connnectivity only vista

I recently installed Vista build #5384. It was placed onto my system to be a 2nd boot option. I am running XP on the C drive and Vista on a seperate partition. Where as some people have been having the problems with Vista not connecting to the net but XP working fine. My problem is just the opposite. I am running cable modem and a router on my system, both Linksys devices. When I boot into XP I have no connectivity to the router or modem when I undo the router. However when boot into Vista the connectivity returns and I have no problems getting out. I have been through Vista quite a bit trying to see if there is a setting that might be blocking XP from the connection but to no avail. Is there something I am missing that is not allowing both of these O/S's to connect as normal?

It may be something that is totally off-base, but when you switch from one O/S to the other are you turning the machine completely off (power-off) or are you re-starting? Also, when in XP, if you attempt a "Repair" of your network connection, what happens?
"jay" wrote in message I recently installed Vista build #5384. It was placed onto my system to be a 2nd boot option. I am running XP on the C drive and Vista on a seperate partition. Where as some people have been having the problems with Vista not connecting to the net but XP working fine. My problem is just the opposite. I am running cable modem and a router on my system, both Linksys devices. When I boot into XP I have no connectivity to the router or modem when I undo the router. However when boot into Vista the connectivity returns and I have no problems getting out. I have been through Vista quite a bit trying to see if there is a setting that might be blocking XP from the connection but to no avail. Is there something I am missing that is not allowing both of these O/S's to connect as normal?

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message It also may have nothing to do with anything, but did you give each OS a different name in computer properties?

It may be something that is totally off-base, but when you switch from one O/S to the other are you turning the machine completely off (power-off) or are you re-starting? Also, when in XP, if you attempt a "Repair" of your network connection, what happens?
"jay" wrote in message I recently installed Vista build #5384. It was placed onto my system to be a 2nd boot option. I am running XP on the C drive and Vista on a seperate partition. Where as some people have been having the problems with Vista not connecting to the net but XP working fine. My problem is just the opposite. I am running cable modem and a router on my system, both Linksys devices. When I boot into XP I have no connectivity to the router or modem when I undo the router. However when boot into Vista the connectivity returns and I have no problems getting out. I have been through Vista quite a bit trying to see if there is a setting that might be blocking XP from the connection but to no avail. Is there something I am missing that is not allowing both of these O/S's to connect as normal?

I have gone both ways on the power off, doing a restart and then doing a complete shut down, with no luck. Thanks for the repair option but if memory servs me correctly the option was grayed out. Sorry for the multiple posts, but was receiving an error message and did not think the posting was goign through.
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

It may be something that is totally off-base, but when you switch from one O/S to the other are you turning the machine completely off (power-off) or are you re-starting? Also, when in XP, if you attempt a "Repair" of your network connection, what happens?
"jay" wrote in message I recently installed Vista build #5384. It was placed onto my system to be a 2nd boot option. I am running XP on the C drive and Vista on a seperate partition. Where as some people have been having the problems with Vista not connecting to the net but XP working fine. My problem is just the opposite. I am running cable modem and a router on my system, both Linksys devices. When I boot into XP I have no connectivity to the router or modem when I undo the router. However when boot into Vista the connectivity returns and I have no problems getting out. I have been through Vista quite a bit trying to see if there is a setting that might be blocking XP from the connection but to no avail. Is there something I am missing that is not allowing both of these O/S's to connect as normal?