<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>My guess? Its windows copy protection. The 'system id' or whatever is changed by the change is system disk. I seem to remember reading about this at some point.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Dec 22, 2014, at 12:27 PM, foRUMS 4 punkdISCO <<a href="mailto:forums@punkdisco.co.uk">forums@punkdisco.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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head--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">I frickin hate computers!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Installed my SSD drive. Mohsen mentioned how well the Samsung cloning software works, cloning the operating system drive. For me, not so good:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Took me 24 hours to get it to even work. Solution was to run Norton and fix HD errors. Worked first time after this so I guess there is a lesson there..<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->So, the SSD drive is now a clone and boots off this fine. All apps work etc BUT, no frickin internet! Network issue is now been 24 hours also!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Symptoms are:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Allocated IP address is 169.-- According to google, if this happens with Virgin Media it means my PC is not getting a IP address allocated correctly. It should be 192.—<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
; </span></span><!--[endif]-->Network status says: Not Connected<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Swapping back to the original HD and its fine<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->So, only the clone has the network issue<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Stuff Ive tried:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><!--[endif]-->ipconfig /release then renew<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Changed the MAC address just to try and kick it up the butt a little..<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->IP and DNS addresses are on auto but tried setting them manually<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Updated BIOS<o:p><
/o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Updated network card drivers<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Turned off anything Firewall/virus related<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->Swapped out the network card just on the off change.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate this is a very long shot but anyone got any clues? The BIG question to me is why should the clone drive be 100% working (bootable etc) but without network access?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have Virgin Media coming over tomorrow but Im not holding out much hope.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Did I mention I frickin hate computers?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Paul<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">London<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href="http://www.punkdisco.co.uk">www.punkdisco.co.uk</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><mime-attachment></div></blockquote></body></html>