DUN icon missing

[David Webb]

You can find how to do tasks like this in Windows Help. Here's an excerpt from
it:

To create a new folder
1.. Open Windows Explorer.
2.. Click the drive or folder in which you want to create a new folder.
3.. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.
4.. Type a name for the new folder, and then press ENTER.
| |
| > %SystemRoot% is one of the system's environmental variables. If you open
| > a Command Prompt window and enter:
| >
| > echo %SystemRoot%
| >
| > It will return the drive and folder name that your system was installed
| > on.
| >
| > The default is C:\WINNT, but that doesn't mean that everyone's is the
| > same.
| >
| That was my result.
|
| Please advise on this:
| >| > My PWL file is in this folder: %SystemRoot%\pwls
|
| How do I create this, I can't see that folder.
|
| TIA
|
| > %WinDir% and %WinBootDir% will also give the same results.
| >
| > Mine is C:\WINDOWS because I upgraded from Windows 98SE.
| >
| > You mentioned the WINNIT folder, but this may be a typo on your part,
| > that's why it's best to use the EV names for command usages and for
| > instructions to others. The MS tech articles also utilize this method so
| > it's something you should get familiar with. Use Google for more help
| > with this.
| >
| > | >| @TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
| >|
| >| > My PWL file is in this folder:
| >| >
| >| > %SystemRoot%\pwls
| >| >
| >| Thanks. Not clear on % above, but searched for SystemRoot folder, don't
| >| have it. Would have guessed it would be in Winnit folder.
| >|
| >| Again a difference. Now I wonder, the tech has done 8 W2K installs
| >| before, mine was supposed to be standard, he said mine was smoothest
| >| install he's seen due to my hardware. I dunno.
| >|
| >| MS
| >| > | >| >| | >| >|
| >| >| > I don't know what you mean by "adjustments". There is no Home
| >| >| > version
| >| of
| >| >| > Windows 2000. The Pro and Home version scenario you refer to
| >| >| > pertains
| >| to
| >| >| > Windows XP.
| >| >| >
| >| >| > Since you are logged in as the Administrator on a standalone
| >| >| > system,
| >| you
| >| >| > should be seeing exactly the same screens that I reference and
| >| >| > their content should be exactly as I describe, nothing less.
| >| >| >
| >| >| > I can no longer help you because of this difference. There is
| >| something
| >| >| > strange about your installation that I don't understand.
| >| >| >
| >| >| > Good luck!
| >| >| >
| >| >| If you'll notice in the File Association thread, I finally see what
| >| >| you see.
| >| >|
| >| >| On the DUN icon, I asked on the W98 ng, created a *.pwl file in the
| >| winnit
| >| >| folder with my password, still the incorrect password appears in the
| >| slot,
| >| >| needs to be corrected each time.
| >| >|
| >| >| I know where the password is saved in W98, where is it saved in W2K?
| >| >|
| >| >| Thanks,
| >| >|
| >| >| MS
| >| >| > | >| >| >| David Webb wrote:
| >| >| >| > Since you're posting to a Windows 2000 newsgroup I assumed
| >| >| >| > that's what you
| >| >| > had
| >| >| >| > but based on the things you said you were seeing I was about to
| >| >| >| > ask you if
| >| >| > you
| >| >| >| > running something else. ;-)
| >| >| >| >
| >| >| >| > Anyway, from the Control Panel click on Users and Passwords and
| >| >| >| > see what
| >| >| > group
| >| >| >| > you, as logged in, belong to.
| >| >| >| >
| >| >| >| Group: Administrators, User: Administrator.
| >| >| >|
| >| >| >| > BTW, since you left the installation up to someone else, find
| >| >| >| > out exactly
| >| >| > what
| >| >| >| > procedure was used to install Windows 2000 Pro, e.g., clean
| >| >| >| > install (fresh
| >| >| > or
| >| >| >| > upgrade), or an upgrade to an existing OS (if so, what was the
| >| >| >| > OS). With
| >| >| > what
| >| >| >| > you're seeing, it makes me think that it may have been an
| >| >| >| > upgrade
| >| to
| >| >| >| > an
| >| >| > existing
| >| >| >| > Windows ME version, which is a no-no.
| >| >| >| >
| >| >| >| No, it was a clean install of W2KPro/SP1-4 on a clean reformatted
| >| hard
| >| >| >| drive. This was based upon the Pro version supposed to have more
| >| >| >| adjustment capability than the Home version.
| >| >| >|
| >| >| >| Adjustments are just what I want, please comment on above. And
| >| >| >| how
| >| does
| >| >| >| the above checkout with the different screens I see?
| >| >| >|
| >| >| >| TIA
| >| >| >|
| >| >| >| MS
| >| >| >|
| >| >| >|
| >| >| > | >| >| >| > | David Webb wrote:
| >| >| >| > | > You're seeing some strange stuff for sure. Verify that you
| >| >| >| > | > have admin privileges.
| >| >| >| > | >
| >| >| >| > | I should have mentioned, I have W2KPro. Being new to it, how
| >| >| >| > | to check re: admin privileges? The tech that set it up was
| >| >| >| > | supposed
| >| to
| >| >| >| > | do that.
| >| >| >| > |
| >| >| >| > | TIA
| >| >| >| > |
| >| >| >| > | >| >| >| > | > | David Webb wrote:
| >| >| >| > | > | > Maybe that's the problem....you've installed a foreign
| >| >| >| > | > | > connectoid. I
| >| >| > had
| >| >| >| > | > assumed
| >| >| >| > | > | > that you already had a working connectoid (created from
| >| >| >| > | > | > the Win2K
| >| >| >| > wizard)
| >| >| >| > | > and
| >| >| >| > | > | > you were simply looking for the feature that enables
| >| >| >| > | > | > the
| >| DUN
| >| >| >| > | > | > icon in
| >| >| > the
| >| >| >| > | > | > systray.
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > I'd suggest that you refrain from haphazardly
| >| >| >| > | > | > installing Win98 files
| >| >| > in
| >| >| >| > your
| >| >| >| > | > | > Win2K system....you could end up with problems that
| >| >| >| > | > | > can't
| >| be
| >| >| > resolved
| >| >| >| > | > easily, if
| >| >| >| > | > | > at all.
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > I suggest that you remove the Win98 connectoid and
