Re: Carey's Help....

One thing I've found with winME networking has been a little strange.
Following Cary's tips works more often than not. When they don't-- I usually
end up removing the network services and protocol(s), then rebooting and
reinstalling. The NIC driver may also need to be removed in a few cases.
(Older Linksys cards & drivers for one) Basically, you reinstall the
services and protocols one by one, rebooting between each. You normally can
use the drivers etc. already present if you know where they are on the HD.
(Use existing driver) or ignore/cancel the insert cd prompt.

Occasionally, the same sort of thing happens with printer drivers and the
parallel or USB ports. This sort of thing seems to occur (in my experience)
with VIA chipsets and BX440 chipsets. Currently the laptop I use is an older
HP (600Mhz, with a BX440 chip set.) This particular Laptop gave me very
similar symptoms with a PCMCIA ethernet NIC, and later with a wireless NIC.
The ESS modem (semibuiltin on an internal buss) has been a problem as well.
Once you get it working all is well. I've used various Canon and Panasonic
printers with the laptop on both parallel and USB ports. Early USB and
printer drivers were a pain to get working. Later ones seem to be much
better.

We also found an obscure bug in the winME modem system software that can
cause a modem's command reply and status reply strings to not be recognized
properly. This can result in intermittent erroneous connection protocol and
speed reporting, as well as failure to connect or recognize a disconnect.
The modem reply strings on many modems, both internal and external may have
random characters sent before the actual reply string, or the system
software sees noise on the data buss (Don't know which), although the
problem happens less frequently with an external serial modem. The system
software is too dumb to disregard these characters and thus does not always
recognize the response/reply/status string and decode it properly.


"Mike Kay" <mikek-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1107a01c40f1c$56236e40$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes - I've worked through your tips at least half a dozen
> times from end to end. That's any easy one so I'm sure
> I've done it right. And as I said I'd been through the
> trouble of getting the MS fix for the problem - which
> didn't help either. I'm kind of stumped. I'll be in to
> hardware swapping next... but since I can see the PC
> announcing itself on the others, I don't think it's a
> hardware problem.
>
> If you could scratch your head for me a bit more I'd be
> grateful.
>
> I really thought, after trying everying else, the VIA
> drivers might cure it..... but they didn't.
>
> Regards
>
> M
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Have you tried disabling the Browse Master as explained
> at my site?
> >
> >BTW: Thanks for the kind words.
> >
> >Carey
> >
> >"Mike Kay" <mikek-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:10d0401c40e85$1b026ec0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I've got a four PC home network - all worked fine. 3xME
> >> and 1x95. All worked fine until I got cable and then on
> >> ME machine blew motherboard (co-incidence).
> >>
> >> Carey's netfixes (www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm) is
> >> SUPERB and has got all my network going again - save for
> >> the one PC that's had a new (2nd hand) motherboard.
> Board
> >> is Packard Bell MS61 199VA. Adapter is D Link legacy
> >> ISA. I've followed Carey's tips carefully, been through
> >> them twice... reinstalled ME from original CD, downoaded
> >> 4in1 drivers for board.... and still nothing. The
> >> symptoms are click on My Network Places gives "cannot
> >> browse the network". I've got the ME patch from MS
> >> support (tip 4 and done the browse master fix...)
> >>
> >> If I run NET VIEW from another PC I can see it.... and
> >> sometimes (usually in fact) it appears in My Network
> >> Plances on the other three PCs.... but can't be opened.
> >>
> >> So I guess the hardware is working.
> >>
> >> Any help would be gratefully recieved!
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> M
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 02:55:53 -0500, "C.D.Kuder" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Following Cary's tips works more often than not. When they don't-- I usually

That's impossible since his list of fixes has been proven to fix every
peer-to-peer networking problem that anyone has ever reported over two
years with Windows.


Jim.

They have to follow all the steps. This person may have a bad network cable,
bad port, corrupt registry, or numerous other possibilities.

