I allowed my IBM T42 laptop to update from XP SP2 to SP3. During file copy, some music file can’t copy, and the whole process fails, then rolls back. EXCEPT… I can’t access the internet with the majority of my programs, like IE, Firefox, thunderbird, AVG8free, BOINC,etc. Strangely, I can ping my server, I can use my VPN connection to access my work network and remote desktop to my work computer. Thus, the connection is there, but somehow is deformed. Can anyone suggest anything short of a reinstall?
I’ve tried to redo the update (failed). I’ve tried to download the update file from MS, twice, but my system says the file is corrupt. Help!