| >| >| >| > | > | > start again with
| >| >| > the
| >| >| >| > | > wizard.
| >| >| >| > | > | > Here's a repeat of my previous responses to you (in
| >| >| >| > | > | > proper order):
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > Launch the Network wizard and select "Dial-up to the
| >| >| >| > | > | > Internet". That
| >| >| >| > leads
| >| >| >| > | > | > to another multi-choice window then select "I want to
| >| >| >| > | > | > setup my
| >| >| > Internet
| >| >| >| > | > | > connection manually.....".
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | As I described, I don't see that. The wizard does not
| >| >| >| > | > | give
| >| that
| >| >| > option.
| >| >| >| > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > After successful completion, use this procedure to
| >| >| >| > | > | > enable/verify the
| >| >| >| > tray
| >| >| >| > | > icon:
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connections >
| >| >| >| > | > | > R-click
| >| on
| >| >| >| > | > | > Dial-up
| >| >| >| > | > connectoid
| >| >| >| > | > | > select Properties > General tab > Enable "Show icon on
| >| >| >| > | > | > taskbar when
| >| >| >| > | > connected".
| >| >| >| > | > | > Click on OK.
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | >| >| >| > | > | > | David Webb wrote:
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > Launch the Network wizard again and select "Dial-up
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > to the
| >| >| >| > Internet".
| >| >| >| > | > That
| >| >| >| > | > | > leads
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > to another multi-choice window then select "I want
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > to setup my
| >| >| >| > Internet
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > connection manually.....".
| >| >| >| > | > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > That should get you what you want.
| >| >| >| > | > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | >| >| >| > | > | > | > | David Webb wrote:
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connetions
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > > R-click on
| >| >| >| > Dial-up
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > connectoid >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > select Properties > General tab > Enable "Show
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > icon on
| >| >| > taskbar
| >| >| >| > when
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > connected".
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > Click on OK.
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > | New user to W2K, used to DUN icon appears in
| >| System
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > | Tray
| >| >| > when
| >| >| >| > | > | > connection
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > | is made.
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > | I see no indication when the modem dials up.
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > | How to get the icon as in W98?
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > | TIA
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | Thanks, that was it.
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | BTW, there seems to be NO WAY to create my own
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | DUN in W2K. The
| >| >| >| > network
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | icon wizard for a new DUN leads ONLY to a MS
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | site,
| >| that
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | to
| >| >| > ISP's
| >| >| >| > that
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | they choose. I had to copy my DUN connectoid
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | from
| >| W98
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | to my
| >| >| > W2K
| >| >| >| > | > desktop
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | to get something to work.
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | Comment?
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | TIA
| >| >| >| > | > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | Thanks, David, but I'm seeing something else.
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > Control Panel > Network and Dial-up Connetions
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > > R-click on
| >| >| >| > | > | > | Dial-up connectoid >
| >| >| >| > | > | > | I picked Make New Connection,
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > select Properties > General tab > Enable "Show
| >| icon
| >| >| >| > | > | > | > | > on
| >| >| > taskbar
| >| >| >| > | > | > | when connected". Click on OK.
| >| >| >| > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | None of this (normal in W98) stuff comes up. The next
| >| >| >| > | > | > | screen is a
| >| >| > MS
| >| >| >| > | > | > | Network Connection wizard, I select dialup to
| >| >| >| > | > | > | internet,
| >| the
| >| >| >| > | > | > | only
| >| >| >| > choices
| >| >| >| > | > | > | after that are MS options, I do not see what you
| >| >| >| > | > | > | describe in W2K,
| >| >| > I
| >| >| >| > have
| >| >| >| > | > | > | SP4 if that relates to this (I doubt it). It never
| >| >| >| > | > | > | gives
| >| me
| >| >| >| > | > | > | a
| >| >| > chance
| >| >| >| > to
| >| >| >| > | > | > | enter my ISP.
| >| >| >| > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | That led to my copying my W98 connectoid so I can
| >| >| >| > | > | > | write this
| >| >| > reply.
| >| >| >| > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | Comment?
| >| >| >| > | > | > |
| >| >| >| > | > | > | TIA
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | > | >
| >| >| >| > | >
| >| >| >| > | >
| >| >| >| >
| >| >| >| >
| >| >| >
| >| >| >
| >| >| >
| >| >|
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >
| >|
| >
| >
| >
|

