Having reinstalled (after reformatting) 98se, I am unable to connect to my router. On startup, I get <New Hardware Detected - Unknown Device>, then <New Hardware Detected - PCI Ethernet Controller> When I hit cancel, having gone through every disk I have looking for drivers, the connection light on the router goes out. I must admit in advance that I know very little about PCs, but inside the box, all PCI slots are empty, there are 2 hard drives, the usual ports, and an RJ45 slot, which I have been using to connect (without any previous problems). The RJ45 port isn't listed on the Onboard Peripherals list - is this relevant? I tried installing an NIC card, with relevant drivers, but found myself looking for 4 new bits of hardware when I did that. Been tearing out what is left of my hair over this for the past week - any ideas?

Here is the self extracting driver file for your computer running Win98. Download and copy to a floppy disk then run on your computer. http://www.acersupport.com/library/...

When you get to the Hardware found do not cancel go through it and when it asks you where (Floppy A:\, CD-ROM Drive, Microsoft Updates, Specify Location) Click off all and pick only "Specify Location." In the Location Box delete "A:\" and type "C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS" without the quote marks and press Enter. That usually works for me. Who knows, knows and who doesn't know, dosen't know jack! El que sabe, sabe y el que no sabe, no sabe nada!

Excellent, guys! Worked a treat. I knew all I needed to do was find someone who knew more about PCs than I do (not generally that difficult). One final question - I have an old HP p1130 monitor that used to display better than the "pixel the size of golf ball" resolution I have now, without a video card. I tried downloading the drivers from HP for that monitor, but they didn't work. Any ideas on this? (this isn't nearly as important, but getting a quarter of a typical page on a 21" monitor does mean I can take my glasses off....). Thanks again for the help on the really important issue Doug

You need to install the video drivers for you Intel 815 integrated graphics. Below is the self extracting file. This file is almost 8MB. Download directly to your desktop and doubleclick it. http://www.acersupport.com/library/...

imagesol Did you get the graphics drivers installed?

Thank you guys... appreciate it so much.