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
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BTW this all worked under XP before virus hit.
Also, the network connector works under Ubanto Linux

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
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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
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BTW this all worked under XP before virus hit.
Also, the network connector works under Ubanto Linux

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
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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

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?

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
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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?

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
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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?

I am going to try installing the Motorola SB4200 USB modem from
http://broadband.motorola.com/consum...tinuedProducts
http://broadband.motorola.com/consum...-utility-b.exe
When installing it from the Vista prompt to update the unknown driver, I get
an error saying that is is unsupported
I tried installing it as a legacy driver but get an error that the inf is
not supported
The motorola web site says to install it anyway, but that fails.
I copied the *.sys files to c:\windows\system32
Is there a way to force the installation of the files?
How can I modify the inf file to make Vista sp2 accept it?

In
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms790225.aspx
it says that it needs the NTamd64
I know MS had problems with device drives which were not compatible, so did
MS create any new indications for SP2 to prevent drivers which were not
tested for installation?

"walter deodiaus" wrote in message
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I am going to try installing the Motorola SB4200 USB modem from
http://broadband.motorola.com/consum...tinuedProducts
http://broadband.motorola.com/consum...-utility-b.exe
When installing it from the Vista prompt to update the unknown driver, I
get an error saying that is is unsupported
I tried installing it as a legacy driver but get an error that the inf is
not supported
The motorola web site says to install it anyway, but that fails.
I copied the *.sys files to c:\windows\system32
Is there a way to force the installation of the files?
How can I modify the inf file to make Vista sp2 accept it?

I went out and bought a SB5101 today, which has the same issues! Taking it
back to BestBuy!!

"walter deodiaus" wrote in message
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In
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms790225.aspx
it says that it needs the NTamd64
I know MS had problems with device drives which were not compatible, so
did MS create any new indications for SP2 to prevent drivers which were
not tested for installation?

"walter deodiaus" wrote in message
...
I am going to try installing the Motorola SB4200 USB modem from
http://broadband.motorola.com/consum...tinuedProducts
http://broadband.motorola.com/consum...-utility-b.exe
When installing it from the Vista prompt to update the unknown driver, I
get an error saying that is is unsupported
I tried installing it as a legacy driver but get an error that the inf is
not supported
The motorola web site says to install it anyway, but that fails.
I copied the *.sys files to c:\windows\system32
Is there a way to force the installation of the files?
How can I modify the inf file to make Vista sp2 accept it?

It is similar to the Intel onboard chipset legal wrangle. These chipsets
will support Vista only with the generic drivers provided by Microsoft. Thus
they can claim "Vista Ready".

If your system allows it you could put in a low end graphics card that has
drivers, for example a ATI Radeon X300 chipset has a native Vista driver
available.

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"walter deodiaus" wrote in message
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I have a HP Pavillion a1632x which came with XP, but was advertised to be
upgradeable to
Vista. Later on, this option was not supported. This falls on false
advertising! Doesn't HP have trial drivers? I called HP, but they don't
seem to support Vista for this machine.
Last week, I was infected by a virus and was unable to recover my XP OS.
I received a copy of Vista at a trade show, and decided to install it, as
I did not want to shell out $30 for the CDs. Besides, I heard that Vista
was far better after Service pack 1.
Does anyone know where to get device drivers for the NVidea nForce Network
Controller? I tried both the HP & nvidea, but none of those work.
Moreover, HP does not talk much about the exact specs on the network
controler (which is on board).
I guess my time is cheap, so I am willing to spend a couple of hours
before breaking down and ordering the XP reinstall cds!