 

[Gary Smith]

Thanks, Gary. Passview showed only one password file, in Outlook Express. I
don't use it, and don't find a password file in it's folder.

I don't think these is a password file as such. It's probably in one of
the registry components. This thread has gone on long enough that I've
forgotten what the original objective was. Could you remind me?

 

[ms]

I don't think these is a password file as such. It's probably in one of
the registry components. This thread has gone on long enough that I've
forgotten what the original objective was. Could you remind me?

Thanks, Gary.
I want to create a W2K password file so my existing DUN connectoid will
recognize it. My create DUN screen is different and I can't create it in
W2K, so my W98 connectoid works fine, but the password is wrong and I need
to create a new password file in W2K.

I know from your previous post the format is *.pwls, I assume the name is
my username, content is my password in plain text, but where do I put the
file? I tried in the Winit folder, it didn't work there.

I already have "show all files", but if it's something special in hidden
format, please describe. W2K in this area is very different from W98SE.

This may be a separate issue- the tech who installed my W2K set up a
password, that is IMO what I keep seeing when I run DUN, want to change as
above. How do I change the basic W2K OS password on bootup?

TIA

 

[John John]

Go in Control Panel> Network and Dial-up Connections, right click on the
connectoid and select "Properties". On the "Networking" tab is "Client
for Microsoft Networks" shown as installed and is it selected? If it's
not there install it. AFAIK there are no .pwl or .pwls files on Windows
2000, these are Windows 9x files and the security between W9x and NT is
like day and night.

John

 

[ms]

Go in Control Panel> Network and Dial-up Connections, right click on the
connectoid and select "Properties". On the "Networking" tab is "Client
for Microsoft Networks" shown as installed and is it selected? If it's
not there install it. AFAIK there are no .pwl or .pwls files on Windows
2000, these are Windows 9x files and the security between W9x and NT is
like day and night.

