> This issue started AFTER upgrading my XP sp3 box with new NIC drivers
> provided by windowsupdate.com
>
> Virtual server 2005 R2 sp1 comes up, loads the guest, and can connect to
> some IP addresses. Anything that accesses DNS from the guest fails. I
> cannot
> even ping the DNS server address.
>
> So I of course try to reinstall, at which time I receive a visual studio
> debugging message unhandled exception in msiexec.exe. The install says
> successful, and most of the network stack works, but I need my virtual
> server
> to work completely.
> I get the same error on both the uninstall as well as the
> update(KB948515).
>
> My nic is Intel(R) 82566DM Gigabit Network
>
> The most up to date drivers are v14. I installed v13.5 from intel's
> website,
> no change. I've uninstalled virtual server many times at various points in
> the NIC driver saga, reinstalled, tried the update to VS (KB948515)
> I downloaded drivers from HP for my exact model (sp41804.exe), and the
> same
> thing occurs.
> I've also updated the windows installer to version 4.5 (4.5.6001.22159)
>
> I even moved the 20gb vhd file to a different box, loaded up the VM, and
> its
> network connections had NO issues.
>
> I tried everything I could think of, but really need this to work on the
> correct box.