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Hi Newbie. When you put the sound card in its slot & boot the PC, does Windows 98 show you a message that it found new hardware? Or does it boot to the desktop with no message at all? Regards, Doc ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus...

Mr. Aetrueau: Disabling fast user switching is easy; just follow these steps: (1) Click Start then click Control Panel (2) On the left column of the Control Panel, click "Switch to classic view" (3) Double click User Accounts (4) In the User Accounts window, click "Change the way users log on...

Oops! i didn't see that you mentioned you did not know what is installed. I'd bet ZoneAlarm was installed & is causing the problem. If so, see if you can uninstall it from Safe Mode, as the link recommends. Good luck! Doc ====================================== "Freely you have received...

Stephen: Do you, by any chance, have the ZoneAlarm software firewall insalled? If so, this link may help you resolve your problem: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q297725 Hope that helps, Doc ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely...

Bugz: To open each folder in the same window, follow these steps: (1) Open Windows Explorer (or open any folder) (2) Click View & choose Folder Options (3) Click the General tab (4) Select "Custom, based on settings you choose" (5) Click Settings (6) In the Custom Settings box under "Browse...

Arthur: Sometimes a hardware device will fry a motherboard. Not sure if you swapped anything out to try on the other motherboard. If you do suspect a hardware device damaged both mobos, don't try it on the new one you purchase! Also, a power surge may damage a system board. Not sure if this...

Al: Got to go, but if DHCP is enabled, try to run CMD.EXE & then type the following at the command prompt: IPCONFIG /RELEASE Then press Enter & type: IPCONFIG /RENEW Your PC probably received a new IP Address via the DHCP server @ the hotel & just needs to renew with the DHCP server (your...

js: This is a common problem with NT. Browsing through these may help you find a solution...

Did you say you have XP installed? Doesn't matter; the IP configuration may still help solve the problem.

I'm curious as to your network configuration. Please do the following: (1) From the Windows XP OS, Click Start, type CMD & press Enter. (2) At the command prompt, type: IPCONFIG /ALL It doesn't matter if it is in upper or lower case, but make sure to put a space between the G & the /. (3)...

This link may also help: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308127 ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus pcdoc4christ@yahoo.com

One possibility: The built-in firewall in Windows XP may be on. If it is, turning it off, or reconfiguring it to not block specific ports, may do the trick. Check out this link...

Sorry, i didn't read your post carefully enough! OK, lets first check your network configuration in XP. Please do the following: (1) From the Windows XP OS, Click Start, type CMD & press Enter. (2) At the command prompt, type: IPCONFIG /ALL It doesn't matter if it is in upper or lower...

Can you ping the router? ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus pcdoc4christ@yahoo.com

Turn off that PC & go be with mom! ====================================== "Freely you have received, freely give." --Jesus pcdoc4christ@yahoo.com