Resetting WinXP network

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Tim

In windows 98 it was possible to remove all of the
components from the networking applet, then remove the
TCP/IP settings from the registry. Then you could
reinstall the components in the applet and it would
basically reload the network so everything worked like it
did when you originally set it up on first install.

How can you do this in Windows XP. This is the problem
I'm posed with...
I have a computer that connects to a cable modem through
DHCP. The pc and internet worked fine for months... then
it quit working. When I do a ipconfig /renew it will not
get an IP from the DHCP server. It load the default MS
IP.

Now I know what you think... cable modem must be bad..
but if I plug in my laptop, boom, it gets an IP from the
DHCP server just fine.

I've tried to install a different NIC, internal and USB
both, it seems to be something in the software...

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. If you can email
me, that would be even better.

Thanks!
Tim
admin(remove)@pbenet.com
 
I had the same problem. I found a few articles about it -
none worked. I ended up reinstalling the OS.
 
I have a reset password CD that I can boot from and it allows me to reset
passwords for any and all users on the compute, including the
administrator, even if the name has been changed from administrator. It is
actually a Linux boot cd, but it works on NT, 2000, and XP. I can't
remember right now where I found it, but try a simple Google search on

reset password windows XP

If you can't find anything, let me know by a post here, I will make an ISO
image of my cd and send it to you.

Bruce W
PhotoComp Systems Inc.

p.s. It is open source, and therefore free.
 
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