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HP Pavillion a1632x
Why were you unable to recover/reinstall the original XP OS? Didn't the
system come with a recovery partition and instructions on how to reinstall the OS and on how to back up the recovery partition? "walter deodiaus" wrote in message ... BTW this all worked under XP before virus hit. Also, the network connector works under Ubanto Linux |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
No, the recovery process did not work. It reinstalls, but still gives me an
error with lsass.exe. I called HP, and they said I needed the CDs which cost $30 to continue. I got curious and decided to install Vista, which I got from a trade show. As it turns out, if I disconnect my Linksys Wireless G router and plug the Motorola network (provided by Comcast) modem directly into the computer, then recycle the power on the modem, the network is found. Great as long as I don't want to use the wireless or the Vonage phone in my house. "Curious" wrote in message ... Why were you unable to recover/reinstall the original XP OS? Didn't the system come with a recovery partition and instructions on how to reinstall the OS and on how to back up the recovery partition? "walter deodiaus" wrote in message ... BTW this all worked under XP before virus hit. Also, the network connector works under Ubanto Linux |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
No, the recovery process did not work. It reinstalls, but still gives me an error with lsass.exe. I called HP, and they said I needed the CDs which cost $30 to continue. I got curious and decided to install Vista, which I got from a trade show. As it turns out, if I disconnect my Linksys Wireless G router and plug the Motorola network (provided by Comcast) modem directly into the computer, then recycle the power on the modem, the network is found. Great as long as I don't want to use the wireless or the Vonage phone in my house. "Curious" wrote in message ... Why were you unable to recover/reinstall the original XP OS? Didn't the system come with a recovery partition and instructions on how to reinstall the OS and on how to back up the recovery partition? "walter deodiaus" wrote in message ... BTW this all worked under XP before virus hit. Also, the network connector works under Ubanto Linux |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
I suggest you disconnect the Vonage phone and do a complete Reset of your
wireless router and then try again after setting the router up again. Was the computer directly to the router or was it using wireless also? "walter deodiaus" wrote in message ... No, the recovery process did not work. It reinstalls, but still gives me an error with lsass.exe. I called HP, and they said I needed the CDs which cost $30 to continue. I got curious and decided to install Vista, which I got from a trade show. As it turns out, if I disconnect my Linksys Wireless G router and plug the Motorola network (provided by Comcast) modem directly into the computer, then recycle the power on the modem, the network is found. Great as long as I don't want to use the wireless or the Vonage phone in my house. "Curious" wrote in message ... Why were you unable to recover/reinstall the original XP OS? Didn't the system come with a recovery partition and instructions on how to reinstall the OS and on how to back up the recovery partition? "walter deodiaus" wrote in message ... BTW this all worked under XP before virus hit. Also, the network connector works under Ubanto Linux |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
I suggest you disconnect the Vonage phone and do a complete Reset of your
wireless router and then try again after setting the router up again. Was the computer directly to the router or was it using wireless also? "walter deodiaus" wrote in message ... No, the recovery process did not work. It reinstalls, but still gives me an error with lsass.exe. I called HP, and they said I needed the CDs which cost $30 to continue. I got curious and decided to install Vista, which I got from a trade show. As it turns out, if I disconnect my Linksys Wireless G router and plug the Motorola network (provided by Comcast) modem directly into the computer, then recycle the power on the modem, the network is found. Great as long as I don't want to use the wireless or the Vonage phone in my house. "Curious" wrote in message ... Why were you unable to recover/reinstall the original XP OS? Didn't the system come with a recovery partition and instructions on how to reinstall the OS and on how to back up the recovery partition? "walter deodiaus" wrote in message ... BTW this all worked under XP before virus hit. Also, the network connector works under Ubanto Linux |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
My cable modem I got from Comcast is a Motorola SB4200. It has a lan
