re: Network Cable Unplugged
Sunday, February 29, 2004 at 2:07 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by HObit
(1 messages posted)
well I tried what you suggested and as simple as it was... turning my laptop off
and then unplugging the power chord for a lil more than 20 min...worked... I'm in
shock that it could have been resolved so easily though...but thank you all for your
help and goodluck to those of you who are still having problems...
- hobit
On Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 12:28 pm, Harley wrote:
>This is what I was told to do by my cable company after a clean install of XP on
>my computer when I recieved the error "network cable unplugged". This " fix" was
>easy and worked PERFECT ! The cable company told me this happens ALOT with XP and
>that by following this simple instruction 9 times out of 10 it will work perfectly.
> This is what you do. Make sure when you have your modem connected to the computer
>the lights are all on first. ( this means your modem is working properly and your
>drivers are probably installed properly as well ). Then : SHUT DOWN your computer
>completely. UNPLUG the power cord from the tower ( the PC itself ). Leave the
computer
>off and unplugged for at least 15 minutes to a half hour. Plug the power cord back
>into the tower
> ( your PC ) and turn the computer back on. Your problem should be fixed as long
>as the computer was originally showing the Network Card and as long as your drivers
>were installed. Fixed mine like a charm.
>I was back on the internet as easy as 1-2-3! Hope this works as easy for you as
>it did for me
>
>
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