Re: Network server Internet access icon & warning message with SP2
From: sixguns (sixguns.1cb6c5_at_mail.mcse.ms)
Date: 09/09/04
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Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 03:45:49 -0500
Jim wrote:
> *I am a home PC user (not on a network) running Win XP-Pro
> (Ver. 5.1.2600). I have a DSL connection to the
> Internet. Normally, when I conenct to the Internet, a
> connection icon appears on the taskbar at the lower right
> (where date/time info, etc. live).
>
> I downloaded and installed SP2, after which a second
> Internet connection icon appeared and took up residence
> there permanently (whether I was on-line or not
> connected). This second Internet connection icon had a
> red x in it (indicating a problem), and the message that
> appeared when I moved my cursor over it indicated that my
> network connection to the Internet might be too slow or
> not there. Right clicking this icon gave me the option
> to fix this problem or to disable it. Since this new
> icon was essentially irrelevant, I ignored it for a
> while, but eventually succombed to the temptation to try
> to get rid of it. I right-clicked the icon and selected
> the "disable" option. Bad thing to do, apparently. From
> that point forward my normal Internet connection no
> longer worked. Whenever I clicked on my connect icon,
> instead of getting a message indicating that my username
> and password were being verified, I got a new message
> indicating that I could not establish connection through
> WAN miniport PPOE. It was at this point that I concluded
> that I was receiving much benefit from SP2, so I ran my
> system restore program to re-set my configuration as of
> earlier in the day (pre SP2 download), thereby removing
> SP2. Things are now back to normal and my Internet
> access is fine (as you can tell by this communication).
>
> My questions are: 1) What the heck was that second
> Internet connection icon doing there when I am not a
> nework user? and 2) What is a non-networked home PC user
> supposed to do with this irrelevant but annoyingly
> present icon after installing SP2 to get rid of it (or at
> least hide it away where is is not able to interfere with
> my life)?
>
> Any info would be appreciated.
> Thanks *
do the following, where it says "notify me when this connection has
limited or no activity" unclick that box and then hit ok. the 2nd icon
will then vanish.
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