But if I COULD download it, I wouldn't NEED it!

re: But if I COULD download it, I wouldn't NEED it!

DReller — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:50:27 GMT

Hey, I'm waiting to hear how this turned out. Any update?

Wow, when resetting the TCP/IP stack doesn't work, I know I'd be pulling out the XP CD....

re: But if I COULD download it, I wouldn't NEED it!

KevinRemde — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:59:06 GMT

Well.. yeah, I was hopefull that the reset would work. And then I attempted an OS repair, but that messed things up even further (Oh how I love Vista and the improved tools!). So I did end up having to completely reinstall his OS.

It's just as well, though. It was LONG overdue. The PC came with Windows 98, and he had "UPGRADED" to ME and then later upgraded again to XP Home. Talk about a recipe for a messed-up TCP/IP stack.

-K

re: But if I COULD download it, I wouldn't NEED it!

Larry — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:31:42 GMT

Sounds like a similar problem I was having with an ASUS motherboard. I needed to download drivers for the graphics. Windows gave me a standard driver, but when I went into the ASUS website to get the update for Vista (and Server 2008), their resolution and colors were set so high I couldn't get to the information. Fortunately, I found a blog from the UK that had the file I needed without the whiz-bang Flash and high-res graphics. (And, fortunately the newest Server 2008 ships with the driver)

btw, I've never heard of anyone who upgraded from 98 to ME to XP successfully. You might consider giving them an award or a job with Microsoft, lol.

re: But if I COULD download it, I wouldn't NEED it!

KevinRemde — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:39:50 GMT

He's very happily retired, so a job with Microsoft isn't something he's interested in. :)

So far his reinstall of XP is working great. I would have loved to put Vista on there, but he didn't want to spend any more to get more memory for the machine so he could run it well.