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<blockquote data-quote="capelyddol" data-source="post: 318" data-attributes="member: 292">Sorry for the late response, pcrepair, and many thanks for the information above that you sent me. I tried a number of your suggestions. The xw4600 is an old workstation and HP only offer drivers up to Win 7, which I doubted would work with the later OS. What eventually worked for me was to utilize an old Win10 .iso installation dvd (thankfully the dvd drive still functioned) and temporarily revert back to that OS. This cured both the USB and the internet access problem. Of course, it deleted the personal files but as they were already backed up on a separate disc it was not a problem. From there I was then able to reinstall the Win 11 OS from a USB and I am happy to report all is now functioning well again. A long-winded process, but successful in the end.Incidentally, I have two desktops and four laptops. According to Microsoft none are capable of running Win 11. All mine have been running that OS for months quite happily. Is it a gimmick to allow MS to sell more of their computers?Many thanks for your input. It led me to the right solution.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="capelyddol, post: 318, member: 292"] Sorry for the late response, pcrepair, and many thanks for the information above that you sent me. I tried a number of your suggestions. The xw4600 is an old workstation and HP only offer drivers up to Win 7, which I doubted would work with the later OS. What eventually worked for me was to utilize an old Win10 .iso installation dvd (thankfully the dvd drive still functioned) and temporarily revert back to that OS. This cured both the USB and the internet access problem. Of course, it deleted the personal files but as they were already backed up on a separate disc it was not a problem. From there I was then able to reinstall the Win 11 OS from a USB and I am happy to report all is now functioning well again. A long-winded process, but successful in the end. Incidentally, I have two desktops and four laptops. According to Microsoft none are capable of running Win 11. All mine have been running that OS for months quite happily. Is it a gimmick to allow MS to sell more of their computers? Many thanks for your input. It led me to the right solution. [/QUOTE]

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