sp2 Problem Help Needed

ScotzHaze · 03-01-2005, 07:28 PM

Hi there I didnt know which board to post this If Im in the wrong place Im sorry and would apprieciate if a moderator would redirect it to the proper board Thanks

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I have?

I was running an ad-hoc home network between 2 computers, basically to share an internet connection which up until now had no problems what so ever.

Both computers are running on Xp Profesional, the host computer already had the sp2 update installed however when the client computer updated to the sp2 pack the client computer was unable to surf the internet.

We tried turning off the widows firewall as the client computer was saying it was firewalled, but the client computer was still unable to browse although the wireless connection was showing a good connection.

My sister then uninstalled sp2 from the client computer thinking that all would be returned to normal and work as it was before the update and this is where the problem started, now the client computer is continuously restarting and is therefore unable to boot.

I hope that I have supplied enough information for someone to help me in this matter.

Yours Hopefully
ScotzHaze

"

I do try my best but sometimes my best aint good enough

"

Yeti · 03-01-2005, 07:43 PM

1) Computer restarting - have you tried to start in safe mode? F8 on startup
2) Networking - do you have a peer-to-peer setup (ie workgroup) or client-server? Your terminology would imply a client-server which, IMO, isn't really necessary for home networking (unless you have a specific reason). Did you try to re-setup the network?

03-01-2005, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
ScotzHaze New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1	sp2 Problem Help Needed Hi there I didnt know which board to post this If Im in the wrong place Im sorry and would apprieciate if a moderator would redirect it to the proper board Thanks Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I have? I was running an ad-hoc home network between 2 computers, basically to share an internet connection which up until now had no problems what so ever. Both computers are running on Xp Profesional, the host computer already had the sp2 update installed however when the client computer updated to the sp2 pack the client computer was unable to surf the internet. We tried turning off the widows firewall as the client computer was saying it was firewalled, but the client computer was still unable to browse although the wireless connection was showing a good connection. My sister then uninstalled sp2 from the client computer thinking that all would be returned to normal and work as it was before the update and this is where the problem started, now the client computer is continuously restarting and is therefore unable to boot. I hope that I have supplied enough information for someone to help me in this matter. Yours Hopefully ScotzHaze " I do try my best but sometimes my best aint good enough "

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03-01-2005, 07:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Yeti VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,273	1) Computer restarting - have you tried to start in safe mode? F8 on startup 2) Networking - do you have a peer-to-peer setup (ie workgroup) or client-server? Your terminology would imply a client-server which, IMO, isn't really necessary for home networking (unless you have a specific reason). Did you try to re-setup the network?