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Hello I restored my computer to the factory settings and I am not able to connect to the internet. I also do not have the same display I had before the original disks I have is windows xp service pack 1 need some help thank you.

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Hello I restored my computer to the factory settings and I am not able to connect to the internet. I also do not have the same display I had before the original disks I have is windows xp service pack 1 need some help thank you.

Did you reinstall the software that came from you Internet Provider?

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check device manager and make sure that network device is install correctly ,sp1 sounds like you will have to install sp3 also when you get connected .

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Sounds like you need to install your hardware drivers. You might have to download them on a different computer and transfer them over using a flash drive. Make sure to install the chipset driver first.

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