Lost my Network after System Restore

[Guybrush2]

I recently used Norton Ghost 2002 to restore my computer to what it was last October. Ghost worked great. It's nice to have a fresh start. However, I've lost my network to my Internet Gateway computer in the other room. It's running XP Home, I'm running XP Pro and no matter how many times I've tried running the Network Setup Wizard or changed my workgroup name, nothing works. I can't seem to access the host machine. Both display the same workgroup.

 

[linney]

Might be something like this.

329441 - You Cannot Create a Network Connection After You Restore Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329441&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[Guybrush2]

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

 

[Guybrush2]

Just out of curiousity: I don't think I've SP1 on my Windows XP Pro at the moment. However, I've got another disc (for my other computer with a Windows XP Pro SP1). Can I take SP1 off that disc, and install it without downloading it?

 

[linney]

It is probably not a seperate identity on that disk but embedded into the whole setup (wouldn't know for sure).

If you don't want to download it you can purchase a CD of SP1 from Microsoft. You could also check the CD's on Computer Magazines for a copy of SP1. You might be able to obtain it from another user who has it on CD or saved as a downloaded file.