ebay.ntailoring@gmail.com wrote in news:338a843d-9a4f-4e29-a540-
49b3601e4725@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:

> I've been seeing a problem lately on many systems in our repair shop
> where DHCP does not work on Windows XP computers. This happends on
> wired and wireless connections. It seems like it may be related to
> PPOE clients that are installed by internet services like AT&T.
>
> I can usually solve these issues by re-installing windows or using a
> static IP address. Could there be another solution to these problems?
> Is there a way of re-setting the networking to windows defaults?

Is the DHCP Client Service running?

Start->Run->services.msc
Find "DHCP Client".
Make sure Status is "Started" and Startup Type is "Automatic".

-- John