New install of XP Pro 64-bit and 'net connection problems

Ok, currently running two hard drives, one that's running on XP home and a new one that I just loaded XP Pro 64-bit on. After going thru some small headaches in regards to moving stuff around and copying files and whatnot I tried to get onto the 'net to download new this-&-that but couldn't do it. Logged back over to XP Home and dl'd the newest 64-bit drivers for my mobo, SP2 and a few other things. Logged back over to the 64-bit OS, installed SP2, installed mobo drivers yet still no internet detected. It's an onboard LAN on my MSI K9N4-SLi mobo and works fine with the 32-bit OS, but the 64-bit's not even detecting it. What am I missing here? I shouldn't have to flash BIOS, nor do I think there's any setting within BIOS what enables/disables the LAN depending on 64-bit/32-bit. I is getting frustrated here.

 

Did you get the driver from here?
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1167

There are two different types of 64 bit procs. There is the virtual and the physical. If you have the vitual, you will go here:
http://download1.msi.com.tw/files/downloads/dvr_exe/Realtek_LAN_PCIE_Vista_MB.zip

if you have the physical, you will go here:
http://download1.msi.com.tw/files/downloads/dvr_exe/Realtek_LAN_PCIE_MB.zip

Of course, you could just try both and make sure.

 

Interesting. I wasn't aware there were actual/virtual 64-bit processors. I'm running an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+. And no, I got the driver from http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1087. I grabbed the nForce4 system drivers.

 

sorry buff,

wrong terminology. What I mean is there are the procs that are true 64-bit procs and then there are the virtual procs. It is like on the intel side where they call it hyper-transporting. Does this make more since.

btw, what is the name of your mother board? Is it the K9AG Neo - F? If so, then the drivers are located at:
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1167

Sorry about the two download links, there are not working. If you go to the top link in my last thread (our of 3 links) and click on it. it will take you to the correct page.

 

No, I've got the K9N4-SLi. And the only drivers I could find for it were the nVidea nForce4 System Drivers, which I downloaded but still didn't take care of the prolbem.

 

You could try this utility (I am not sure if it works with the 64-bit OS) for checking on your network connectivity:
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloadfile&dno=4856&type=utility

This is the MSI i-Speeder. You might be able to get some troubleshooting from that or it may tell you what is wrong. There are a lot of variables that could play into this.
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I am not sure if this will be helpful either but there is an information viewer from MSI you can try:
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=downloadfile&dno=4860&type=utility

This is the MSI InfoView XP. You might find a Diag Utility in here that could help you or you might find some information that is useful.

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Alos, here is the contact information for MSI, they may have a past issue that they ran into that might help you with this problem...

MSI Computer Corp. (L.A. Office)
Tel: 1-626-913-0828
Fax: 1-626-913-0818
http://www.msicomputer.com