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Help with laptop internet connection
cliffsgirl
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in Techie Stuff
Hi I have a laptop loaded with Vista, i want to connent to the net, my desktop has TalkTalk broadband via an externel modem and i tried to run the set up cd on the laptop but it can't detect the modem, the wires are all connected and the lights on the moden are on, what can i do to fix this.
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try downloading the new software you need from the website for the pc you are on atm, maybe the old cd isnt have vista compatiblecliffsgirl wrote: »Hi I have a laptop loaded with Vista, i want to connent to the net, my desktop has TalkTalk broadband via an externel modem and i tried to run the set up cd on the laptop but it can't detect the modem, the wires are all connected and the lights on the moden are on, what can i do to fix this.0
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Click on the modem that matches what you have and download the latest driver, unistall the driver you have installed first then replace with the latest.;)
And don't connect the modem until you are requested or until the software has fully loaded.
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/talktalk/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?article=MAIN.UK.TALKTALK.STATIC.HELP.MODEMTYPE0
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