Reformatted hd, reinstalled XP, no internet connection

[Jon M. Hanson]

I haven't installed Service Pack 3 but I've heard that there are  
major problems with it. Perhaps the driver for her network card is  
missing or wrong in Service Pack 3. Is the link light on next to the  
ethernet plug on the back of the computer?
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On May 14, 2008, at 8:16 PM, eculbert wrote:

> That person reformatted the hd, then tried and
> successfully got xp sp1 to load and it will boot. But
> the cox connection wont boot from the computer to the
> cox box. The external box says by the idiot lights
> that it is talking to the outside world according to
> her, but the computer no longer connects to the
> internet after she tried to upgrade the amd 64 3000
> and msi board to the service pack 3.
>
> Apparently something in the bios or somewhere firmware
> changed. Sounds like the eth0 connection isn't doing
> its thing after the sp3 messed with the computer.
>
> I may get her brother to haul my old system down to
> make sure that the cox box works to the internet.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> One idea I have is to first try and figure out how to
> get to the bios at startup.. (delete, f-1, etc) and
> tell it to reset to factory or do you think this is
> feasible solution?
>
> Second Idea. Could sp3 have somehow hosed the firmware
> in her ethernet card?
>
>
>
> Ed/ke7feg
>
> Did I mention, 2/23/07 the FCC dropped all cw (AKA Morse code)  
> testing for any class of license as a ham? Just pass the written  
> and "U's a ham"!! Many sites test online, but you have to go for  
> the real test. $14 for as high as you can climb in one session.
>
>
>
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