Re: HELP Mn-720 and Compaq Laptop

This appears to be a problem with SP1..i uninstalled Sp1 and all is
well..Funny that MS's product doesn't work with it's own OS...



"Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
news:q30Mb.51511$X%5.7172@pd7tw2no...
> I am running a MN-720 notebook adapter over WinXP pro with
> SP1 and WPA. The MN-700 base station (according to the
> BNU utility) reports that the firmware is up to date.
>
> My problem is that my laptop locks up on a very regular basis and the only
> recovery is to reboot.
>
> I checked the event diary and it mentions NTDLL.dll but I'm not savvy
enough
> to know what that means...
>
> Can anyone shed some light? Feel free to email me or reply to group.
>
> tcarnahan @@@ shaw (dot) ca
>
> remove to obvious spam traps..thanks
>
> Oh yeah Compaq 725 CA..Bone stock 'cept for the MN-720
>
>

I seriously doubt that's the case, Travis, and highly recommend you
reinstall SP1 and all the associated updates from Windows Update, especially
the wi-fi rollup package.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
news:yGIMb.73158$JQ1.33624@pd7tw1no...
> This appears to be a problem with SP1..i uninstalled Sp1 and all is
> well..Funny that MS's product doesn't work with it's own OS...
>
>
>
> "Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
> news:q30Mb.51511$X%5.7172@pd7tw2no...
> > I am running a MN-720 notebook adapter over WinXP pro with
> > SP1 and WPA. The MN-700 base station (according to the
> > BNU utility) reports that the firmware is up to date.
> >
> > My problem is that my laptop locks up on a very regular basis and the
only
> > recovery is to reboot.
> >
> > I checked the event diary and it mentions NTDLL.dll but I'm not savvy
> enough
> > to know what that means...
> >
> > Can anyone shed some light? Feel free to email me or reply to group.
> >
> > tcarnahan @@@ shaw (dot) ca
> >
> > remove to obvious spam traps..thanks
> >
> > Oh yeah Compaq 725 CA..Bone stock 'cept for the MN-720
> >
> >
>
>

I did re-install Sp1 and all associated updates, What do you think led me to
believe that it was the root cause of my issues?..I wouldn't have posted my
solution had I not verifed it .. Six hours of loading things one at a time
till I found the culprit... Luckily I run a sparse setup or it would have
been much more effort than it was...

Glad it took you two days to respond to my issue and then the best you
could do was to doubt my claim. For the most part, people join an
information type newsgroup for help, not mockery. I realize that
configurations are as varied as can be but your blanket statement certainly
wasn't helpful...

Like I said..as soon as I take the SP1 update my laptop locks up about
every 6 minutes..not even close to enough time to take even the tiniest of
the other updates...And there just isn't enough time in the day to take them
all one at a time...

MN-720 is headed back to the store where it came from to be replaced
with a Linksys or equivalent(hopefully less prone to problems).. Unless
you'd care to offer some assistance somewhat less limited than what you've
already offered?

Maybe you can post a link to just the Wi-FI rollup..I'll take that one first
and then try re-installing SP1 ... Ol' reliable Windows update has
decided to stop working so I cannot open the UI on my laptop anymore.


"Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I seriously doubt that's the case, Travis, and highly recommend you
> reinstall SP1 and all the associated updates from Windows Update,
especially
> the wi-fi rollup package.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
> news:yGIMb.73158$JQ1.33624@pd7tw1no...
> > This appears to be a problem with SP1..i uninstalled Sp1 and all is
> > well..Funny that MS's product doesn't work with it's own OS...
> >
> >
> >
> > "Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
> > news:q30Mb.51511$X%5.7172@pd7tw2no...
> > > I am running a MN-720 notebook adapter over WinXP pro with
> > > SP1 and WPA. The MN-700 base station (according to the
> > > BNU utility) reports that the firmware is up to date.
> > >
> > > My problem is that my laptop locks up on a very regular basis and the
> only
> > > recovery is to reboot.
> > >
> > > I checked the event diary and it mentions NTDLL.dll but I'm not savvy
> > enough
> > > to know what that means...
> > >
> > > Can anyone shed some light? Feel free to email me or reply to group.
> > >
> > > tcarnahan @@@ shaw (dot) ca
> > >
> > > remove to obvious spam traps..thanks
> > >
> > > Oh yeah Compaq 725 CA..Bone stock 'cept for the MN-720
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

I think you've got more serious problems on that system, Travis. If Windows
Update is malfunctioning, too. Have you run your anti-virus with the latest
definitions on your machine? Run something like AdAware? Which graphics
driver do you have on there, and is it current? There have been some issues
report with ATI drivers, I believe, so you might check that. Have you shut
down any Services? Are you running any third-party pop-up stoppers? Are
you running any skinning programs like WindowsBlinds?

The wi-fi rollup you're looking for is here, since you can't get to Windows
Update:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

