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I am hating Vista right now...I bought a computer from Frys and I brougt it
home and it connected to the internet just fine. Sometime later it decided
to lose sight of the network altogether. I have vista 32bit. My video card
is an nVidia nForce Networking Controller. The driver currently on there is
nvm60x32.sys. After doing some google searching I have found that I am not
the only idiot who decided to try vista out and is having the same problem.
I would like to know how to fix this...God Vista is annoying.

Do you receive IP 169.254.x.x? Posting back with the result of ipconfig /all
may help.

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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
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How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


"fix my connection now!!!!!!!" <fix my connection
now!!!!!!!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:157C5FAE-210F-45C8-970B-4B5EA767B79D@microsoft.com...
>I am hating Vista right now...I bought a computer from Frys and I brougt it
> home and it connected to the internet just fine. Sometime later it
> decided
> to lose sight of the network altogether. I have vista 32bit. My video
> card
> is an nVidia nForce Networking Controller. The driver currently on there
> is
> nvm60x32.sys. After doing some google searching I have found that I am
> not
> the only idiot who decided to try vista out and is having the same
> problem.
> I would like to know how to fix this...God Vista is annoying.

I have just encountered this problem after having this laptop for 1.5
years. All of a sudden the internet connection is not found. (I have
wireless thru a linksys wireless router). The driver is nvm60x32 but I
can't seem to figure out a way to re-load it without doing a full
format. If anyone can help me, please advise!!! :)


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On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:22:55 +0100, marcie
<marcie.3b2qk9@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>I have just encountered this problem after having this laptop for 1.5
>years. All of a sudden the internet connection is not found. (I have
>wireless thru a linksys wireless router). The driver is nvm60x32 but I
>can't seem to figure out a way to re-load it without doing a full
>format. If anyone can help me, please advise!!! :)

Have you tried doing a system restore to a date just prior to when
this began?

Yes I tried that but no restore points showed up! GRRRR


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is the wireless adapter enabled?
sometimes there is a switch or a key combination
do you see the network card for wireless in device manager? (right
click computer, manage)

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:03:02 +0100, marcie
<marcie.3b2yw8@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>Yes I tried that but no restore points showed up! GRRRR
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Yes the device (NVIDIA nforce Networking Controller) is enabled and in
Device Manager. I don't know if there are any key combinations but the
switch is in the on position but shows a yellow light (I think before
when it worked it was blue or red)


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can you please post the text output of ipconfig /all
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.c...t-text-output/

as a reply here?

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:30:54 +0100, marcie
<marcie.3b3mge@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>Yes the device (NVIDIA nforce Networking Controller) is enabled and in
>Device Manager. I don't know if there are any key combinations but the
>switch is in the on position but shows a yellow light (I think before
>when it worked it was blue or red)
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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Thanks so much for trying to help me!! :) I appreciate your input

Here's the ipconfig:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Marcie>ipconfig/all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Marcie-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-0D-C1-32
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-36-CE-9A-2E
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
isatap.{45151050-C34F-4520-8789-E642369CF
F72}
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
C:\Users\Marcie>


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marcie
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type ncpa.cpl in the start menu then hit [enter]

right click each of the connections (one at a time)
then properties (ack the prompt)
are all the boxes checked?

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:08:48 +0100, marcie
<marcie.3b44k6@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>Thanks so much for trying to help me!! :) I appreciate your input
>
>Here's the ipconfig:
>
>Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
>Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>C:\Users\Marcie>ipconfig/all
>Windows IP Configuration
>Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Marcie-PC
>Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
>Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
>Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-73-0D-C1-32
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-36-CE-9A-2E
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . :
>isatap.{45151050-C34F-4520-8789-E642369CF
>F72}
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
>Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 10:
>Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : 6TO4 Adapter
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 11:
>Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
>Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
>DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
>C:\Users\Marcie>
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Yes all boxes are checked in the Local Area Connection and the Wireless
Network Connection under properties > networking


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marcie
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next action is to reset the winsock.

open an elevated cmd prompt
start
programs
accessories
command prompt - right click, then run as administrator. ack the
prompt

then type in

netsh winsock reset
press [enter]

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:24:11 +0100, marcie
<marcie.3b5fs2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>Yes all boxes are checked in the Local Area Connection and the Wireless
>Network Connection under properties > networking
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Okay, successfully reset winsock. But still no networks available. :(


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marcie
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last thing to try is to go into device manager and right click on
the network adapter, then delete it. tell it to also uninstall the
driver if you are asked. shut down and power off. then power on.

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:30:15 +0100, marcie
<marcie.3b67kd@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

>
>Okay, successfully reset winsock. But still no networks available. :(
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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Thanks so much for all your help!
When I tried to "delete" the network adapter, it would only uninstall.
I did that but it immediately re-installed. So no luck there. Do you
think if I just did a complete format and used my recovery disks that
might work? Or is the wireless Network card (or whatever you call it)
just not working?


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