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Start > Control Panel > Network / Internet > Network Sharing Center > Manage Network Connections Right click on TCP/IPv4 > Properties Make sure "Obtain IP Address Automatically " is checked. Do the same with DNS servers. If you needed to put a check in the box to over-ride what was there don't forget to Apply / OK.

As I can see that you are on-line at the moment ..... The partition is RAW - i.e. it has no File System. Right click on it and select "Format" Use the NTFS option when prompted.

Hi and welcome to ExTS The Network Key that you submit is case sensitive. Take a look at the back or base of the router - you should find it there. Make sure you type it in exactly as it is printed on the label. If it happens again can you post the exact error message please?

If it passed Memtest it must be down to the 512MB. If you do decide to upgrade at a later date there is a limit that the motherboard can support. Also - 32 bit systems have a 4GB max.

Mozy is an online backup I don't see how this is related to deleting what you did. If you right click on the monitor icon ( bottom right of taskbar ) select "Repair" What do you get ?

We need to know that resetting Winsock and TCP/IP has actually worked. Go back to the command prompt - Use Run as Administrator - and type..... netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt If not .... try it in Safe Mode. Shut down > re-boot. Immediately you switch on start tapping the F8 key about once per second. Select Safe Mode from the list of options. Go to elevated command prompt again and try netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt Let me know if this is successful.

We have never suggested that replacing the DVD Drive would solve the booting-up problem. Nev wrote: Is the DVD Drive SATA or IDE ( IDE used a broad grey data cable ) ? Disconnect the DVD Drive. Take the power lead out and disconnect the data cable from the motherboard. Try booting up. Does the machine beep just after you switch on ? ( assuming it used to ?? )

Looking good.

The IPconfig details above .......they are from your machine ? ( they look fine ??? ) You didn't answer this. Try the following: Start > Run .....type in ....cmd ....ENTER At the prompt type in ..... netsh int ip reset then type in ..... netsh winsock reset catalog

Hi and welcome to ExTS Start > type in ....services.msc .....ENTER Scroll down to locate DHCP Client and make sure that it is started. If it isn't ......click on "Start" ......(top left ) Change the Startup Type ......right click on it > Properties .....use the down arrow on "Startup Type" to select Automatic.

Try this: Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Manage Wireless Networks Highlight the network(s) and remove. Try connecting to your network now.

Just for information ..... I know Starbuck uses Essentials and I do too. I have never had an issue with it.

One problem solved - hopefully :) After a clean install your machine should be running as well as it is going to. It could be RAM related as to why it is running slow. on a clean install 512MB should run OK - not brilliant - but OK. If it is really slow try taking one of the RAM modules out and run on the other. If it speeds up you have found your problem. Test on both modules by themselves.

Hi and welcome to ExTS What it is worth is basically what somebody is prepared to pay for it. You don't say what you originally paid. You have to realise that it is used - and many people do not want a used item. You don't say how old it is - I am guessing about 2 years old. You also don't say if you have re-installed the OS and wiped all of your data. If it is HP - I suspect that it doesn't come with a full installation disk. I have just bought a similar spec laptop ( different make ) Based on the price I paid I doubt that you would get much more than £100 - £125 for yours.

Try SP2 click here If this installs try SP3 again.

Hi If you have connected successfully previously Windows will store this information - you will not need to re-enter it. Can you connect using an ethernet cable direct to the router ? Do other computers connect successfully ? Have you tried disconnecting the power from the router - leave for 1 minute - reconnect ?

Let us know how you get on with the replacement :)

Even if your friend's PSU is under 500Watt you should still see something on screen. The Video Card will only draw its maximum power when under full load - playing graphics intensive games for instance. I know of somebody who had been using a video card for over a year that - technically - was over 100 Watts underpowered. Yes - give it a try in your friend's system. If it doesn't work there you have evidence from two systems that it needs returning and replacing :)

XP is now using SP3. You need to up-grade. SP2 and SP3 are huge updates. Get SP3 from here click here You can by-pass SP2 512 MB RAM is probably the reason why your system is so slow. XP will run ok with this but is better with 1 GB ( motherboard restrictions permitting ) Let us know if you still have updating problems after this.

Hi David and welcome to ExTS Do you have the original installation disk ? ( not recovery or OEM disk ? ) If so take a look here: click here EDIT: Maynard got there before me :)

I had considered that and checked out the PSU requirements of the card itself. The card requires 500 Watts. Whilst PSUs are inefficient and you are unlikely to get anything like 550 Watts --you will have enough to get graphics on screen and boot up. To get "No Signal" implies a problem with the card not the PSU. I would return the card. If the supplier is reputable there will be no problem. There is another possibility .......... the PCIe x 16 slot on the motherboard may have died. Another option - try the card in a friend's system.

Hi, When you installed XP - which service pack have you installed ? Start > right click on My Computer > Properties It will tell you there ( SP1 / SP2 / SP3 ) How much RAM do you have ? (should be on the same screen)

Hi and welcome. I suspect that the card needs to be returned. It does happen that they are dead on arrival. If nothing else - Windows should detect new hardware when the card is on the slot.

No need - I just checked back and you ran it at the start of this thread. It looks like a repair install is in order :)

Yes - it is as I suspected earlier .....Media Player files are corrupt. I am surprised that SFC didn't correct it. I enjoy a challenge :) This now looks like your final option - prior to a full re-install. There is a very good tutorial here: click here you will need a full installation disk ( not OEM ) It must be exactly the same OS that you have installed You will need the Product Key Just one more thing you can try before you try the repair ..... Go to the elevated command prompt ( Start > cmd .......cmd.exe > Run as Admin ) type in ..... chkdsk /f [space after chkdsk ] This will check the hard drive itself for errors and attempt to fix them. You will probably need to re-boot.