[Crossposted to Windows Update & Vista Networking newsgroups]

Is Vista SP1 currently installed?

I was also advised so look at what updates windows has done, I did and
found
that the date when it was last updated is about the same time I had these
problems. I went and uninstalled thsee updates and re-started the laptop
but
still no LAN.

What updates did you uninstall?

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How to troubleshoot network connectivity problems in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936211
--
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MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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Fernando Vaz wrote:
I've had my laptop 6 months using Vista Home Basic and have connected
through a wired LAN connection everyday. This week, it didn't
automatically
connect and when I went to the "Network and sharing centre", selected
"Full
map" and selected "Local area network", it doesn't show anything at all.
It's as if the connection (or the icon) has just disapeared.

I'm not very technically minded, but was advised by Acer (who I bought the
laptop from) to "Restore factory settings", but I have loads of programs,
pictures and music and am worried I will loose it all or will have to
re-load everything (which ideally I don't want to do).

I was also advised so look at what updates windows has done, I did and
found
that the date when it was last updated is about the same time I had these
problems. I went and uninstalled thsee updates and re-started the laptop
but
still no LAN.

Any help would be appreciated - please bear in mind though that I'm not
very
technical.

Hi

Afraid I'm not sure is Vista SP1 is installed - I don't know what this is -
can you tell me how to find out.

and the updates I uninstalled - I've no idea. There were 4 of them I think
all dated the 12/04/08 and they were in the "Microsoft Windows" section.

Sorry!


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

[Crossposted to Windows Update & Vista Networking newsgroups]

Is Vista SP1 currently installed?

I was also advised so look at what updates windows has done, I did and
found
that the date when it was last updated is about the same time I had these
problems. I went and uninstalled thsee updates and re-started the laptop
but
still no LAN.

What updates did you uninstall?

========================

How to troubleshoot network connectivity problems in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936211
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Fernando Vaz wrote:
I've had my laptop 6 months using Vista Home Basic and have connected
through a wired LAN connection everyday. This week, it didn't
automatically
connect and when I went to the "Network and sharing centre", selected
"Full
map" and selected "Local area network", it doesn't show anything at all.
It's as if the connection (or the icon) has just disapeared.

I'm not very technically minded, but was advised by Acer (who I bought the
laptop from) to "Restore factory settings", but I have loads of programs,
pictures and music and am worried I will loose it all or will have to
re-load everything (which ideally I don't want to do).

I was also advised so look at what updates windows has done, I did and
found
that the date when it was last updated is about the same time I had these
problems. I went and uninstalled thsee updates and re-started the laptop
but
still no LAN.

Any help would be appreciated - please bear in mind though that I'm not
very
technical.