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"naldymay" <> wrote in message
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> Did a PC Factory Restore on Dell Inspiron 530 running Home Premium Vista
> 32 Bit
> due to file corruption issues. No connectivity problems
>
> - In middle of Dell PC Factory restore the home lost Comcast Internet
> Service due to "line interference" - according to Comcast. This then
> casued
> problems with completion of factory restore on the computer due to
> connectivity problems and having to validate the system and service tag
> information.
>
> - Was unable to connect to internet after completion of factory restore
> until Comcast did some "pinging"? I actually had to validate window
> system
> thru windows phone validation center and enter digits into computer that
> were
> given over the phone in order to complete factory restore loading. This
> was
> prior to Comcast resolving the connectivity to Motorola modem issue. In
> addition a comcast tech was at our home for over 3 hrs to fix severe line
> interference issues. No loss of comcast internet thru modem since then.
>
> - Motorola Comcast Modem is connect to Netgear router which allows
> internet
> connection to two seperate computer systems in the home. Netgear not used
> as
> wireless tool. Two individual cables run from Netgear router to the
> computers. The one computer is not affected, does not lose internet
> connection. Just the one the factory restore was done on. I am now in
> process
> of trying to update system thru Microsoft Automatic Updating.
>
> - Have tried updating three times, things go well, then somewhere in the
> middle of the updates I lose my local area network during an update
> installation or during an update shutdown/restart. I either get a
> disabled notification upon restart and if I try to enable local area
> network
> 2 it disappears completly from my machine or upon restart a connection
> doesn't show up at all. No internet connecticvity lights working on back
> of
> computer one time. I can't tell if I am losing the internet connection
> because of updates or because of something that may have occured during
> the
> combined PC Restore and loss of internet connections.
>
> -Now that I again have the Local area connection back I am afraid to start
> the updates again, because honestly I am not sure how the Local area
> network
> 2 shows up again after a day or so and am afraid I will lose connection
> permantly. I pulled the power plug to the computer and plugged computer
> back in after 10 to 20 seconds this last time and the Connection lights
> and
> connection came back. Not sure at this point what the left or right hand
> should do.... What can I do to ensure Local Area Connection 2 stays
> and I
> stop losing my internet connection and hopefully complete updates.
>
> - Should i go ahead and try updates again and pray my connection stays, or
> is there something I need to do to ensure the local area 2 network
> connection
> reamins in the system
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