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i upgraded from win2kpro to winxp2481pro everything works fine except i cannot connect to the internet.i installed in standard pc mode and their are no irq conflicts.i reinstalled the nick it shows up in device manager ok but when i run the network troubleshooter it give a ping error(pinging the adapter i guess with the generic win ip).it will not release that ip and renew.since i run a dual boot to me i go into winme and their are no problems connecting to the internet.i tried assigning the same ip form me manualy in xp it acted like it would communicate but would not any ideas?i ran throught the internet connection wizard for ie as well?


thanks
shawn

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update i have tried a usb nic card um no go at all locks up the system

i tried another nic a linksys instead of the dlink i had in there exact same results when i run the network troubleshooter it flags the nic as the problem saying it cant ping it or update the ip address



help

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ok dudes i urgraded form win2kpro i finaly gave up formated fresh install nor upgrade no problems all peachy now


fyi