Your sarcasm is uncalled for and does nothing to help this person. If you
like to instigate, I suggest you and I go to a different forum.

What was your goal in posting that message? Humor? Provoking me?

If you have an issue with me, be a man and take it up in email.



"James Egan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 02:55:53 -0500, "C.D.Kuder" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >Following Cary's tips works more often than not. When they don't-- I
usually
>
> That's impossible since his list of fixes has been proven to fix every
> peer-to-peer networking problem that anyone has ever reported over two
> years with Windows.
>
>
> Jim.
>

Carey,

Coulda been serious... you've got the best batting average 'round here.

Rick

It's a little frustrating when I get hassled in return for helping people.
It's the same people over and over again. I hate to take the bait, but I
just don't understand what justifies their unsolicited aggression. I never
had a negative thing to say about him, and yet he just attacks me for no
reason, and in public.

I have kill-filed him, so the only way I can read his posts now is if he
talks to me in email.

I appreciate your kind words and support. It's times like this when that
means the world to me.

Carey

"Rick T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Carey,
>
> Coulda been serious... you've got the best batting average 'round here.
>
> Rick

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 21:17:06 GMT,"Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> penned
this whopper in microsoft.public.windowsme.networking

> It's a little frustrating when I get hassled in return for helping
> people. It's the same people over and over again. I hate to take the
> bait, but I just don't understand what justifies their unsolicited
> aggression. I never had a negative thing to say about him, and yet he
> just attacks me for no reason, and in public.
>
> I have kill-filed him, so the only way I can read his posts now is if
> he talks to me in email.
>
> I appreciate your kind words and support. It's times like this when
> that means the world to me.
>
> Carey
>
> "Rick T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Carey,
>>
>> Coulda been serious... you've got the best batting average 'round
>> here.
>>
>> Rick
>
>
>

Carey, you are nothing but helpful, don't let a flamer stop you.

--
"Time will bring to light whatever is hidden;
it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
Horace (65 - 8 BC); Roman poet.

Mike

Thanks for supporting me and recognizing the free help I offer here.

Many heartfelt thanks, Mike.

Carey

"B.J.Honeycut" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns94C0AAD1BD2FFvincentvangogh@130.81.64.196. ..
> On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 21:17:06 GMT,"Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)> penned
> this whopper in microsoft.public.windowsme.networking
>
> > It's a little frustrating when I get hassled in return for helping
> > people. It's the same people over and over again. I hate to take the
> > bait, but I just don't understand what justifies their unsolicited
> > aggression. I never had a negative thing to say about him, and yet he
> > just attacks me for no reason, and in public.
> >
> > I have kill-filed him, so the only way I can read his posts now is if
> > he talks to me in email.
> >
> > I appreciate your kind words and support. It's times like this when
> > that means the world to me.
> >
> > Carey
> >
> > "Rick T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Carey,
> >>
> >> Coulda been serious... you've got the best batting average 'round
> >> here.
> >>
> >> Rick
> >
> >
> >
>
> Carey, you are nothing but helpful, don't let a flamer stop you.
>
> --
> "Time will bring to light whatever is hidden;
> it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor."
> Horace (65 - 8 BC); Roman poet.
>
> Mike

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 22:18:41 -0700, "Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>
>Many heartfelt thanks, Mike.

But sadly none from anyone who knows what they're talking about.


Jim.

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 14:17:06 -0700, "Carey Holzman" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>It's a little frustrating when I get hassled in return for helping people.
>It's the same people over and over again. I hate to take the bait, but I
>just don't understand what justifies their unsolicited aggression. I never
>had a negative thing to say about him, and yet he just attacks me for no
>reason,

It's not for no reason. It's because you try to claim only things a
f**ing idiot wouldn't try and claim.

The best help you could give is to stop posting and leave it to people
who know what they're talking about, like SteveW


Jim.
..

James Egan wrote:

<crap>

k, let's see the posts where *you* fix people's networking problems.


Rick