Device drivers(code 28) for network controller not installed

Microsoft Help and Support says that "Code 28 (The drivers for this device are not installed)" appears when the Windows Sound System Compatible Driver for the Windows 2000 operating system is deleted upon the upgrade to Windows XP. It's possible to repair this code.

Click on "Start." On the "Start" menu, click on "Control Panel." In the "Control Panel" folder, click on "Performance and Maintenance." Click on the "System" folder in the "Performance and Maintenance" folder. Click on the tab titled "Hardware." Click on the box that says "Device Manager." Click on "Sound, Video, and Game Controllers." Right-click on the device that prompts Windows XP to display Code 28 (it should be Windows Sound System Compatible Driver, also called the WDM driver). A drop-down menu will appear. Click on "Update" and an Update Wizard will guide you through the installation of a new device driver, which should stop Code 28 from appearing on Windows XP.
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Click start control panel administration tools computer management device manager scroll to sound video and game controllers you might see a yellow question / exclamation? ! mark or a red X Right click to reinstall drivers If your computer came with a motherboard disk the drivers could be on it or you might download slimdrivers. Rather doing a driver hunt http://download.cnet.com/slimdrivers-free/3000-18513_4-75279940.html Windows XP/Vista/7/8 Note: it will find all of your outdated drivers This is a free driver solutions which will automatically search for and find the correct driver You will have to update every driver individually once you update you might be asked whether you want to restart or make a system restore point. Click no to both of these then continue updating each driver free then restart once all of the drivers have been updated. It might take some time being free

Go to the Control Panel>Device Manager>Network and find the adapter installed in your unit. Right-Click on the device, go to Properties and note if the drivers are installed...if not, install them

error code 28, means a Driver Error,

the solution is to go to the device manager,

1.) start, control panel, system, hardware, device manager,
2.) locate a device with a yellow highlight
3.) right click it and select update , follow the onscreen instructions

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reinstall the driver using the driver cd. that came with it.

if that fails you need to go to the manufactures website for that particular device , locate the driver and download it, then install it. PS if its on the mainboard you can go to the OEM system builder you have like dell or hp , if you dont have and oem system go to the mainboad manufactures web site, Biostar and MSI.

The "missing" device-drivers could either be:
* a dial-up modem,
* a network-card,
* some serial device, e.g., some USB (Universal _SERIAL_ Bus) hardware.

Access: http://WindowsUpdate.Microsoft.com
Click "Custom" scan
When it completes, click "Optional Hardware",
to see if Windows Update is offering a device-driver.

For Code errors refer to microsoft site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/125174

The drivers for this device are not installed (Code 28).
To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver

Procedure
Step 1
Click on "Start."

Step 2
On the "Start" menu, click on "Control Panel."

Step 3
In the "Control Panel" folder, click on "Performance and Maintenance."

Step 4
Click on the "System" folder in the "Performance and Maintenance" folder.

Step 5
Click on the tab titled "Hardware."

Step 6
Click on the box that says "Device Manager."

Step 7
Click on "Sound, Video, and Game Controllers."

Step 8
Right-click on the device that prompts Windows XP to display Code 28 (it should be Windows Sound System Compatible Driver, also called the WDM driver). A drop-down menu will appear.

Step 9
Click on "Update" and an Update Wizard will guide you through the installation of a new device driver, which should stop Code 28 from appearing on Windows XP.

Hope this help

Try to manualy specify the path to your driver using driver update.

Code 28 = the drivers for this device are not installed.
Click reinstall driver. Or remove this device in the device manager and run Add New Hardware wizard from the control panel. If the device stilldoes not work,get updateddrivers from the manufacturer.

If you are getting a code 28 then you will need to download a new driver on another computer for the network card. If you have a wireless adapter that you can connect to the computer and your router has wireless capability then that could work as well but you will need to get a new driver on to that computer some how.

Finding the driver will be easy though. You can go to the computer's manufacturer website, or the website of the network card's manufacturer and search for it there. Shouldn't be too hard to find but if you can't find it let me know and I will get you a link.

Code 28 The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)Recommended resolution

Install the driver

You may be prompted to provide the path of the driver. Windows may have the driver built-in. If you are asked for the driver and you do not have it, you can try to download the latest driver from the hardware vendor’s Web site.

In the device Properties dialog box, click the Driver tab, and then click Update Driver to start the Hardware Update Wizard. Follow the instructions to install the driver.