I upgraded from ME to XP pro on one of my computers in my home netowork. And after i upgraded that pc i cant get connected on the internet or network. I can connect to both when i am in safe mode. I am using a lynksys router and modem. I have tried using the info in my ip config to manually configure my internet protocol settings when i was in safe mode and it still doesnt work. It just resets itself back to the automatic private adress 196.xxx.xxx.xx

If you're connected to a home network, you're supposed to have an IP in that range, 192.168.xxx.xxx. First, on the "new" XP machine, go to a command prompt and type ipconfig /release and press enter. Then type ipconfig /renew and press enter. You should then have a dynamic IP assigned by your router. Then to go to My Network Places and select Set Up a Home or Small Office Network and follow the directions.

Thanks for the reply. I did what you said and i got this error "An error occured while renewing interface Local Area connection : unable to contact your DHCP server. request has timed out. But if i go to safe mode everything works just like it did when i had ME.

Hi try this ,uninstall your nic driver & current tcp ip settings remove tcp/ip protocol ,reboot, now reinstall your nic, tcp/ip protocol & lan settings on that pc and you should find the problem gone remember to use DHCP set to auto. The upgrade sometimes messes up networking. :)