what would you do?

[norman]

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> I had a similar situation with a win2k install on a new computer.  The
> "drivers cd" complained that it was only for use with XP/Vista.  I
> eventually went to the chipset manufacturer (Intel) and downloaded
> drivers to manually install.  First, I had to get the NIC driver and
> transfer it over via USB stick though.
> 
> The Edubuntu side *should* be just fine.

Thanks, that's a good idea which I will try to follow up. Excuse my
ignorance but what does NIC stand for and why did you use a USB stick?

Norman