RE: Can't open any apps after connected to Internet
From: Jak (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/03/04
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Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 18:16:06 -0800
G'day Newbie Supreme,
I have exactly the same problem with my new, just purchased XP Home laptop.
If I already have the programs running, they keep working after I connect to the Internet.
If I try to start them after connecting to the Internet, nothing happens.
Very frustrating. Did you get any resolution?
Jak.
----- Newbie Supreme wrote: -----
Sorry for crossposting, but really need to get this machine up and
running, and having werd problems.
New box, factory-installed Windows XP Pro, Office XP Pro, got all the
updates for both.
On bootup, everything fine. Once I use my dialup (AT&T Worldnet) to
connect to Internet, as soon as the connection is made, I can't launch
ANY applications. Dbl-clicking icons on desktop starts little
hourglass, hourglass goes away after about 4 seconds, no app opens.
Same when trying to launch from Start->Programs. Cntrl-Alt-Del does
same thing, shows little hourglass, but the process/app/resource box
doesn't come up. NO application of any kind can be started.
Worthy of note:
- Any application that I started BEFORE dialing up continues to run
fine once online, just can't open NEW ones.
- This problem is very specifically described in the Linux newsgroups,
and the solution is apparently to set KPPP (whatever that is) option
"Autoconfigure Hostname from IP" to NO (uncheck). I have no idea what
equivalent this would be in Windows XP, except for maybe "obtain IP
address automatically" in the TCP/IP properties, but this needs to be
set to YES, I think, because of the nature of ISP's (I could be wrong
here)
- The "User" XP account does NOT have this problem. Once dialed up, I
can start apps, even though the typical ones are not "configured" for
the User account. The only thing I know about the User account is
that it's the default XP account w/ no options or apps being installed
on it.
Please please please help, this problem is insane, this is a brand
spanking new system, and I can't believe I'm having these kinds of
problems so early in the game.
Any help is greatly appreciated, and thanks.
Newbie Supreme
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