Re: XP PRO problem affecting connectivity
- From: smlunatick <yveslec@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:13:39 -0700 (PDT)
On Sep 30, 5:33 pm, stanz <stanz...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sep 30, 9:19 am, smlunatick <yves...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sep 30, 12:12 am, stanz <stanz...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sep 29, 2:21 am, Mick Murphy <MickMur...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Click Start>right-click MY computer>Properties>Hardware>Device Manager>and in
the list of Hardware, see if there is a ? mark besides your Network Adaptor.
If there is, you need to reinstall the Driver by right-clicking>properties
on it, or maybe the card has died.
Is it onboard Adaptor, or seperate PCI card?
--
Mad Mike
"stanz" wrote:
I was browsing my typical internet sites, when suddenly I received the
message ' Limited or no connectivity ' , and I could not access any
internet sites. After checking my DSL modem, cable, etc, I called my
ISP provider who had me key in a multitude of commands via the cmd
line, and after about an hour+ of trying everything he asked me to do,
finally came back with telling me that the problem with my
connectivity was a problem with my operating system (XP PRO/SP2). I
also have an older laptop running Win 2000/SP4, and when I powered it
up and attached it to the same cable modem with the same cable, it
connected fine, and I am using it to write this message.
The Tech support person told me this was a known problem with XP, and
I needed to find the fix or patch via Microsoft support.
I am fairly PC savy, but fooling around with the OP system or even
knowing where to look in the Microsoft Web site(s) is well beyond my
expertise. This has never happened B4, and I have all the latest
updates installed, have Zonealarm, Avast, and all of the most popular
anti virus/spyware/malware programs installed and active.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks to all for your ideas, but nothing I have tried, including
installing a patch from Microsoft, Running Winsockfixes, switching
cables (the same cable works on my laptop) reloading the drivers....I
have a funny feeling I'll have to uninstall/reinstall SP2, or start a
fresh install from scratch (have the OEM XP PRO SP1 CD and the SP2
CD...haven't installed SP3 yet....have that CD also)....
Just an FYI......I did find a site that pointed the finger at Spybot
Search and Destroy and Adware as the culprits which made registery
changes. They are both gone from my Dell.
I'll wait a bit to see if anyone come up with anything different....
Thanks again.......Stan
Spybot and Ad Aware do add services to monitor / shield the PC from
spywares but I doubt they cause your problem.
For connecting the USB port of the Westell cable modem, you definitely
need to correct driver. XP does not have the USB to Ethernet driver
required.
What type of anti-virus or firewall software are you using?
I'm using Zone Alarm (I shut it down to see if it was the problem),
AVG, and Webroot Antivirus and Antispyware Security Essentials set to
the highest levels (also shut that down in case it was
blocking,,,nope) installed a windows xp fix KB884020, did Winsockfix,
LSP fix....you name it, I've tried it...started in Safe
Mode...everthing looks fine except I cannot connect. Again, I'm using
my laptop w/Windows 2000 same cable using the same modem just fine.
Too many anti-virus systems can cause access problems. Several anti-
spywares also added "filters" to block the spywares from get thru.
.
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