Sean wrote:[color=blue]
> I think the only idiot here is you for posting with such an idiotic
> reply. I mean how dumb are you to not even know that your solution is
> not only dumb, but probably the LAST thing in the world to do.
>
> OP, Gary has the correct idea, something I have done countless times for
> anything from NIC cards to swaping drive controllers. If this does not
> work (i.e. don't have an available card) then Andre's would probably be
> second step. Third step would be to use a "generic" or any compatible
> driver from within Vista's own driver db. Look for "RTL8169/8110 Family
> PCI Gigabit"[/color]

Thanks Sean, I plan to try this tonight. I'll post back and let you
know how it goes.
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>
> "Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B3230F9F-46F2-4A48-9478-0962DDFC59B9@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Download it from the computer that you are using to get here, you idiot.
>> Save it to memory stick or CD
>>
>> And remember, it is a FREE Driver just for YOU, cheapskate!!!!!!
>>
>> "The poster formerly known as 'The Poster" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> I have a linksys gigabit eg1032 v3 nic which I am trying to install in
>>> vista. I know it works in vista because the first time I installed it
>>> on my machine, I used some vista driver from the linksys website and it
>>> worked great. Now they claim they have no vista drivers for it (go
>>> figure). So I started searching the web to find out how I can reinstall
>>> my nic in vista. I found on a vista compatibility list that there is a
>>> driver for it through windows update. How do I get the driver from
>>> windows update when my nic is not working? Any help appreciated.
>>>[/color][/color][/color]


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