XP not searching online for new drivers?

[PCDumbass]

Weird issue...

I re-installed XP a couple of nights ago on a fresh system with an ASUS P4P800 motherboard and when I did the usual "Device Manager" check, I had flags on the following items:

-Ethernet Controller
-Multimedia Audio Controller
-SM Bus Controller
-USB Controller
-Video Controller (VGA Compatible)

all of which I would consider fairly generic and could easily be found on ASUS' website as a chipset driver package or something... but it's not.

I tried right-clicking each item and clicking "Update Driver", but it seems that it is set-up by default to not go online to search for an updated driver... I think it may have something to do with the fact that the PC was not connected to the internet when I first tried to do this. Now that it does have a connection, I want it to go online to search for a new driver, but I don't know how to do that directly from Device Manager, especially if it appears to be set up as default NOT to look online now...

-Rob
robpilgrim@gmail.com

 

[spherrod]

Update driver will normally search the driver files on the local machine from my experience or you can point it to a downloaded driver location. As you have internet access you could use Windows Update which will find any Microsoft Certified drivers for your hardware (may be a few versions older). I would recommend getting the Video driver directly from the manufactuer's website though.

Windows Update will probably give you drivers for Ethernet and Multimedia Audio, the other drivers will be contained in the chipset drivers for your motherboard - these should be on the Asus website.

 

[boomerang]

Ummm, assuming you're not on dial-up, with the ethernet controller not functioning, it would be difficult to go online.

 

[spherrod]

Originally posted by: boomerang
Ummm, assuming you're not on dial-up, with the ethernet controller not functioning, it would be difficult to go online.

that was my initial thought too but the op does say that he has an internet connection

 

[boomerang]

Yeah, but his nick is PCDumbass!

 

[spherrod]

Originally posted by: boomerang
Yeah, but his nick is PCDumbass!

 

[Blake]

I built a computer with the Asus P4P800E-Deluxe a few months ago. I used the cd disk that came with the motherboard. It looked like many of the drivers weren't available to download on the Asus website.

 

[GregANDTCH]

Have you tried the
Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility V5.02.1003.

USA Link