What does this mean?

In a Networking info box I see:

No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device. ...

What on earth does that mean?

1. No driver files are required?

2. No driver files are required [because they] have been loaded?

3. No driver files ... have been loaded?

Jim L via the eCS 1.15 version of OS/2

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In article <43acbc9d$1$vaxyrchg$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>In a Networking info box I see:
>
>No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device. ...
>
>What on earth does that mean?
>
>1. No driver files are required?
>
>2. No driver files are required [because they] have been loaded?
>
>3. No driver files ... have been loaded?
>
>Jim L via the eCS 1.15 version of OS/2

Does your computer run OS/2? If so, I don't think this is the right
news group for your question.

If your computer runs Windows 98, please reply to this message in the
news group (not by E-mail) with more information to help other people
understand the problem:

What do you mean by "Networking info box"? What did you click to see
it?

What is the device?
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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> said:

>Does your computer run OS/2? If so, I don't think this is the right
>news group for your question.

Are you are telling me that if I have a machine runs OS/2 I can't ask a
Win 98 newsgroup about a another machine that runs Win 98?

>What do you mean by "Networking info box"? What did you click to see
>it?

Not that complicated. Control Panel -> Network -> Intel(R) PRO/100 LAN
+ Modem56 CardBus II - as I recall.

>What is the device?

A combo Intel PCI NIC/modem.

Jim L via the eCS 1.15 version of OS/2

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In article <43b4add2$1$vaxyrchg$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>In a Networking info box I see:
>>>
>>>No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device. ...
>>>
>>>What on earth does that mean?
>>>
>>>1. No driver files are required?
>>>
>>>2. No driver files are required [because they] have been loaded?
>>>
>>>3. No driver files ... have been loaded?
>>>
>>>Jim L via the eCS 1.15 version of OS/2
>>
>>Does your computer run OS/2? If so, I don't think this is the right
>>news group for your question.
>
>Are you are telling me that if I have a machine runs OS/2 I can't ask a
>Win 98 newsgroup about a another machine that runs Win 98?

Of course not. I meant that a Windows 98 networking group is the
wrong place to ask a question about a machine that runs OS/2. Your
first message only mentioned OS/2. I apologize for misunderstanding.

>>If your computer runs Windows 98, please reply to this message in the
>>news group (not by E-mail) with more information to help other people
>>understand the problem:
>>
>>What do you mean by "Networking info box"? What did you click to see
>>it?
>
>Not that complicated. Control Panel -> Network -> Intel(R) PRO/100 LAN
>+ Modem56 CardBus II - as I recall.
>
>>What is the device?
>
>A combo Intel PCI NIC/modem.

Is the device working OK? If so, then I'd take the "No driver files
...." message at face value. If not, I'd go to Device Manager, remove
the device, reboot, and let Windows 98 reinstall it.

>Jim L via the eCS 1.15 version of OS/2
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
via the SP2 version of Windows XP :-)

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"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> said:

>Your
>first message only mentioned OS/2. I apologize for misunderstanding.

Actually that was only a sig on my OS/2 email program. (BTW, the
version came out a few months ago.)

>Is the device working OK? If so, then I'd take the "No driver files
>...." message at face value. If not, I'd go to Device Manager, remove
>the device, reboot, and let Windows 98 reinstall it.

Actually I had to remove the card, boot, power down, put the card back
and reboot.

Thanks.

Jim L via the eCS 1.15 version of OS/2

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In article <43b4bdbf$3$vaxyrchg$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>"Steve Winograd [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> said:
>
>>Your
>>first message only mentioned OS/2. I apologize for misunderstanding.
>
>Actually that was only a sig on my OS/2 email program. (BTW, the
>version came out a few months ago.)
>
>>Is the device working OK? If so, then I'd take the "No driver files
>>...." message at face value. If not, I'd go to Device Manager, remove
>>the device, reboot, and let Windows 98 reinstall it.
>
>Actually I had to remove the card, boot, power down, put the card back
>and reboot.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jim L via the eCS 1.15 version of OS/2

You're welcome. I'm glad that you got the card to work.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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