John

This did nothing, and IIRC from W98, it is a bad idea to enable anything
but Internet Protocol.

 

[ms]

You can find how to do tasks like this in Windows Help. Here's an excerpt from
it:

To create a new folder
1.. Open Windows Explorer.
2.. Click the drive or folder in which you want to create a new folder.
3.. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder.
4.. Type a name for the new folder, and then press ENTER.

I have been creating files and folders for 10 years in windows. That was
not my question.

 

[John John]

If I remember correctly you won't be able to save your DUN password in
any Windows version unless you have a network client of some sort
installed. Install which ever one you want. If you have a network
client installed and you can't save the DUN password then look in the
registry at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\Parameters

if entry DisableSavePassword is there with value 1 change its to value
0. If there is no DisableSavePassword entry then just exit the registry
without making changes. The values are explained as such:

DisableSavePassword REG_DWORD

Range: 0 or 1

Default: 0

"If the value of this entry is 1, saved passwords for all Dial-Up
Networking phonebook entries are deleted and no new passwords can be
saved. Saved Dial-Up Networking passwords can accumulate over time if
you have many different phonebook entries. This can result in a slight
delay after you type your credentials in the Connecting To dialog box.
If the value of this entry is 0, Dial-Up Networking passwords can be saved."

John

 

[Gary Smith]

I want to create a W2K password file so my existing DUN connectoid will
recognize it. My create DUN screen is different and I can't create it in
W2K, so my W98 connectoid works fine, but the password is wrong and I need
to create a new password file in W2K.

As John said, W2K does not use .pwl files, so no matter how you creat it
or where you put it, it's not going to solve your problem. The fact that
you're using a connectoid from W98 may explain why you're unable to get it
to save passwords. It probably doesn't have the right structure to make
W2K understand, since passwords are handled completely differently.

I don't use dial-up much any more, and the last time I created a
connectoid, I think I had a problem with the wizard similar to what you
describe. I got around it by cloning an existing connectoid and modifying
the copy. It might well work if you used a copy of a W2K connectoid and
altered that. If you don't have a way to get one locally, send me a
usable email address and I'll send you one.

 

[ms]

As John said, W2K does not use .pwl files, so no matter how you creat it
or where you put it, it's not going to solve your problem. The fact that
you're using a connectoid from W98 may explain why you're unable to get it
to save passwords. It probably doesn't have the right structure to make
W2K understand, since passwords are handled completely differently.

I don't use dial-up much any more, and the last time I created a
connectoid, I think I had a problem with the wizard similar to what you
describe. I got around it by cloning an existing connectoid and modifying
the copy. It might well work if you used a copy of a W2K connectoid and
altered that. If you don't have a way to get one locally, send me a
usable email address and I'll send you one.

Thanks for the help, Gary.

In the altered connectoid you mention, does it have a "slot" where I can
enter my ISP data? That is what I need.

Maybe we both saw the same thing, the standard W2K wizard to create a
DUN connectoid only leads to MS, no place for my data, no use to me.

When I hear from you, I will list my address.

Thanks

Mike

 

[Gary Smith]

In the altered connectoid you mention, does it have a "slot" where I can
enter my ISP data? That is what I need.

Maybe we both saw the same thing, the standard W2K wizard to create a
DUN connectoid only leads to MS, no place for my data, no use to me.

I just went through the whole process, and what you're describing doesn't
sound like what I saw. Here's what I did.

Go to Control Panel, open Network Connections. (You may have Network and
Dial-Up Connections. For some reason I have both. They both open the
same Network and Diap-Up Connections window.) Duble-click Make New
Connection to start uo the wizard. Make the following selections:

Dial-up to the Internet
I want to set up ... manually
I connect through a phone line and modem
Enter phone number, select country
Enter user name and password
Give the connection a name
Set up an Internet mail account now? No
Click Finish

The result is a functional connection I can use to dial mu Internet
provider. There's nothing at all about MS.

 

[ms]

As John said, W2K does not use .pwl files, so no matter how you creat it
or where you put it, it's not going to solve your problem. The fact
that you're using a connectoid from W98 may explain why you're unable to
get it to save passwords. It probably doesn't have the right structure
to make W2K understand, since passwords are handled completely
differently.

