IE7 just killed my HTPC

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:13 pm

for whatever reason, I allowed windows update to install IE7 on my HTPC

(i don't surf on it, so shouldn't have bothered, but whatever)

anyways
to finish the update, it forces you to reboot

upon reboot, my onboard NIC has now poofed
I can't even see it in the hardware config

any ideas other than re-install windows? (which I'm probably going to do shortly)

Post by **Martrae** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:39 pm

Check your BIOS

Uninstall IE7

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:46 pm

Genius!

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:48 pm

check the bios for what?

nothing unusual there, and you normally can't see nic's there, no?

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:52 pm

If it's onboard, it will be in your bios as a setting to enable or disable it.

Post by **Martrae** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:54 pm

Harrison wrote:If it's onboard, it will be in your bios as a setting to enable or disable it.

Bodin · Post by **Bodin** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:11 pm

remove IE7 and don't install it for another good 6 months.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:26 pm

Martrae wrote:
Harrison wrote:If it's onboard, it will be in your bios as a setting to enable or disable it.

well, yeah, let's not be completely retarded

the NIC is obviously enabled in bios

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:04 am

re-installed MCE

no NIC

looking at the NIC itself, when it's plugged in it's flashing orange
manual says that means it's communicating with the LAN, but obviously it never goes green to indicate that it's done something

anyone have any experience RMA'ing a product with MSI?

Post by **Martrae** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 10:43 am

Kahar has....send him an IM

Lionking · Post by **Lionking** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:53 pm

Bodin wrote:remove IE7 and never install it again.

Fixt.