Installing an ethernet card against the will of my computer

[traclenin]

Hi for several days I have been trying to install a realtek rtl8139 pc card in my ageing computer running windows 98 se.It is meant to be plug and play but it isnt.
I have tried to install it manually but this model of card does not appear on the options .I have downloaded the driver from the realtek site but the computer instructs me to put in the windows disk and when I do it tells me that the file secur32.dll cannot be found.I have installed modems in the past without difficulty but this has got me beat any ideas would be appreciated thanks

[Garamond]

Hiya traclenin

Have a look in your BIOS. If you have the setting disabled you'll have to enable it before it recognises your card.

[traclenin]

The card is enabled ,it was the computer that identified the manufacturer and type of card from the floppy that came with the card,it also gave me a check box to enable it so it should be ok

[Garamond]

Hiya traclenin

Mmmm that's strange. I'm afraid you need someone much more knowledgeable than me. If I'm stumped I ask a question at http://www.allexperts.com/.

They're good. They won't reply immediately but they're supposed to reply within 3 days. You can ask questions on virtually any subject, it's just I use only the computer section.

[kempie]

Since the installation app. failed to find secur32.dll you will need to extract the file manually from your Windows 98SE installation disk.

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. Type sfc, and then press ENTER.

3. Click Extract One File From Installation Disk, type Secur32.dll in the Specify the file you would like to restore box, and then click Start.

4. Verify that the proper location for the installation source media is specified in the Restore From box, and that the location in the Save File in box specifies the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder.

5. Click OK twice.

When the process is finished, click OK

[traclenin]

I have just tried to extract the file secur32.dll from the windows disk i have and it is not on the disk.Windows was preinstalled at the time of purchase and I was only given a disk because I pressed them for one at the time .I was told it was a copy of the one which was used for installation.Have I been given a disk without all the info on ? .If so if I got the genuine article would it work.Thanks for your answers ,I have gained a lot just by running through your suggestion s Thanks Traclenin

[kempie]

You can download an update of Secur32.dll from here

[Garamond]

If you just want a Win98SE installation disc I can send you one of those. There aren't the same restrictions on those as there are on the XP system.

[traclenin]

Garamond I appreciate your offer,I downloaded secur 32.dll from the link you provided.I am now getting the message NDIS.VXD.NTKERN.VXD DEVICE LOADERS COULD NOT LOAD THE DEVICE DRIVER(CODE 2).I reinstalled windows from the copy which I have and that is what came up.I would appreciate your advice thanks