Sorry, haven't been around in forever...

I'm not entirely sure. It should be working anyways.
I'm assuming you have a genuine version of Windows, because if you don't that may be the cause.

Okay then, if you don't really care about having the update I would not bother. It's not vital to the computer to have that update.
I have a friend who has Windows Vista, and since she got the...

Solved! I figured it out by playing with the internet settings :)

I can't do a whole lot with it though because of the stupid warranty....
it limits my abilities to fix it A LOT.

The modem I have was made specifically for windows vista; the same for the drivers... but I'll check to make sure they're installed correctly.

Okay, we use Aliant... and what I mean by resetting is the broadband connection randomly pops up and then I lose the internet connection.

Today is the third time in three weeks that I am having to reset the modem and set up the internet for my friend again.
I have never had this problem with any other Windows OS system... (Including...

I hate Vista.
I have learned to use pretty much every Windows OS (95, 98, 98 SE, 2000, and XP) but Vista is so different and really hard to navigate if you are an experienced user. (Which I consider...