Network problems in RC2

> Hi Jon,
>
> Have you tried overwriting with XP drivers? My perception was that most of
> the networking issues had been resolved with RC2.

>> Back to XP, forever until the next build

>
> That'd be the version that you will find on store shelves in January,
> complete with a price tag.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>

>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eyoipCF8GHA.3760@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Hi Jon,
>>
>> Have you tried overwriting with XP drivers? My perception was that most
>> of the networking issues had been resolved with RC2.

>
> Not yet. XP drivers worked with Sound Blaster Audigy and NForce4 SATA
> RAID, might work with networking, too, good call.
>

>>> Back to XP, forever until the next build

>>
>> That'd be the version that you will find on store shelves in January,
>> complete with a price tag.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>

>
> Perhaps an MSDN CTP then if by chance one will be pushed.
>
> Jon
>
>

> Hi Jon,
>
> According to my sources, there will be no further interim builds for any
> group, MSDN and tech beta included. Concentrations will be on fixing
> known, common bugs for RTM.

> Hi Jon,
>
> Have you tried overwriting with XP drivers? My perception was that most of
> the networking issues had been resolved with RC2.
>

>> Back to XP, forever until the next build

>
> That'd be the version that you will find on store shelves in January,
> complete with a price tag.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Jon Davis" <jon@REMOVE.ME.PLEASE.jondavis.net> wrote in message
> news:eWXOjeD8GHA.4304@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>I replaced RC1 with RC2 (not an upgrade). Everything installed fine,
>>although I had to install from within the running instance of RC1 because
>>the USB devices connected to my computer caused the Setup DVD to BSOD
>>(stupid!!) and I was too lazy to unplug the devices.
>>
>> Anyway, I thought all was well up until I opened up Internet Explorer and
>> although it found the site it would not connect. It would just sit there
>> saying "Connecting to ...". I tried disabling and reenabling the network
>> card. Didn't help. I tried rebooting. Didn't help. I tried right-clicking
>> its icon on the system tray, and rather than clear DNS and WINS caches
>> and re-run DHCP client (etc), it paused and then came back and said,
>> "Yup, you do indeed seem to have a connection problem. [OK]" Thanks,
>> bozos.
>>
>> Strangely, at one point I did manage to get the web page's title to show
>> up. I tried accessing Live.com (followed a Windows link) and the header
>> HTML just started to render, but then it stalled. I tried Creative.com
>> because I was trying to get the XP 64-bit sound card driver that worked
>> with Vista RC1, but only the title showed up in IE's titlebar. After a
>> refresh even that wouldn't show up again.
>>
>> Back to XP, forever until the next build. Given what others have said
>> about networking issues in RC2 (where problems did not exist in RC1) I
>> don't anticipate workarounds being worthwhile, since one workaround will
>> only reveal another networking issue.
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>

>

> Unfortunately, the XP drivers did not work with Vista RC2.
>
> The network drivers for the nVidia NForce4 have been bundled with Vista
> since RC1. Vista wouldn't even recognize the XP drivers as being
> compatible with the network adapter.
>
> Jon
>
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:eyoipCF8GHA.3760@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Hi Jon,
>>
>> Have you tried overwriting with XP drivers? My perception was that most
>> of the networking issues had been resolved with RC2.
>>

>>> Back to XP, forever until the next build

>>
>> That'd be the version that you will find on store shelves in January,
>> complete with a price tag.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Jon Davis" <jon@REMOVE.ME.PLEASE.jondavis.net> wrote in message
>> news:eWXOjeD8GHA.4304@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>>I replaced RC1 with RC2 (not an upgrade). Everything installed fine,
>>>although I had to install from within the running instance of RC1 because
>>>the USB devices connected to my computer caused the Setup DVD to BSOD
>>>(stupid!!) and I was too lazy to unplug the devices.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I thought all was well up until I opened up Internet Explorer
>>> and although it found the site it would not connect. It would just sit
>>> there saying "Connecting to ...". I tried disabling and reenabling the
>>> network card. Didn't help. I tried rebooting. Didn't help. I tried
>>> right-clicking its icon on the system tray, and rather than clear DNS
>>> and WINS caches and re-run DHCP client (etc), it paused and then came
>>> back and said, "Yup, you do indeed seem to have a connection problem.
>>> [OK]" Thanks, bozos.
>>>
>>> Strangely, at one point I did manage to get the web page's title to show
>>> up. I tried accessing Live.com (followed a Windows link) and the header
>>> HTML just started to render, but then it stalled. I tried Creative.com
>>> because I was trying to get the XP 64-bit sound card driver that worked
>>> with Vista RC1, but only the title showed up in IE's titlebar. After a
>>> refresh even that wouldn't show up again.
>>>
>>> Back to XP, forever until the next build. Given what others have said
>>> about networking issues in RC2 (where problems did not exist in RC1) I
>>> don't anticipate workarounds being worthwhile, since one workaround will
>>> only reveal another networking issue.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>

>>

>
>

> Hi Jon,
>
> Unfortunately, you are probably stuck if the motherboard manufacturer
> doesn't release a Vista-compatible set. It is not unusual for a device to
> work with one build of Vista and then not with the next due to some
> changes. If you have the feedback icon, you might try submitting this as a
> bug.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Jon Davis" <jon@REMOVE.ME.PLEASE.jondavis.net> wrote in message
> news:%23VTf46N8GHA.1560@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Unfortunately, the XP drivers did not work with Vista RC2.
>>
>> The network drivers for the nVidia NForce4 have been bundled with Vista
>> since RC1. Vista wouldn't even recognize the XP drivers as being
>> compatible with the network adapter.
>>
>> Jon
>>
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:eyoipCF8GHA.3760@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi Jon,
>>>
>>> Have you tried overwriting with XP drivers? My perception was that most
>>> of the networking issues had been resolved with RC2.
>>>
>>>> Back to XP, forever until the next build
>>>
>>> That'd be the version that you will find on store shelves in January,
>>> complete with a price tag.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Jon Davis" <jon@REMOVE.ME.PLEASE.jondavis.net> wrote in message
>>> news:eWXOjeD8GHA.4304@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>I replaced RC1 with RC2 (not an upgrade). Everything installed fine,
>>>>although I had to install from within the running instance of RC1
>>>>because the USB devices connected to my computer caused the Setup DVD to
>>>>BSOD (stupid!!) and I was too lazy to unplug the devices.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I thought all was well up until I opened up Internet Explorer
>>>> and although it found the site it would not connect. It would just sit
>>>> there saying "Connecting to ...". I tried disabling and reenabling the
>>>> network card. Didn't help. I tried rebooting. Didn't help. I tried
>>>> right-clicking its icon on the system tray, and rather than clear DNS
>>>> and WINS caches and re-run DHCP client (etc), it paused and then came
>>>> back and said, "Yup, you do indeed seem to have a connection problem.
>>>> [OK]" Thanks, bozos.
>>>>
>>>> Strangely, at one point I did manage to get the web page's title to
>>>> show up. I tried accessing Live.com (followed a Windows link) and the
>>>> header HTML just started to render, but then it stalled. I tried
>>>> Creative.com because I was trying to get the XP 64-bit sound card
>>>> driver that worked with Vista RC1, but only the title showed up in IE's
>>>> titlebar. After a refresh even that wouldn't show up again.
>>>>
>>>> Back to XP, forever until the next build. Given what others have said
>>>> about networking issues in RC2 (where problems did not exist in RC1) I
>>>> don't anticipate workarounds being worthwhile, since one workaround
>>>> will only reveal another networking issue.
>>>>
>>>> Jon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>

>>
>>

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