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Win 7 / XP on Separate HDD... No LAN connectivity
Here's the situation:
Computer --> Modem --> Wonderful Internet
I originally had Windows XP Home (x86) on one HDD. I installed Windows 7 (x64) onto a separate HDD so that they wouldn't share the same MBR. So, in order to switch between them, I have to go into my BIOS and manually switch which HDD the system will boot to first.
My XP HDD seems to have absolutely no problem connecting to the Internet. I never have a problem.
However, when I switch to run the Windows 7 HDD, I seem to be having a problem with my DHCP server. When i run ipconfig /all from the command line, it's showing an address of 169.254.xxx.xxx - which would be an APIPA address.
IP Address: 169.254.xxx.xxx
Subnet: 255.255.xxx.xxx
Default Gateway:
I can't even run the /renew command.
I can ping the IP, so I know that my NIC is working properly.
The drivers on my NIC are up to date.
If you need anymore info, please feel free to ask.
Does anyone have a clue as to what I might be able to do to resolve this situation? I would really appreciate some input on this one.