Re: SP2- Network conection folder empty and cannot make any new co

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From: Cogni (Cogni_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/26/04


Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:35:04 -0700

I had exactly the same problem since a few days. The second part of the fix
(RPC logon) made no difference but the DLL registration did the trick. Thanks
for the tip.

My PC still has another strange behaviour: although SP2 is supposedly
installed, the interface is still SP1 and running winver still indicates SP1.

Alain

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Haris Jay wrote:
>
> > After installing SP2 I lose network connection and I have no possibility
> > to create a new one. Tried twice with the same result.
> >
> > Also sound settings are gone and cannot do anything about.
> >
> > After uninstalling SP2 everything is OK. Anybody with similiarproblem
> > and perhaps solution.
> >
> > thanks/Haris
> Hi
>
> Registering the following DLLS might help.
>
> From Start/Run, run the following commands:
>
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\atl.dll
>
> then
>
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\hnetcfg.dll
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netshell.dll
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netcfgx.dll
> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\netman.dll
>
> Then do a reboot.
>
>
> If the above doesn't work, see if the tip from Karl B/Melvin Salazar
> works for you:
>
> <quote>
>
> From: "Karl B" <karl@gfield.org.uk>
> Subject: Possible solution to the windows update 0x800A0046 problem
> Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 12:03:39 +0100
> Newsgroups: microsoft.private.xpsp2.general
>
> Firstly, I take no credit for this I was going though the network
> newsgroup because my dialup network settings had vanished and a guy
> named Melvin Salazar suggested the following which WORKED!
>
> 'You can also try doing the following, it worked for me:
>
> Go to Services under the Administrative Tools folder.
>
> Notice that the logon account is set to a NT/User account under the RPC
> (remote procedure call) service. Change it to Local System account,
> under the Logon tab, and restart the computer. Many of these services
> depend on the RPC, but there was an error when it came to configuring
> this paticular service.'
>
> Now once I made these changes I was able to get my network icons back
> as well as use Windows Update.
>
> Thanks
> Karl
>
> </quote>
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
>



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