Re: Network adapter missing after applying SP2

From: Yves Leclerc (yleclercNOSPAM_at_maysys.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 13:14:20 -0500

Check in the BIOS to see if the adapter is still listed as "on" / "active" /
"enabled".

"Spindles7" <Spindles7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C7521DD8-49A1-4CCF-AD78-FA062CE90A1B@microsoft.com...
>I was mistaken, the adapter does not appear in safe mode either.
>
> "l_garrett" wrote:
>
>>
>> I am having almost the exact same problem. I have an ECS motherboard
>> with a
>> VIA Rhine II onboard NIC, and the network is functioning properly.
>> However,
>> I have no NIC listed in Device Manager, nor do I have a Local Area
>> Connection
>> connectoid in My Network Places. The difference I have is that my
>> adapter
>> does not even show up in Safe Mode.
>>
>> I have gone through all the troubleshooting steps outlined in KB article
>> 825826 as well, to no avail.
>>
>> This is particularly frustrating, as I would like to assign a static IP
>> to
>> my system.
>>
>> "Spindles7" wrote:
>>
>> > I have seen several posts on these lines in this newsgroup but no
>> > definitive
>> > answer.
>> >
>> > I applied SP2 to my Windows XP Pro installation, and thereafter the
>> > Network
>> > Adapater is missing in Device Manager. It's not hidden - viewing
>> > hidden
>> > deives shows the associated "Packet Scheduler Miniport" device but not
>> > the
>> > main adapter entry. The Local Area Connection in Network Connections
>> > is
>> > also missing. However, the network is working fine. If I boot into
>> > Safe
>> > Mode, Device Manager shows all the adapters as normal. Running
>> > Network
>> > Troubleshooter gives a PASSED to the Network.
>> >
>> > Un-installing SP2 did not fix the problem, so I restored the system
>> > from a
>> > backup taken before SP2 was installed, and tried the process again.
>> > As soon
>> > as SP2 was re-installed (no errors during install) the adaptors are
>> > missing
>> > as before.
>> >
>> > I have tried re-registering several DLLs (as suggested by someone) but
>> > that
>> > did not work.
>> >
>> > Please help!
>> >
>> > Spindles7
>> >

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