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Originally Posted by gripper103
Hope you don't mind me borrowing your thread,but do you need to reinstal with the disk if you're going with the USB option
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As Russ said,
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Originally Posted by Russ D
No - all you need the disk for is the USB drivers. You're better off plugging the modem in to the USB port after your format then inserting the disk but stop it from auto-running. When XP asks for the location of the drivers, direct it to your CD ROM drive and it should then go ok once you've rebooted.
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You'll get a much more reliable connection using ethernet, though. Any PC made now should have an ethernet port; if you don't, ethernet cards are only a few quid, and not difficult to install. It also means you're all ready if you want to start using a router. If you already have a working ethernet port, you don't need the CD at all to set up your connection - and would be better off not using it, as well since, like most ISP-supplied software, the stuff that's installed supposedly to facilitate and manage your connection is often more of a problem than a help.