Question : Driver issue for nic on Evo N620c

I have a Compaq Evo N620c notebook that came with XP Pro. I completely reloaded XP Pro on it to fix some problems. I reinstalled drivers for all hardware from HP website. The only problem i have now is that it will not accept the drivers for the onboard nic. i manually installed that driver and now i'm getting anerror message in the device status box that says "This device cannot start. (Code 10). Any ideas on how to correct this?

Answer : Driver issue for nic on Evo N620c

Try this:

To identify drivers for your nic do the following:

Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-System Information. Click on "components" and highlight "problem devices". Any hardware device with a driver problem will be listed here. Make a note of the first oline of the entry. It will contain a Vendor number and a Device number (VEN. . . . DEV. . . .)
both four digits long.
Look up those numbers here:

http://www.pcidatabase.com/index.php

This will tell you the manufacturer and the chip number.  First port of call is the manufacturer's website.  If no joy there, try a driver database like Driverguide:

http://www.driverguide.com/

Good luck!