From: D_Baran@NOSPAMmsn.com   
      
   Does anyone know what kind of check I can do to determine if the problem is   
   related to the networking components rather than the OS? I would happily   
   upgrade the OS if I knew that would solve my problem.   
      
   "J. McGoggin"  wrote in message   
   news:K42le.200$MI4.175@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...   
   > Can't say for sure, but it seems *much* more likely a compatibility issue   
   > with XP Home or your other netwokring components than with Athlon. After   
   > all, Microsoft doesn't support any kind of serious WAN networking with XP   
   > Home.   
   >   
   > "Dan"  wrote in message   
   > news:T3Tke.3837$yp.3061@fed1read02...   
   >> Would installing Contivity on a Win XP Home machine cause the machine to   
   > be   
   >> non-functional? I have a Contivity client that uses Fiberlink Global   
   > Remote   
   >> and whenever I install the package, all of the system resources are used   
   > up   
   >> and I can run nothing. Until I saw this message, I was thinking that   
   >> there   
   >> was an incompatibility with the Athlon 64.   
   >>   
   >> I previously ran these older versions if these packages on a P3 running   
   >> WindowsME with no problem.   
   >>   
   >> "J. McGoggin"  wrote in message   
   >> news:VS8je.3307$X92.2284@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...   
   >> > Tim stated that, although he is installing on his 'home' pc, his OS is   
   >> > WinXP   
   >> > Pro, which does indeed support domain access and other required   
   > networking   
   >> > pieces.   
   >> >   
   >> > My suggestion is to install the Contivity software to another folder   
   >> > and/or   
   >> > another machine, in order to get a total inventory of what the .cab   
   > files   
   >> > are installing and where. Perhaps your IT guys can provide this. Then,   
   >> > with   
   >> > that list of files in hand, manually search and destroy each and every   
   >> > installed file, then restart and make sure all your network settings   
   >> > are   
   >> > still working properly before installing again.   
   >> >   
   >> > As many on this newsgroup can attest, installing any VPN client   
   >> > software   
   >> > can   
   >> > really become a nasty mess when things don't happen exactly as they   
   >> > should.   
   >> > Things can go so wrong that your entire OS gets hosed and has to be   
   >> > reinstalled. Fortunately, unbinding, uninstalling and reinstalling NIC   
   >> > drivers and sometimes other components often remedies the situation   
   >> > too.   
   >> >   
   >> > Just proceed slowly and thoroughly, and you should get through this   
   >> > otherwise unscathed. Good luck.   
   >> >   
   >> >   
   >> >   
   >> >  wrote in message   
   >> > news:8ttk811di8qe0lf80u93cha1pv6r31io68@4ax.com...   
   >> >> Contivity is designed for remote domain access , Win XP Home edition   
   >> >> does NOT support domain access   
   >> >>   
   >> >> On 16 May 2005 20:03:59 -0700, "tim"  wrote:   
   >> >>   
   >> >> >In an attempt to install VPN on home pc (XP PRO), I encountered 3   
   >> >> >errors:   
   >> >> >1)  The software you are installing for hardware Nortel IPSECSHM   
   >> >> >Adaptor has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its   
   > compatibility   
   >> >> >with XP.   
   >> >> >then   
   >> >> >2) The specified resource type cannot be found in the image file.   
   >> >> >then..   
   >> >> >3)  Installation of the Contivity VPN Client Driver failed...   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >I contacted my companies help desk and they sent me VPN Client   
   >> >> >version   
   >> >> >4.65.  I then tried to install it.  I no longer got error message #2   
   >> >> >above , but still received #1 & #3.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >Based on the other postings, I think I can ignore message #1 as it is   
   >> >> >really informational.  However, message #3 seems to be hosing me up.   
   > I   
   >> >> >can't get past it.  I have done this with Norton's turned off and   
   >> >> >Windows Firewall off.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >I also read one posting directing the user to use DOS commands to   
   >> >> >uninstall the product (in C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation   
   >> >> >Information\{....} setup.exe uninstall.  However in following this,   
   >> >> >it   
   >> >> >prompted me for the location of data2.cab which did not exists in   
   >> >> >this   
   >> >> >directory.  So I was unable to go furhter.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >Furthermore, in C:\Program Files I did find a Nortel folder with one   
   >> >> >dll which I deleted by hand.  There was nothing for Nortel in my   
   >> >> >registry that I could see and there was no Nortel program to   
   >> >> >uninstall   
   >> >> >using Control Panel - add Remove programs.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >My work is providing this software as our way to get into the   
   > intranet.   
   >> >> > I am having a problem that apparently most at my work never   
   > encounter.   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >Please help & much thanks!   
   >> >> >   
   >> >> >Tim   
   >> >>   
   >> >   
   >> >   
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