Networks No internet access on vista

hey all,

trying to fix a friend laptop and having some issues .

OS: vista-32 home premium


I think it has something to do with the DHCP as this is something like - 196.254.59.40 etc.

i have limited access on the network it says for both IPv4 and IPv6. i have tried to force a static IP but only get local access then.

i googled the issue and seems to be common but no real solution exists.

i also cant ping 127.0.0.1.

i have uninstalled network drivers and updated to latest ones it makes no difference.

problem exists on both wireless and wired. therefore i dont think it is the drivers that is the issue.

anyone any ideas ???

 

Its a long shot, but try this:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Network-Tweak/WinSockFix.shtml

I had a similar problem and this solution worked, mine was a registry problem.

Although its unlikely to work, you never know - it's worth a shot.

 

thanks ill give it a shot, tried everythign else i can think of without formatting it

 

What model and brand laptop?
My dell 1720 fudge's out when I use the latest drivers from Windows update for my wireless N intel adapter. (yes I know fudge isn't very technical).
I am currently having to stick to a "rolled back" driver atm due to the updated driver causing my internet connections to not connect on wired or wireless.
Also, in elevated cmd prompt, use ipconfig /flushdns
And just due to my experience with a large variety of virus laden customer computers, run a good virus scanner.

 

I *think* that that's only for use with XP

 

hmm well nothing has worked so far, pretty stumped on this one im afraid

 

Looks like reinstallation time