are Dial Up Adaptors included on the XP Home CD ?

[Guest]

I am currently off-line on my home pc due to dial-up connections problems. I
am currently running Win Me with BT Internet as my ISP.

While attempting to rectify this a dialogue box appeared telling me to
delete, and then add, the “Dial-Up Adaptors†found in CP/Networks.

I then discovered that the Win Me disc given to me on purchase of my PC (in
2000) is only the re-install version not the full operating version. I have
run this disc but as expected the dial-up adaptors are not included.

Using Me one option is to upgrade. So if I install Home XP will that also
install the missing Dial Up Adapters for me ?

Many thanks for any help.

 

[Guest]

Have a look for a folder on your HD containing a large number (20+) of .CAB
files. A good guess is C:\Windows\OEM or suchlike.

To search, open a command prompt and type

DIR C:\*.CAB /s /p

Pre-Win2000, OEMs often put the install-CD contents in a place like this.

This might solve your problem.

If you install XP from a genuine CD as opposed to a 'recovery disc' then
yes, that would give you the files to install a dial-up adaptor. However, if
you want to upgrade retaining the settings from WinME you need a retail disc,
which is rather more costly than an OEM one.

 

[Guest]

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