I have not tried the last 3 options because of the warnings about certain files being unaccessable.

Mine IS a local account.
I check Local Security Policy and the Password must meet complexity requirements item is Disabled.
I checked also under the Administrator account. and it's disabled there...

When I leave a blank password, as in options 1-3 I get an error :" The password you entered doesn't meet password policy requirements. Try one that's longer or more complex." The blank password is...

I have already uninstalled a few times, removing the files after promted, and letting windows reinstall. I Did not try Linux, but I tried Win 7 amd XP with the same result. So I am leaning towards a...

What would that achieve?

I checked the BIOS - there is no option to configure IRQs

I did not because from what I read, since Windows 2000 , it does not matter what you assign in the Bios, Windows manages its own IRQs. Also, like I said, the NIC was not assigned any IRQ under the...

I am now thinking it's a hardware problem. I no longer have the activity light in the network socket when booting.
I installed WinXP on an old drive , and installed the latest driver from Realtek...

Under resources it says: this device isn't using any resources because it has a problem.

I had the same error with windows 7. I upgraded to 10 in hope that a new driver would fix it. I did try this driver , by manually "upgrading" to it , but same error.

Hi,
PC is an old MSI board G31M3-L V2 (MS-7529) with latest BIOS 2.80
WIn 10 Pro.
The onbaord NIC is a Realtek PCIe GBE .
While the PC is booting one light is flashing in the network socket....