Spirit

Possibly a Vista Driver is corrupting your data flow and
the XP VM does not use that particular part of the driver.

"Pete d'Oronzio [pdmagic]" <myfirstname@pdmagic.com> wrote in message
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> Spirit wrote:
>
>> I suspect you have something corrupting your data stream such as a
>> bad modem, router, possibly firewall and maybe even anti-virus.
>> Close all the programs you can and try again. Hardware issues are
>> tougher to troubleshoot without extra hardware.
>>
>
> Thanks for your suggestions.
>
> I'll try setting up my laptop outside the firewall just after the dsl
> modem. However, what could explain that an XP VM *running inside*
> Vista would work? Also, that *every* non-Vista system on the network
> functions correctly?
>
> I mean, if I go outside the firewall and it works; and then I change
> the dsl modem/router and it works inside; Then what sort of thing
> could be happening that allows all other OS's to work except Vista?
>
> -Pete