P55M-GD45 : MSI install disc does NOTHING
That's pretty much it. Nothing. I put the disc in and a window comes up declaring that various drivers and utilities may be installed. Well, only the ones the program detects apply to the system. The chipset button does nothing. I click it and it presses and sits there looking pretty.
So, without any drivers, I can't use USB, and without USB, I can't use the internet, which might actually help install some drivers. Am I doing it wrong? I tried just adding the controller's drivers from the disc, but I have no idea which one is correct, and there are hundreds of INFs just sitting around on there.
Everything else looks good...other drivers that aren't greyed out install...whatever. Pretty much anything but what I need to proceed.
Then I tried registering at MSI's forum for help. Bad idea!! I got an activation e-mail which did NOTHING, bringing me to a screen talking about resending an activation code. Did I forget mine? Did I get the e-mail? Want to enter in your activation code to register so the nice people can help? Whatever! None of it does anything. The most infuriating thing to suffer after the driver disc that does nothing. It's not like I haven't built a few computers before...
Help!
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- I have no way of transferring downloaded drivers from this computer to the new one (or detecting which ones to get automatically)
Obviously, you have a way of connecting to the internet, which means that you are able to download the drivers. Are you trying to tell me, that you have absolutely no possibility to get your hand on an USB Flash Drive, an external harddrive or a CD you can burn the downloaded stuff to? If that is the case, I object to believe that it is absolutely impossible for you to change that.
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- This is a public bugmenot account. Say what you will about them, but I would not be talking if not for their help.
Okay, we do not allow such accounts here. I will close/shut it down immediately.
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- After cooling off, I'm guessing the install disc requires SP2 or something which XP doesn't come with.
Yes, it does, definately. But again, that has noting to do with the driver disc.
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