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Vista Networking Not Working…Can’t even ping localhost

Vista Networking Not Working…Can’t even ping localhost

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Guest [Entry]

I figured out the problem after doing a little research. I ended up un-installing all Norton software (Norton 360 and Symantec Live Update), rebooted and everything worked great. IP address grabbed fine via DHCP and all is right with the world.
Guest [Entry]

"Given the information you've provided so far, it sounds like your TCP/IP stack has been corrupted. The first thing I'd suggest is to reset TCP/IP using a ""Fix-It"" program from Microsoft or by manually using the netsh command.

If that fails, you can try some of the following solutions:

Right-click on the network connection and click ""Diagnose and repair."" Sometimes if that doesn't work, you can right-click the network connection and click ""Disable,"" then wait a few seconds and right-click the connection and click ""Enable.""
Uninstall/reinstall the hardware drivers. First uninstall the hardware drivers for the network adapter(s), then reinstall the latest drivers from the hardware manufacturer. I've had trouble with a lot of hardware drivers downloaded from Windows Update in the past.
Uninstall/reinstall Windows Updates. A somewhat less likely cause is that Windows Update broke the system. If your friend has other symptoms (such as limited users being unable to logon, or the Event Logging Service failing to start), Windows may have been broken by installing a Windows Update recently. If that's the case, try to uninstall the updates one-by-one and rebooting between each one. (I once had this problem, and after uninstalling a few recent updates, I was able to reinstall all the updates without any problems--I chalked it up to a regression bug that was later fixed.)"