Re: Cannot reinstall ipv6?

From: Paul Westwell (paul.news_at_nospam.westwell.me.uk)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 00:24:29 GMT

Ricardo,

The is no "protocols" under "add/remove programs, windows components" on my
installation?

Regards,

Paul

"ricardo" <me@myself.com> wrote in message
news:X23yd.27$sg5.1163@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...
> Paul Westwell wrote:
>> S,
>>
>> I did all that was mentioned below, this is what led me to realise I
>> could not re-install MSN messenger.
>>
>>
>> So it would seem there is a scenario that can lead to ipv6 becoming
>> broken and not allowing the user to add that protocol stack.
>>
>> This is what I have found so far.....
>>
>> I have 4 PC's all running XP SP2, two of them have this same problem with
>> same error (see below), two I can happily remove and re-add ipv6.
>>
>> If I try and install ipv6 as described below from network connections I
>> get the following error..
>> "Could not add the requested component. The error is: An extended error
>> has occurred"
>> This is it, a useful description and nothing on the Microsoft website
>> that I have managed to find!
>>
>> If I try to install ipv6 from the cmd lining using the command "ipv6
>> install" I get the following error..
>> "Installing...
>> Failed to complete the action.
>> Error 0x800704b8"
>> Not much on Microsoft regarding this one either!
>>
>> So far all I have tried to do is re-run the SP2 installation (full 240Mb
>> version) with no luck.
>>
>> Open to any suggestions or assistance, there is very little I can find on
>> Google that relates to either of my two failure scenario's other then I
>> am not alone....
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> "S.Sengupta" <ssengupta_@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:ent1p0v5EHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>1. Log on to the computer with a user account that has privileges to
>>>change network configuration.
>>>
>>>
>>>2. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network
>>>Connections.
>>>
>>>
>>>3.Right-click any local area connection, and then click Properties.
>>>
>>>4.Click Install.
>>>
>>>5.In the Select Network Component Type dialog box, click Protocol, and
>>>then click Add.
>>>
>>>6.In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, click Microsoft TCP/IP
>>>version 6, and then click OK.
>>>
>>>7.Click Close to save changes to your network connection
>>>
>>>regards,
>>>ssg MS-MVP
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Paul Westwell wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Have XP SP2 and removed ipv6 from the networking protocol stack, tried
>>>>to re-add and it fails.
>>>>
>>>>Anyone have any ideas, others seem to have suffered a similar fate.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>
>>>>Paul
>>
>>
>>
> Open Control Panel, click on add remove programs, click on Add/Remove
> Windows components, scroll down to you see protocols. Select ipv6 and
> follow the prompts.
> ricardo

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