Cannot disable network connections

[Guest]

I used to be able to disable the Local and Wireless network connections by
right clicking them and selecting disable, but now I receive the following
message: It is not possible to disconnect the connection at this time. The
connection may be using one or more protocols that do not support
Plug-and-Play, or it may have been initiated by another user or system
account.

I ran the repair, also by right clicking, but the problem remains. I turned
off every possible program I can think, such as ad-aware programs, that might
be using the connections, but the problem remains. I even reinstalled the
latest network drivers and network applications but the problem remains. Any
suggestions?

 

[Robert L \(MS-MVP\)]

This search result may help,

IpconfigIt is not possible to disable the connection at this time .... If
your laptop users frequently disconnect from one network segment and
reconnect to another ...
www.chicagotech.net/ipconfig.htm


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http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

[Guest]

Thank you. Actually I had already visited the web page you suggested and
tried everything mentioned, but there was one item that didn't work as a
command in the command prompt:

Some files may be damaged, for example, you can try to re-create Catroot2 by
following these steps: Start>RUN>cmd
net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 oldcatroot2

The last thing mentioned, namely "ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2
oldcatroot2" is invalid. If you could help here, what would be the correct
command.

 

[Guest]

Thank you. Actually I had already visited the site you mention. I tried the
suggestions but nothing worked. There is one suggestion, however, that
appeared to be an invalid command to be used in the Command Prompt:

Some files may be damaged, for example, you can try to re-create Catroot2 by
following these steps: Start>RUN>cmd
net stop cryptsvc
ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 oldcatroot2

The last item didn't work as a command. If you could help here, what should
be the command?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Replace the %systemroot% with the actual drive and path Windows is installed
in. For example, if your copy of Windows is installed in C:\Windows then
replace %systemroot% with C:\Windows instead.

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