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swamp thing · 12-06-2013, 07:53 PM

Hello Ken,
I found some information that has taken me one step forward, but short of a complete solution.

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/and...tethering.html

This web page and many others say that XP has the binary drivers intalled for USB networking, but lacks a .inf file that maps the connecting device to those drivers. Many people have posted various .inf files that are supposed to do this.

I tried one or two of these .inf files and the results are the same.

* During installation, click "Have disk" and browse to the .inf file. Installation "successful".

* A new item appears in the Network Connections window (after a long, long time). -- This did not happen before using the .inf file for installation.

* After right-clicking and selecting properties, nothing happens for a long time (like a couple of minutes).

* Though I am logged in as administrator, the check boxes for different network elements (e.g. File and printer sharing, TCP/IP) are greyed out and there is a message saying I do not have privileges to change these settings.

* It takes forever to do anything with any network connection (including my other existing connections)

* The PC returns to normal only when I disconnect the Kobo

* The Kobo is dead to the world until I "take a paperclip to it".

12-06-2013, 07:53 PM	#264
swamp thing Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kobo Touch	Hello Ken, I found some information that has taken me one step forward, but short of a complete solution. http://www.droidforums.net/forum/and...tethering.html This web page and many others say that XP has the binary drivers intalled for USB networking, but lacks a .inf file that maps the connecting device to those drivers. Many people have posted various .inf files that are supposed to do this. I tried one or two of these .inf files and the results are the same. * During installation, click "Have disk" and browse to the .inf file. Installation "successful". * A new item appears in the Network Connections window (after a long, long time). -- This did not happen before using the .inf file for installation. * After right-clicking and selecting properties, nothing happens for a long time (like a couple of minutes). * Though I am logged in as administrator, the check boxes for different network elements (e.g. File and printer sharing, TCP/IP) are greyed out and there is a message saying I do not have privileges to change these settings. * It takes forever to do anything with any network connection (including my other existing connections) * The PC returns to normal only when I disconnect the Kobo * The Kobo is dead to the world until I "take a paperclip to it". Last edited by swamp thing; 12-06-2013 at 07:57 PM.