Re: network card in XP Home Ed

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From: DH (xxxdaveoh_at_swbell.net(axe)
Date: 09/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 07:18:59 -0500

"jamie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6b3101c49405$d8c17180$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks, have tried the second free slot, same problem,
> tried a Belkin card instead of BT one, same problem. Just
> will not boot beyond start screen, any other ideas,
> grateful for any contribution! Thanks.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >"jamie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:6a1901c493ed$c76abd50$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> When trying to install a network card in my HP computer
> >> the machine will not reboot with card installed. (Bog
> >> standard PCI card, nothing fancy!) Boots without card
> but
> >> not with it. Using BT voyager system, second computer on
> >> XP Pro re-boots fine. Software loaded without problems.
> >> Any ideas?
> >
> >Sounds like maybe a conflict. Try different PCI slots.
> >
> >Dave H.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

The easy answer is to get an USB nic. But that would be cheating and not
any fun.

Okay, second guess - Do you have other network connections and are they
working? I'm thinking that something is wrong with your network setup. Is
this by chance a second nic? Do you have AOL installed?

Another possibility is a conflict of software. Go into msconfig and disable
all startup programs and then see if it boots. If it does, re-enable the
items that you need.

Dave H.

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