I wouldn't buy a network cable from them today.
Or Compaq, for that matter.
Be the best or go home.
/johnny
Or at least *try* to be the best, which HP doesn’t any more.
That's Agilent, not HP.
They should've spun off the pc biz under the agilent brand and kept the hp name honest with the test equip....unfortunately, all the test mainframes are really pc's under the hood now too. sigh.
However, their computer lines are good value for the money, performance and reliability and support-ability-wise. Dell has sewed up the big corporations and the government, good on them, but good ole' HP powers small business.
Probably the reason you are having trouble is you don't have a local support person. That guy can get the drivers from HP or MS, decrappify and set up the system, and have it running for years with no problem. If you are a home user, don't try to do it yourelf, just as you should not attempt to tune up your car. Neither take kindly to amateurs.