why don't u just use the RTL own mirror 2 ... XP: ftp://152.104.125.40/cn/nic/rtl8139abcd8130810xseries/winxp-8139(607).zip 2K: ftp://152.104.125.40/cn/nic/rtl8139abcd8130810xseries/win2k-8139(607).zip and hey these drivers are 40kB so where could be a speed problem here ?