? I'm going nuts and don't want to call GeekSquad and waste a bunch of money. Please help!!!

07-28-2006, 05:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,787 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Did you install the motherboard drivers for the machine in question? If not, there are probably a lot of devices that don't work on the machine. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

07-28-2006, 02:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
mgmcc Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 244 OS: XP, Vista, Mac OS X	As you are using a router, your internet access will be over an ethernet connection from the router to the PC's network adapter. Having upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows 2000, have you installed the necessary Win 2000 drivers for your network adapter? Go into Device Manager and see if there are items shown as not having been installed properly.