[Tinky]

Originally Posted by DaiNasty

Hmmm. Now I'm thinking TCP/IP might be broken.

Let's try a reset. Open a CMD window again with Start/Run 'cmd'

at the prompt type this:

netsh int ip reset c:\resetlog.txt

cross fingers and reboot the pc.

Thank you Dai you didn't say whether to press enter after typing the above, however I tried it both ways, rebooting after each etc but still no joy.

Originally Posted by Mick Fisher

Hmmm... I know this is an obvious one ..but.. I don't recall noticing anything about it so far in the thread.

Tinky, doubleclick on the network icon in your tray or use Start/Settings/Netwark Connections.

In the window that appears select Properties.

In the window that appears scroll down to Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). select it and click Properties.

In the window that appears make sure Otain an IP address automatically and Otain an DNS Server address automatically are selected. In case alternative settings are in effect then just make a note of them for now.

Thank you Mick, unfortunately the network icon only appears intermitently, at the moment it is not visible, so I'm not able to click on it. I don't know how to view the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) doodah.

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Sorry been busy trying to sort out an issue with my own servers...

I suggested you default the BIOS, this is when you go to boot up the PC it should say something like "Press F2" (or DEL) to enter setup. In there the last page normally lets you select defaults.

As for the puppy linux I suggested if as you only need the PC working for a short length of time.. You need IMGBURN installed to create a bootable DVD or CD from the puppylinux ISO file. Once created you'd then boot the PC from the disk. Puppy Linux (if it is a XP fault) would let you use the PC for internet and then after your visitors left you can then look at re-installing XP or stick with puppy linux..

Sorry Kymmy if I gave the wrong impression, and I am very grateful for all your help. I don't want to lose my XP system as I have no means of reinstalling it (don't have installation disk). I would like to use the old machine as a standby and not just for a temporary fix, if I could just get the internet connection going permanently it would be brilliant.

Originally Posted by JadeFalcon

Onboard NIC's can be a barsteward, i once an issue when playing games online the sound would bomb out with squeaks and garbles then the pc would lock up solid.... spent literally months trying to figure it out and it was down to the onboard NIC was bad in some way..

u could try turning off the nic in the bios and see if that sorts out the mouse problem, if it does try and get your hands on a pci based NIC they can be picked up pretty cheap from ebay

Thank you Jade for that, it's just a bit too complicated for my simple mind, and I would rather not tamper with the bios. Your reply is very much appreciated.