Cannot see Network Connections

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the laptop in question began with an svchost error every time IE was opened,
but Real Player and other applications reacted the same way. After sending
the report to MS, I managed to get IE open, but none of the following has
eliminated the frequent svchost errors:

scanned for viruses--found none.
installed and ran Adaware, removing all issues.
installed and ran Spybot 13--got an error with a German message 90% through
the scan.
Used Hijack This to remove unwanted registry entries.
Used Windows 2000 w/SP3 install CD to repair installation.

Now when I attempt to look at the network connections all I can see is Make
New Connection despite the fact that I have two exisitng (i.e. wired and
wireless) and the wireless works. Haven't tried the wired but assume it
works too--just can't configure either.

This laptop has a lot of aviation software on it and I've tried to avoid
wiping it. Can anyone suggest a silver bullet?
 
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Paul Gray said:
the laptop in question began with an svchost error every time IE was
opened, but Real Player and other applications reacted the same way.
After sending the report to MS, I managed to get IE open, but none of
the following has eliminated the frequent svchost errors:

scanned for viruses--found none.
installed and ran Adaware, removing all issues.
installed and ran Spybot 13--got an error with a German message 90%
through the scan.
Used Hijack This to remove unwanted registry entries.
Used Windows 2000 w/SP3 install CD to repair installation.

Now when I attempt to look at the network connections all I can see
is Make New Connection despite the fact that I have two exisitng
(i.e. wired and wireless) and the wireless works. Haven't tried the
wired but assume it works too--just can't configure either.

This laptop has a lot of aviation software on it and I've tried to
avoid wiping it. Can anyone suggest a silver bullet?
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Check out http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;825826
Also might want to get your hands on WinSockFix -
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4372.html - I keep this handy. Very often,
the removal of scumware will wipe out your network connection. A USB memory
stick helps in these situations.
 
I was sure there could be resolution issues. The article number was more for
reference than anything else.

thanks
 
I would like to try your suggestions, but both appear to be for XP. This
newsgroup is for Win2000, I believe. At least that's why I posted here.
Can you point me to equivalent solutions for 2K. I actually followed most
of the Microsoft link, but did not solve my problem. I am about to wipe and
install XP, but would like to have tools if I see this again. Thanks for
your help.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
 
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Paul Gray said:
I would like to try your suggestions, but both appear to be for XP. This
newsgroup is for Win2000, I believe. At least that's why I
posted here. Can you point me to equivalent solutions for 2K. I
actually followed most of the Microsoft link, but did not solve my
problem. I am about to wipe and install XP, but would like to have
tools if I see this again. Thanks for your help.
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Oops - forgot where I was, sorry. (I sub to a lot of groups!)
Did you try the WinSockFix anyway? That will run on W2k.
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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Check out http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;825826
Also might want to get your hands on WinSockFix -
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4372.html - I keep this handy. Very
often, the removal of scumware will wipe out your network
connection. A USB memory stick helps in these situations.
Click to expand...
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