***Please review the Vista Support Statement

1. Go to Vista menu

2. Click on Control Panel

3. Click on "Network and Sharing Center"

4. Click on View Status to the right of the Local Area Connection

5. To see the IP Address and MAC address, click on Details

6. IF "DHCP Enabled" is set to No, click "Close", then "Properties" in the "Local Area Status" dialog box

7. Highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4", then click the "Properties" button

8. Choose Obtain IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically then click "OK"

9. Click "OK" to also close the "Local Area Connection Properties" then close the "Network and Sharing Center" window

Finshed - you have now set you your computer to run DHCP Network Protocol

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