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Originally Posted by kryogenik
Possibly need some pointers on this if any available..
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I'll see what I can do, I have some experience heh
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Sis bought new Dell PC, came loaded with Vista.
She's with Wannadoo/Freeserve now Orange it seems (  ).
Can't get the 300 to connect to the net.
Googled about and found everyone's in the same boat.
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This is quite common, Vista is such a pain when it comes to drivers, the thing is the Thomson Speedtouch modems were never very good, the old green cobra head speedtouch used to crack it's own PCB when it got warm... I went through 8 in a month on a BT connection.
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Fortunately, Thompson have now got the drivers on their site and first impressions is all's good.
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You're lucky then
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Just wondering if anyone has gone through this and come out the other end smiling, as I've to drive over there tomorrow with these drivers on my USB stick and no net connection if there's a prob - unless I take my Linux lappy and fart about with that..!
Cheers for any pointers.
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First and probably the best pointer you have already had suggested to you, pick up an ADSL modem / router and use that. From the moment it's set up it's driver and operating system independent. You can connect her new and old computers to the net at the same time through it, transfer files between the two machines, and hook up your laptop when you visit. It doesn't require system resources on anything like the same scale USB connections do, and should be a lot smoother and easier once it's setup.
I know it's not what you were hoping to hear but it really does make for an easier life in the long term. This way, if you setup the system with a wireless connection and WPA security then your sister could change machines at will without needing any more assistance. Vista for example would find the connection as soon as it's turned on, you don't need any settings in the computers or anything. It will simply work.
The choice is yours, but personally I prefer the router path as it's much lower maintainance long term.
Side note - for instances like this I have my laptop setup to be able to access the net through my mobile phone when needed. If you need any pointers on doing that, just ask...