Dell comp won't recognize applications or open them.

[Death Metal Moe]

Anyone ever run into this?

I wiped my buddy's comp clean. Went to Dell to start getting some drivers because the generic network driver didn't work for his comp. I put the network driver install application from Dell's support site on a thumb drive, put it on his desktop but the computer won't recognize the application. I've never run into this yet.

Anyone know how I can force a computer to recognize an application? It says that these Dell driver files are Application Manifest files if that helps.

Thanks.

[instrument]

Vista?

[Death Metal Moe]

XP SP3.

Fuck it, I stuck an OLD ass network card into it and now it's sucking updates off the net, including ones for the on board network card.

When I Googled my problem it returned a few results that dealt with the .Net Framework so I'm hoping when I update all that shit it will recognize these weird Dell application files.

If not, reinstall Windows again I guess.

Old ass network card FTW!

[boosterp]

You basically have to burn it to CD. I have run into a similar problem with HPs. They hate mem sticks on the initial load. Also make certain you have the correct driver, Dell is good about trying to confuse you on which driver does what.

[Fez4PrezN2008]

Try reinstalling Furball 1.0 (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2341249#post2341249) :happy:

[Death Metal Moe]

Try reinstalling Furball 1.0 (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?p=2341249#post2341249) :happy:

Lol, nicely done.

[Death Metal Moe]

You basically have to burn it to CD. I have run into a similar problem with HPs. They hate mem sticks on the initial load. Also make certain you have the correct driver, Dell is good about trying to confuse you on which driver does what.

It actually recognized my thumb drive no problem, it was the files that were in question.

Well after I downloaded all the Windows Updates it recognized the files. So I went on Dell's support site, put in his service tag and downloaded all the drivers, chipset updates, etc.

The fucked up thing is I needed to get on the internet to get the proper updates to read the files. But I couldn't get on the internet to get the files because the update I needed was in a format I couldn't read until I updated, which meant I had to get on the internet but I couldn' because I didn't have the right driver to get the network card working. Did you follow all that?

Bottom line is this: If you do ANY kind of computer work, strip an old network card out of an old comp and keep it for just such an occasion.

[boosterp]

It actually recognized my thumb drive no problem, it was the files that were in question.

Well after I downloaded all the Windows Updates it recognized the files. So I went on Dell's support site, put in his service tag and downloaded all the drivers, chipset updates, etc.

The fucked up thing is I needed to get on the internet to get the proper updates to read the files. But I couldn't get on the internet to get the files because the update I needed was in a format I couldn't read until I updated, which meant I had to get on the internet but I couldn' because I didn't have the right driver to get the network card working. Did you follow all that?

Bottom line is this: If you do ANY kind of computer work, strip an old network card out of an old comp and keep it for just such an occasion.

Goodness, I know your pain brother.

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Bottom line is this: If you do ANY kind of computer work, strip an old network card out of an old comp and keep it for just such an occasion.

i have a old broadcom card that everything indentifies, linux to mac, its been cut to fit into mini-towers as well...i keep it in my toolbox.

[boosterp]

i have a old broadcom card that everything indentifies, linux to mac, its been cut to fit into mini-towers as well...i keep it in my toolbox.

Yea I keep my old broadcom card around too, but now most computers do not have many pci slots. I think this board has only one.

[Death Metal Moe]

Yea the death of the PCI slot will be a real pain for future work, at least with my current tools.

[boosterp]

My tv tuner, additional SATA card, etc are not PCI, but my older sound card is so it creates a delima.