BTW - Next time you pay me for an answer, feel free to criticize when or how
I answer a question. I volunteer to help people here, besides being a
normal user, Father and husband.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
news:GHLMb.75732$X%5.4480@pd7tw2no...
> I did re-install Sp1 and all associated updates, What do you think led me
to
> believe that it was the root cause of my issues?..I wouldn't have posted
my
> solution had I not verifed it .. Six hours of loading things one at a time
> till I found the culprit... Luckily I run a sparse setup or it would have
> been much more effort than it was...
>
> Glad it took you two days to respond to my issue and then the best you
> could do was to doubt my claim. For the most part, people join an
> information type newsgroup for help, not mockery. I realize that
> configurations are as varied as can be but your blanket statement
certainly
> wasn't helpful...
>
> Like I said..as soon as I take the SP1 update my laptop locks up about
> every 6 minutes..not even close to enough time to take even the tiniest of
> the other updates...And there just isn't enough time in the day to take
them
> all one at a time...
>
> MN-720 is headed back to the store where it came from to be replaced
> with a Linksys or equivalent(hopefully less prone to problems).. Unless
> you'd care to offer some assistance somewhat less limited than what you've
> already offered?
>
> Maybe you can post a link to just the Wi-FI rollup..I'll take that one
first
> and then try re-installing SP1 ... Ol' reliable Windows update has
> decided to stop working so I cannot open the UI on my laptop anymore.
>
>
> "Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I seriously doubt that's the case, Travis, and highly recommend you
> > reinstall SP1 and all the associated updates from Windows Update,
> especially
> > the wi-fi rollup package.
> > --
> > Chris H.
> > Microsoft Windows MVP
> > Associate Expert
> > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> > "Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
> > news:yGIMb.73158$JQ1.33624@pd7tw1no...
> > > This appears to be a problem with SP1..i uninstalled Sp1 and all is
> > > well..Funny that MS's product doesn't work with it's own OS...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
> > > news:q30Mb.51511$X%5.7172@pd7tw2no...
> > > > I am running a MN-720 notebook adapter over WinXP pro with
> > > > SP1 and WPA. The MN-700 base station (according to the
> > > > BNU utility) reports that the firmware is up to date.
> > > >
> > > > My problem is that my laptop locks up on a very regular basis and
the
> > only
> > > > recovery is to reboot.
> > > >
> > > > I checked the event diary and it mentions NTDLL.dll but I'm not
savvy
> > > enough
> > > > to know what that means...
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone shed some light? Feel free to email me or reply to
group.
> > > >
> > > > tcarnahan @@@ shaw (dot) ca
> > > >
> > > > remove to obvious spam traps..thanks
> > > >
> > > > Oh yeah Compaq 725 CA..Bone stock 'cept for the MN-720
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

I seriously doubt you're a normal user, father and a husband.

See how that feels when someone makes a silly statement without the foggiest
notion of what they're talking about?

I think you get my point..I was very clear in detailing what caused the
locking..and I can reproduce it on a whim..it's fact SP1 is not playing
nicely on my unit..

end of rant...



"Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I think you've got more serious problems on that system, Travis. If
Windows
> Update is malfunctioning, too. Have you run your anti-virus with the
latest
> definitions on your machine? Run something like AdAware? Which graphics
> driver do you have on there, and is it current? There have been some
issues
> report with ATI drivers, I believe, so you might check that. Have you
shut
> down any Services? Are you running any third-party pop-up stoppers? Are
> you running any skinning programs like WindowsBlinds?
>
> The wi-fi rollup you're looking for is here, since you can't get to
Windows
> Update:
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp
>
> BTW - Next time you pay me for an answer, feel free to criticize when or
how
> I answer a question. I volunteer to help people here, besides being a
> normal user, Father and husband.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
> news:GHLMb.75732$X%5.4480@pd7tw2no...
> > I did re-install Sp1 and all associated updates, What do you think led
me
> to
> > believe that it was the root cause of my issues?..I wouldn't have posted
> my
> > solution had I not verifed it .. Six hours of loading things one at a
time
> > till I found the culprit... Luckily I run a sparse setup or it would
have
> > been much more effort than it was...
> >
> > Glad it took you two days to respond to my issue and then the best you
> > could do was to doubt my claim. For the most part, people join an
> > information type newsgroup for help, not mockery. I realize that
> > configurations are as varied as can be but your blanket statement
> certainly
> > wasn't helpful...
> >
> > Like I said..as soon as I take the SP1 update my laptop locks up about
> > every 6 minutes..not even close to enough time to take even the tiniest
of
> > the other updates...And there just isn't enough time in the day to take
> them
> > all one at a time...
> >
> > MN-720 is headed back to the store where it came from to be replaced
> > with a Linksys or equivalent(hopefully less prone to problems).. Unless
> > you'd care to offer some assistance somewhat less limited than what
you've
> > already offered?
> >
> > Maybe you can post a link to just the Wi-FI rollup..I'll take that one
> first
> > and then try re-installing SP1 ... Ol' reliable Windows update has
> > decided to stop working so I cannot open the UI on my laptop anymore.
> >
> >
> > "Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > I seriously doubt that's the case, Travis, and highly recommend you
> > > reinstall SP1 and all the associated updates from Windows Update,
> > especially
> > > the wi-fi rollup package.
> > > --
> > > Chris H.
> > > Microsoft Windows MVP
> > > Associate Expert
> > > Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > >
> > > "Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
> > > news:yGIMb.73158$JQ1.33624@pd7tw1no...
> > > > This appears to be a problem with SP1..i uninstalled Sp1 and all is
> > > > well..Funny that MS's product doesn't work with it's own OS...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Travis Carnahan" <tcarnahan@@@@shaw.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:q30Mb.51511$X%5.7172@pd7tw2no...
> > > > > I am running a MN-720 notebook adapter over WinXP pro with
> > > > > SP1 and WPA. The MN-700 base station (according to the
> > > > > BNU utility) reports that the firmware is up to date.
> > > > >
> > > > > My problem is that my laptop locks up on a very regular basis and
> the
> > > only
> > > > > recovery is to reboot.
> > > > >
> > > > > I checked the event diary and it mentions NTDLL.dll but I'm not
> savvy
> > > > enough
> > > > > to know what that means...
> > > > >
> > > > > Can anyone shed some light? Feel free to email me or reply to
> group.
> > > > >
> > > > > tcarnahan @@@ shaw (dot) ca
> > > > >
> > > > > remove to obvious spam traps..thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > Oh yeah Compaq 725 CA..Bone stock 'cept for the MN-720
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>