RangerWickett
Legend
Alright, the short version is, "Do any of you know where I could download a complete copy of the Microsoft Homeclick software installation CD for a 3Com 10/100 MB (3C450) network adapter?"
The long version:
My internet explorer was having some problems -- whenever two or more internet windows were open, it would crash. This included pop-ups. Combine this with the fact that some software had wriggled its way onto my computer that causes me to get popups at random, regardless of what site I'm on, and I generally couldn't browse the internet.
I tried deleting and reinstalling internet explorer, but that didn't help. The problem was elsewhere. I ran Ad-aware programs, but they couldn't ferret out the issue. So I decided to back up all my files and format the hard drive, reinstalling from the get-go. After a few setbacks, I managed to get my computer back to the way it was, mostly.
The problem now is that to connect to my college's internet, I have to use an ethernet card. I've been using the same card for three years (a 3Com 10/100 mb card, I think model 3C450), and everything's gone fine, but I've lost the installation CD. Despite hours of effort, I have not been able to find the way to fix my problem.
I've installed all the drivers I need (I think) by downloading them from the 3Com website or getting them off my Windows 98 second edition update CD. I've also doublechecked all my network settings for the Emory University network -- I should be able to connect. But the computer still says there's a problem, which makes me pretty sure it is a problem with the device specifically. The computer recognizes that the device is there, and I haven't jostled it in any way that could have damaged it, I don't think, so it's probably not a hardware issue.
That leads me to hope that I just need to find a copy of the installation disk for my ethernet card's software, and that it will fix whatever tiny problem I've missed. But I have no idea where to find a copy of such a thing online, even if there is one.
The long version:
My internet explorer was having some problems -- whenever two or more internet windows were open, it would crash. This included pop-ups. Combine this with the fact that some software had wriggled its way onto my computer that causes me to get popups at random, regardless of what site I'm on, and I generally couldn't browse the internet.
I tried deleting and reinstalling internet explorer, but that didn't help. The problem was elsewhere. I ran Ad-aware programs, but they couldn't ferret out the issue. So I decided to back up all my files and format the hard drive, reinstalling from the get-go. After a few setbacks, I managed to get my computer back to the way it was, mostly.
The problem now is that to connect to my college's internet, I have to use an ethernet card. I've been using the same card for three years (a 3Com 10/100 mb card, I think model 3C450), and everything's gone fine, but I've lost the installation CD. Despite hours of effort, I have not been able to find the way to fix my problem.
I've installed all the drivers I need (I think) by downloading them from the 3Com website or getting them off my Windows 98 second edition update CD. I've also doublechecked all my network settings for the Emory University network -- I should be able to connect. But the computer still says there's a problem, which makes me pretty sure it is a problem with the device specifically. The computer recognizes that the device is there, and I haven't jostled it in any way that could have damaged it, I don't think, so it's probably not a hardware issue.
That leads me to hope that I just need to find a copy of the installation disk for my ethernet card's software, and that it will fix whatever tiny problem I've missed. But I have no idea where to find a copy of such a thing online, even if there is one.