I don't use dial-up much any more, and the last time I created a
connectoid, I think I had a problem with the wizard similar to what you
describe. I got around it by cloning an existing connectoid and
modifying the copy. It might well work if you used a copy of a W2K
connectoid and altered that. If you don't have a way to get one
locally, send me a usable email address and I'll send you one.

My Xnews is acting up, so I don't see any posts in the past thread except
yours that I'm replying to.

But yesterday I saw your reply, below:
---------
Subject: Re: DUN icon missing
From: Gary Smith <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 21:36:21 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.general

In the altered connectoid you mention, does it have a "slot" where I can
enter my ISP data? That is what I need.
Maybe we both saw the same thing, the standard W2K wizard to create a
DUN connectoid only leads to MS, no place for my data, no use to me.

I just went through the whole process, and what you're describing doesn't
sound like what I saw. Here's what I did.

Go to Control Panel, open Network Connections. (You may have Network and
Dial-Up Connections. For some reason I have both. They both open the
same Network and Diap-Up Connections window.) Duble-click Make New
Connection to start up the wizard. Make the following selections:

Dial-up to the Internet
I want to set up ... manually
I connect through a phone line and modem my phone line, iwant setip new
intene account
Enter phone number, select country
Enter user name and password
Give the connection a name
Set up an Internet mail account now? No
Click Finish

The result is a functional connection I can use to dial my Internet
provider. There's nothing at all about MS.
Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio
-------
I went through it again, starting in Control Panel, Create a new
connection: These are exactly the legends I see for my choices:
1. Dialup to internet- connect to internet using my phone line

2. I want to setup a new internet account- my telephone line is connected
to my modem

3 (you already have internet account, create a new one?) As I have my W98
connectoid, it sees that.
Choose Yes, continue with setting up new account: then it starts to dial MS
Internet Referral service.

4. I Cancel, in next screen I can enter my ISP phone number

5. Next, it tries to dial MS Internet Referral Service using my ISP no, it
can't connect, don't want that service anyway.

You mentioned the normal DUN account Properties screen:
Enter phone number, select country
Enter user name and password
Give the connection a name

I never see that in this sequence. There is no way I can avoid connecting
to MS.

So once again I am seeing a different screen. your offer of emailing me a
connectoid, would it let me enter my ISP data?

Maybe this is a new thread, this is my situation:
The CD is original, the tech bought it off Ebay, it is undamaged so files
not corrupted, I am set up as Administrator, the hard drive was clean
before install, so what could be the cause of my seeing different screens?

Thanks

Mike

 

[Gary Smith]

Based on your description below, I'd say that something is seriously
messed up on your system. It doesn't sound like W2K at all. Introducing
W98 elements may have confused hte issue. Maybe deleting the W98
connectoid will help. If that doesn't work, I don't know what to suggest
short of a clean install. If you want to try my test connectoid, I'll be
happy to send it to you. Of course that's a circumvention at best, not a
repair.

My Xnews is acting up, so I don't see any posts in the past thread except
yours that I'm replying to.

But yesterday I saw your reply, below:
---------
Subject: Re: DUN icon missing
From: Gary Smith <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 21:36:21 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.general

I just went through the whole process, and what you're describing doesn't
sound like what I saw. Here's what I did.

Go to Control Panel, open Network Connections. (You may have Network and
Dial-Up Connections. For some reason I have both. They both open the
same Network and Diap-Up Connections window.) Duble-click Make New
Connection to start up the wizard. Make the following selections:

Dial-up to the Internet
I want to set up ... manually
I connect through a phone line and modem my phone line, iwant setip new
intene account
Enter phone number, select country
Enter user name and password
Give the connection a name
Set up an Internet mail account now? No
Click Finish

The result is a functional connection I can use to dial my Internet
provider. There's nothing at all about MS.
Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio

2. I want to setup a new internet account- my telephone line is connected
to my modem

3 (you already have internet account, create a new one?) As I have my W98
connectoid, it sees that.
Choose Yes, continue with setting up new account: then it starts to dial MS
Internet Referral service.

