A Great Big THANK YOU! The system restore in safe mode was the solution. Thanks Again!:smileyhappy:
Dragon-Fur wrote:Welcome to the forum.
I cannot think why the browsers do not work due to a change to the Audio. I can imagine that Audio not working, but I do not see the connection between an Audio update and the network failure.
I do not recognise the patch / update you installed.
- Did you get the new Audio driver from HP? If yes: then what is the sp* Package name?
The following options come to mind...
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System Restore
- "Go Back in Time" to a point where everything worked.
Using Microsoft System Restore - Vista
NOTE:
- Restore works better sometimes if you first drop the system into Safe Mode.
- If the Restore function works, but the system will not back-track, there may be something odd going on or the system did not create a Restore Point during the necessary time frame.
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Recovery Manager - Vista
- Restore and reinstall the original driver tjhat came on the OS
HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Performing a Software Application or Driver Recovery (Windows Vista)
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Install driver from your computer's website
The Audio Driver listed for your Vista System is shown as an "Update" instead of a "full driver" or "original". You might be able to use this as a stand-alone installation -- meaning that the wording on the document is misleading -- or the package may actually be dependent on the original driver which is not offered at the website for the Vista 32 bit OS.
HP Pavilion Slimline s3307c Desktop PC Drivers & Downloads - Audio
NOTES
- To REMOVE the existing driver in the Device Manager, you have to Uninstall AND check the box to delete the driver. -- reboot the system to complete the removal.
- This opens the system up to installing the older / original / correct driver, but it does mean you have to have something available to replace the deleted driver.
- If you are using the Recovery Manager, you may not have to first remove the existing driver - you can try just telling the system to restore the original and see if that works. Reboot the computer after the installation.
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The Driver may be fine and it is the driver cache and instruction set in memory that is trashed. The Power Reset drains all the old instructions and forces the system to go to disk to read the drivers and software on the computer.
Forced Power Reset
Performing a Hard Power Reset or Forced Reset
The Power Reset cannot tell the difference between drivers - it does not analyze a driver before applying it. It assumes all the drivers on your computer belong there.
EXAMPLE:
- If the driver on disk is the wrong driver before the Reset, it is still the wrong driver after the Reset.
- If the driver INSTRUCTIONS are tangled, messed up, or there are bits missing from those instructions, then the Reset may fix the problem.
Why a Power Reset works to fix some issues:
The Power Reset does not install anything on your computer, it does not remove programs from your computer, and the Reset does not change the settings on your computer. Your data and programs remain as they were before the reset was applied. The Reset drains out the old program instructions from the memory and forces the computer go to the on disk Operating System to get new instructions.
Why a Power Reset might Not Work:
If the issue is more than just entanglement, if the "good instructions" on the computer are not good enough -- that is, you need an update, a new driver, or there is a problem that cannot be "untangled", then the Reset will not work.
If there is a hardware problem the Power Reset will not work.
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