All of the options in system properties, windows update are greyed out and can't make changes. I have XP Pro SP2. I am logged on with admin rights. Last thing I installed was Office 2007. Download but install when I choose is selected ( but greyed ). Update tray icon has disappeared.
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I have a Gigabyte GA-8IG1000 socket 478 home brew sytem that is giving me an error whenever i try to run XP sp2. When it unpacks it stops every time with a file corrupted error. I downloaded SP2 again and verified it would unpack on another machine. I tried replacing ram, power supply, updating...
Thanks all for your excellent suggestions!
I tried the ipreset but no cigar. I will try out the Lost Connectivity after Registry or Malware Cleanup Faq tonite.
I'm almost getting to the point of calling microsoft support but that would be the last straw. I'd probably reinstall instead.
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I had installed sygate firewall but removed it for troubleshooting. This system is pretty bare bones because I reinstalled XP only the weekend before last. I installed office, adobe, bitdefender, nero, diskeeper so far. Don't know what else to do. Thanks.
Well I disabled the m/b lan port and installed a network card that I had handy. XP automatically recognized the card so I configured TCPIP settings and tried it out but I still have the same problem! I'm thinking that I will have to resort to reinstalling XP.
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ipconfig /all returns the proper address, gateway, dns. I did click on the status option and selected properties, everything shows OK. As for hardware the networking is on the m/b so i'm thinking about sticking in a network card and see what happens. I tried to figure out something that...
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Something happened to my XP box networking cause I can't connect at all. Can't even ping the router. I have another system using the same router works fine. TCPIP properties are set up OK. I reinstalled serv pack 2. Also I removed the network adapter from device manager and reinstalled...
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