4. I Cancel, in next screen I can enter my ISP phone number

5. Next, it tries to dial MS Internet Referral Service using my ISP no, it
can't connect, don't want that service anyway.

You mentioned the normal DUN account Properties screen:
Enter phone number, select country
Enter user name and password
Give the connection a name

I never see that in this sequence. There is no way I can avoid connecting
to MS.

 

[ms]

If I remember correctly you won't be able to save your DUN password in
any Windows version unless you have a network client of some sort
installed. Install which ever one you want. If you have a network
client installed and you can't save the DUN password then look in the
registry at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\Parameters

if entry DisableSavePassword is there with value 1 change its to value
0. If there is no DisableSavePassword entry then just exit the registry
without making changes. The values are explained as such:

DisableSavePassword REG_DWORD

Range: 0 or 1

Default: 0

"If the value of this entry is 1, saved passwords for all Dial-Up
Networking phonebook entries are deleted and no new passwords can be
saved. Saved Dial-Up Networking passwords can accumulate over time if
you have many different phonebook entries. This can result in a slight
delay after you type your credentials in the Connecting To dialog box.
If the value of this entry is 0, Dial-Up Networking passwords can be
saved."

John

Thanks for the info. I searched my registry, don't have the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RasMan\Parameters

I used RegSeeker, very reliable, searched entire registry.

Advice?

 

[ms]

Based on your description below, I'd say that something is seriously
messed up on your system. It doesn't sound like W2K at all.
Introducing W98 elements may have confused hte issue. Maybe deleting
the W98 connectoid will help. If that doesn't work, I don't know what
to suggest short of a clean install. If you want to try my test
connectoid, I'll be happy to send it to you. Of course that's a
circumvention at best, not a repair.

This gets to a more basic question:
Is there *only* the original version of W2K, and then Service Packs
applied?

I have the OEM version, but am trying to understand why my results are
different.

Mike

 

[Gary Smith]

This gets to a more basic question:
Is there *only* the original version of W2K, and then Service Packs
applied?

I have the OEM version, but am trying to understand why my results are
different.

My system was originally OEM W2K with SP1 pre-installed. I subsequently
installed later service packs through SP4 and was up to date through
March. I haven't installed any updates since then and quite possibly
won't since the latest round of patches has seemed to do more harm than
good.

 

[ms]

My system was originally OEM W2K with SP1 pre-installed. I subsequently
installed later service packs through SP4 and was up to date through
March. I haven't installed any updates since then and quite possibly
won't since the latest round of patches has seemed to do more harm than
good.

That is exactly what happened with mine, so that's not the answer.

Sorry for continuing this long thread, but- if you can recall, is there any
setting during initial OS install that could result in my different
screens?

 

[Gary Smith]

@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:

That is exactly what happened with mine, so that's not the answer.

Sorry for continuing this long thread, but- if you can recall, is there any
setting during initial OS install that could result in my different
screens?

None that I know of. When the Internet Connection Wizard starts up, do
you not have three options, the third one described as "I want to set up
my Internet connection manually, ot I want to connect through a Local Area
Network (LAN)"?

 

[ms]

None that I know of. When the Internet Connection Wizard starts up, do
you not have three options, the third one described as "I want to set up
my Internet connection manually, ot I want to connect through a Local
Area Network (LAN)"?

The second is "Dialup to the Internet", that's the one I used. but it
quickly gets to dialing a MS referral site. The word "manually" is not
shown.

 

[Gary Smith]

The second is "Dialup to the Internet", that's the one I used. but it
quickly gets to dialing a MS referral site. The word "manually" is not
shown.

When you select "Dialup to the Internet" and click Next, what comes up
after that? I get a box with three choices, of which "I want to set up
manually ..." is the third.

 

[ms]

When you select "Dialup to the Internet" and click Next, what comes up
after that? I get a box with three choices, of which "I want to set up
manually ..." is the third.

You are right, that box in that choice added "or connect to a LAN". That
kept throwing it off. I just used that choice, created an icon, seems to be
a connection issue with the modem.

Thanks very much for the help.

I will post back when the modem is solved and I can use the new icon.

Mike