P55M-GD45 : MSI install disc does NOTHING

[johnsmith111]

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!

 

[Jack the Newbie]

Forget the CD for a moment as the drivers on there are usually already outdated. You can find all needed drivers (newer versions) here for download:

http://eu.msi.com/index.php?func=downloaddetail&type=driver&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1894

Of course the driver disc won't really do much on its own.  Whatever the problem is, it is really not an essential one that makes sense to worry about.

As for the activation email and the registering part, it seems to have worked somehow, otherwise you were not able to start a new topic and write something in here.  The forum was moved to a different server only recently because of technical problems. Besides that, I just checked your account status.  Your account is activated.  No problem here.

In case your have any other problems, please read the >>Posting Guide<< and provide full system specifications.  When it comes to driver problems, it would be helpful to know which operating system your are actually using.

 

[johnsmith111]

Thanks for the reply. A few things:

- I have no way of transferring downloaded drivers from this computer to the new one (or detecting which ones to get automatically)
- This is a public bugmenot account. Say what you will about them, but I would not be talking if not for their help.
- I idiotically forgot to mention the OS. XP.
- After cooling off, I'm guessing the install disc requires SP2 or something which XP doesn't come with.

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I just tried again with SP2 (which I fortunately have a disc of) and suddenly it does all sorts of things. Aaarrrgh. Thanks though.

 

[Jack the Newbie]

- 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. 

- 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.

- 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.