J
J Lunis
XP SR2 Home
I have been told my problem is network-related but, since it involves MS
Explorer, I am not sure. I am posting it here for suggestions. If this
is more relevant to another ng, please direct me. I am going to list a
number of things I know to be wrong/unusual and hope someone can find a
common cause.
Network setup
PC connected to router by cable
cable modem connected to router by cable
laptop connected to network wirelessly
network drive (Netgear) connected to router by cable
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : omitted
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : router
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : router
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-02-8E-E3
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 26, 2006
3:12:14 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 27, 2006
3:12:14 PM
MS Explorer - when I open Explorer, 'My Computer' is collapsed. When I
click on it, it takes 2-3 minutes (I time it) for a list of drives to
appear (internal - partitioned and network drive). If I expand and
immediately collapse, I get another 2-3 minute wait. Once my drives are
visible, I can access folders/subfolders only by selecting them from the
left hand column. If I click on a folder in the right column, I get a
popup that looks like a command prompt - appears but closes in 1-2
seconds. Explorer can access my network drive with no problems on my
laptop.
SaveAs - if I try to save a fle and change folders for a new
destination, I get the same 2-3 minute wait.
Network Connections - When I try to modify the network settings, there
are none. Network Connections is empty. But my PC can still access the
net through my cable modem and still access my Network drive. If I try
to create a network I get a message telling me one already exists.
Internet Options - Connections - all choices are grayed out (Never dial,
Dial whenever, Always dial).
MS install - at one point, I tried to install XP on another partition -
XP startup only sees the c:\ drive.
Disk Management - when I select this I get 'server execution failed'
Norton Firewall - won't run. Tells me I don't have privileges.
(I have since uninstalled NF)
Only errors I can find are
Event Viewer - Application - Event ID 4356 - 'The COM+ event System
failed to create an instance of the subscriber partition.'
Event Viewer - System - Event ID 1003 - 'You computer was not able to
renew its address from the network
Event Viewer - System - 'Adapter Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection:Adapter Link Down.'
No errors in Device Manager.
MS Outlook - on every bootup, it tells me I need to install a feature -
the feature is registering Outlook. I then get a popup telling me I am
registered but go through the same process next bootup.
All I remember right now. Guidance please.
I have been told my problem is network-related but, since it involves MS
Explorer, I am not sure. I am posting it here for suggestions. If this
is more relevant to another ng, please direct me. I am going to list a
number of things I know to be wrong/unusual and hope someone can find a
common cause.
Network setup
PC connected to router by cable
cable modem connected to router by cable
laptop connected to network wirelessly
network drive (Netgear) connected to router by cable
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : omitted
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : router
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : router
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-11-11-02-8E-E3
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, October 26, 2006
3:12:14 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, October 27, 2006
3:12:14 PM
MS Explorer - when I open Explorer, 'My Computer' is collapsed. When I
click on it, it takes 2-3 minutes (I time it) for a list of drives to
appear (internal - partitioned and network drive). If I expand and
immediately collapse, I get another 2-3 minute wait. Once my drives are
visible, I can access folders/subfolders only by selecting them from the
left hand column. If I click on a folder in the right column, I get a
popup that looks like a command prompt - appears but closes in 1-2
seconds. Explorer can access my network drive with no problems on my
laptop.
SaveAs - if I try to save a fle and change folders for a new
destination, I get the same 2-3 minute wait.
Network Connections - When I try to modify the network settings, there
are none. Network Connections is empty. But my PC can still access the
net through my cable modem and still access my Network drive. If I try
to create a network I get a message telling me one already exists.
Internet Options - Connections - all choices are grayed out (Never dial,
Dial whenever, Always dial).
MS install - at one point, I tried to install XP on another partition -
XP startup only sees the c:\ drive.
Disk Management - when I select this I get 'server execution failed'
Norton Firewall - won't run. Tells me I don't have privileges.
(I have since uninstalled NF)
Only errors I can find are
Event Viewer - Application - Event ID 4356 - 'The COM+ event System
failed to create an instance of the subscriber partition.'
Event Viewer - System - Event ID 1003 - 'You computer was not able to
renew its address from the network
Event Viewer - System - 'Adapter Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
Connection:Adapter Link Down.'
No errors in Device Manager.
MS Outlook - on every bootup, it tells me I need to install a feature -
the feature is registering Outlook. I then get a popup telling me I am
registered but go through the same process next bootup.
All I remember right now. Guidance please.