BG Mets;156671 Wrote:
> Okay, so last night I reinstalled XP on my Dell Inspiron just to clean
> it up. This morning I tried connecting to the internet and it's not
> working. The computer cannot find an IP address, what do I do now?
> Anyone? Anyone?
Search for an XP forum?
-s.
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BG Mets;156671 Wrote:
> Okay, so last night I reinstalled XP on my Dell Inspiron just to clean
> it up. This morning I tried connecting to the internet and it's not
> working. The computer cannot find an IP address, what do I do now?
> Anyone? Anyone?
If you couldn't connect to the Internet, how
Open up the device manager and see what shows up under Network Adapters.
Do you see your network card/hardware in there? Are there any error
messages such as missing driver, etc.?
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Click Start -> Run. Type 'cmd' and hit Enter. Type 'ipconfig -all' and
hit Enter. Copy the result (enlarge the window to fit) and post it
here.
Other things: Did you actually use a dynamic address before you
reinstalled? What assigns IP addresses on your network? Another server,
a wireless router
Run the network wizard. It should be popping up each time you try to
connect and can't. Microsoft is SO tricky that way. Useful and helpful
too.
Likely the puter doesn't have your net card installed, check in device
manager pressing windows key and break will get you there. Hardware
tab, device m
BG Mets;156671 Wrote:
> Okay, so last night I reinstalled XP on my Dell Inspiron just to clean
> it up. This morning I tried connecting to the internet and it's not
> working. The computer cannot find an IP address, what do I do now?
> Anyone? Anyone?
Dell you say ? If so, you need to reinstall
