The HP XP disk included your HP motherboard's network driver. When you
switched to a retail version of XP it no longer included the proper driver
for your network chip on the motherboard. You need to find a connection to
HP's website and see if they have a downloadable version of the right
network driver for your model of HP computer.

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DaveW

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"Ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Thanks for always being there trying to help.
>
> I did what some of you suggested. I formatted the harddisk and installed a
> MS original
> Windows XP Pro on the HP desktop 4400+ dual core AMD. Instread of being
> stuck with the overloaden Windows xp by HP..
>
> It installed OK but before going any further I wanted to establish a
> connection to the Internet and E-mail. but the new installlation did not
> create a Local Area Connection and having tried the Wizard a number of
> times
> did also not create the Local Area Connection..But I now succeeded with a
> Microsoft Local area connection called "Microsoft Loopback Adapter"
>
> I am using a Westall6100 DSL modem and D-link wireless, both of which
> work,
> because I am sending you this message from the laptop.With those 2 pieces
> of hardware.
>
> I have called HP and Verizon but as usual, it is the other guy's fault and
> the help was useless.
>
> In the device Manager it shows only the 1394 Connection, not a local area
> connection. But again. it does show the Microsoft Loopback Adapter.
>
> How do I proceed from here?
>
>
>