i'm having trouble while trying to connect to a network. i use windows xp on a presario 2500.

whenever i try to connect to a network using wired connection or wireless connection i get a blue screen error saying ['driver_irql_not_less_or_equal'.........blah blah..............'tcpip.sys - address (some memory address) base at (another memory address) datestamp (again some memory address)']........ this only happens when i try to connect to a network . if i'm away from a wireless network or do not try to connect to the wired network then everything is ok...but when i try to connect and the device starts resolving IP address i get the error... i uninstalled all my network drivers and reinstalled it..even updated the drivers..but that did not work...... i've tried to change the irq for my networking devices but i can't (since my OS uses ACPI) i even updated my driver from ACPI to standard computer but still i can't change my IRQs... ain't there any other way other than formatting and reinstalling the windows. HELP anyone?

can you recover from the BSOD? or do you get a nice memory dump?

well try this

start>run>cmd

now in the command prompt type


netsh int ip reset c:\reset_tcpip.txt

after that restart windows, then try to connect. if you still get a BSOD let me know...

Obvious things.. As said, Winsock reset either with netsh or Winsockfix

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Remove your firewall software, remove your VPN software, remove your packet sniffer software. Disable all components but TCP/IP in the network connection properties.

thanks gamejunkie, that did it....