Operating System problems- XP pro

That's correct, no manual driver installation. Always thought this was an automatic process.

Nope. But you can take at least some solace in the fact that you were far from the first to be disabused of this notion the hard way, and you'll be far from the last.

So see Edward's post below and get yourself sorted.

ok...so 32 bit OS is fine. Have to get to
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=1130609
,then do their scan.
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The problem is to get there, and still unable to connect to the net. It must be something small that is overlooked.
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Well, what you can do, since you clearly have access to a machine with Internet access, is download either all the drivers, or just the NIC driver, then install that on the laptop. I'd just opt for the former myself, since you'd be there already, and could just burn it to a CD, then have it ready if you ever decide to do something like this again. By then many of the drivers may be out of date, but they'll at least get you up and going to update them later. I also like to include things like any service packs not slipstreamed into the install CD, and an AV program so that I can have that installed and running before ever connecting to the Internet.

I copied and installed 24/25 files on the V2410US. One file looked to be a VISTA upgrade..didn't want. Device manager has no ?! issues. Standby mode working. Thanks for directing me to the solution!

Network Places say about the connection? Have you run the Network Wizard to set a new connection up?

If not I would do that wired and not wireless, and think about wireless later.

One thought. Is this a broadband connection? If so, what happens if you connect directly to the modem? In the past here in the UK we had to use the browser to visit a specific ISP web page to setup or confirm username and password with them before they released access to the internet. That doesn't happen here now, it is just connect to the modem and away you go. But I don't know about the US.

Since you removed the previous XP installation and installed a new one, if you did have to visit a certain ISP web page to confirm the connection, then you may have to do that again.

One other thought, after installing all those drivers, did you need to reboot the system? I would have thought so, but if not, reboot now.

Mark

This is a wired cable connection. Other machines on same router connecting fine. We are not required to use ISP software to connect. Checked Network Connections. I have:
1. Wireless Network Connection - not connected, fire walled with a big red X
2. 1394 Connection
3. Local Area Connection

Is the firewall preventing the connection from going through?

Mark

Uninstalled Zone alarm and turned off windows fire wall. Still no net. It has to be something small and overlooked.