attachment as well as a USB attachment. I went to the Motorola website and downloaded the USB drivers, but get an error that the INF was not correct. BTW, did the layout of the INF change from Vista SP0 to SP2? Originally the computer was plugged into the Linksys WRTP54G-VR Wireless Broadband G router. BTW, someone suggested I get a Ethernet patch cable? Is that wired differently than a standard LAN cable? Do they make a LAN cable wired as a Y, so that I can run a line into the computer and another into the Wireless router. Will that work, or will it mess something else up? On Feb 17, 8:32*am, "Curious" wrote: I suggest you disconnect the Vonage phone and do a complete Reset of your wireless router and then try again after setting the router up again. Was the computer directly to the router or was it using wireless also? |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
My cable modem I got from Comcast is a Motorola SB4200. It has a lan
attachment as well as a USB attachment. I went to the Motorola website and downloaded the USB drivers, but get an error that the INF was not correct. BTW, did the layout of the INF change from Vista SP0 to SP2? Originally the computer was plugged into the Linksys WRTP54G-VR Wireless Broadband G router. BTW, someone suggested I get a Ethernet patch cable? Is that wired differently than a standard LAN cable? Do they make a LAN cable wired as a Y, so that I can run a line into the computer and another into the Wireless router. Will that work, or will it mess something else up? On Feb 17, 8:32*am, "Curious" wrote: I suggest you disconnect the Vonage phone and do a complete Reset of your wireless router and then try again after setting the router up again. Was the computer directly to the router or was it using wireless also? |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
All this BS and the easiest solution is to disable the onboard function and
buy a new lan card. They are cheap. "Deodiaus" wrote in message ... My cable modem I got from Comcast is a Motorola SB4200. It has a lan attachment as well as a USB attachment. I went to the Motorola website and downloaded the USB drivers, but get an error that the INF was not correct. BTW, did the layout of the INF change from Vista SP0 to SP2? Originally the computer was plugged into the Linksys WRTP54G-VR Wireless Broadband G router. BTW, someone suggested I get a Ethernet patch cable? Is that wired differently than a standard LAN cable? Do they make a LAN cable wired as a Y, so that I can run a line into the computer and another into the Wireless router. Will that work, or will it mess something else up? On Feb 17, 8:32 am, "Curious" wrote: I suggest you disconnect the Vonage phone and do a complete Reset of your wireless router and then try again after setting the router up again. Was the computer directly to the router or was it using wireless also? |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
All this BS and the easiest solution is to disable the onboard function and
buy a new lan card. They are cheap. "Deodiaus" wrote in message ... My cable modem I got from Comcast is a Motorola SB4200. It has a lan attachment as well as a USB attachment. I went to the Motorola website and downloaded the USB drivers, but get an error that the INF was not correct. BTW, did the layout of the INF change from Vista SP0 to SP2? Originally the computer was plugged into the Linksys WRTP54G-VR Wireless Broadband G router. BTW, someone suggested I get a Ethernet patch cable? Is that wired differently than a standard LAN cable? Do they make a LAN cable wired as a Y, so that I can run a line into the computer and another into the Wireless router. Will that work, or will it mess something else up? On Feb 17, 8:32 am, "Curious" wrote: I suggest you disconnect the Vonage phone and do a complete Reset of your wireless router and then try again after setting the router up again. Was the computer directly to the router or was it using wireless also? |
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HP Pavillion a1632x
AFAIK you need to be using the LAN Ethernet connection and not the USB
connection. You can not use a Y splitter on a Ethernet LAN connection. A LAN cable and a Ethernet patch cable are the same thing. "Deodiaus" wrote in message ... My cable modem I got from Comcast is a Motorola SB4200. It has a lan attachment as well as a USB attachment. I went to the Motorola website and downloaded the USB drivers, but get an error that the INF was not correct. BTW, did the layout of the INF change from Vista SP0 to SP2? Originally the computer was plugged into the Linksys WRTP54G-VR Wireless Broadband G router. BTW, someone suggested I get a Ethernet patch cable? Is that wired differently than a standard LAN cable? Do they make a LAN cable wired as a Y, so that I can run a line into the computer and another into the Wireless router. Will that work, or will it mess something else up? On Feb 17, 8:32 am, "Curious" wrote: I suggest you disconnect the Vonage phone and do a complete Reset of your wireless router and then try again after setting the router up again. Was the computer directly to the router or was it using wireless also? |