Unable to ghet on net with XP and HP Laptop

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I am using XP on a HP Laptop which seems to have a few strange settings

Thee is no obvious "Add connection"

All references to dial up are greyed out - it is adamant it wants me to set
up on a LAN

When i go to download the ISPs from the special number XP uses it decides it
can't do it and without giving an error message it just asks me if i want to
try again

I want to either get round this and somehow dial up the number that allows
me to dial into an ISP temporarily using connection wizard - long enough to
create a connection

or to transfer the settings from another computer that works on dial up

or i could download a connection creator to another pc and use my pen stick
to transfer the program over

I can't get anywhere - 3 hrs yesterday - aggggghhhhhh

Any help appreciated
 
havenlad said:
I am using XP on a HP Laptop which seems to have a few strange settings

Thee is no obvious "Add connection"

All references to dial up are greyed out - it is adamant it wants me to
set up on a LAN

When i go to download the ISPs from the special number XP uses it decides
it can't do it and without giving an error message it just asks me if i
want to try again

I want to either get round this and somehow dial up the number that allows
me to dial into an ISP temporarily using connection wizard - long enough
to create a connection

or to transfer the settings from another computer that works on dial up

or i could download a connection creator to another pc and use my pen
stick to transfer the program over
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You left out how you connect to the Internet (probably dialup? or DSL?) and
the name of your ISP. For the greyed out settings, see:

You Cannot Create a Network Connection After You Restore Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329441

Dial-up Modem or PPPoE Option in New Connection Wizard Is Unavailable
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320558

Malke
 
Malke

This looks like exactly what i was looking for. Will try when i get home

To answer, i was trying to create a dial up until Boadband get round to
putting the line in and it wasn't letting me do it

Thanks
 
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