Can't connect to internet

[mikeh]

I have installed a new hard drive, reinstalled XP, installed Belkin driver for USB wireless card, but wireless card won't do anything.

The 1394 network adapter says it's connected at 400 mbs, but I can't connect to the internet.

When I plug in the wireless card, I get prompted by the "new hardware found" box, and even with the Belkin disk in the drive, it doesn't work it out. Surely I've installed the driver for it already.

Confused, any help much appreciated.

[mikeh]

I swapped the usb wireless card with another - it worked!

[RandyL]

You're good mike. I wish I could figure things out as well as you do.

[mikeh]

No I'm not.

 

I'm so infuriated by computers they make me feel suicidal sometimes. No-one ever says computers are great labour saving devices that will from time to time cause you hours and hours if not days and days of uggeration do they? Makes me want to ditch the whole lot and go and live in a cave. Sometimes.

 

The reason the other adapter worked, is that I had installed the driver for a 4000 version, and tried to connect using a 3000 version.

(I couldn't remember I had bought two "identical" adapters on two different occasions).

 

Anyway, could you suggest any reasons why although I can now connect to the internet, I can only get onto simple sites, like Google, or partially open other pages, and why windows update, although turned on, doesn't seem to be making any progress?

 

I have done ipconfig/all, but not sure what this is telling me.

 

Thanks again.

[Armageddon]

Mike try releasing and renewing your ip then clearing ur dns

 

open a cmd prompt then type ipconfig/release hit enter then type ipconfig/renew then hit enter after that type ipconfig /flushdns to clear your dns hope that helps

 

Dave