Reply to Kelly:
The Network Connection Manager failed in two different ways:
1) Double clicking on the individual I S P icons on the Desktop or on their
names in the Network Connections in Control Panel would not open the Dial-Up
dialog. The only way I could connect to the I S P was by opening O E and
asking it to "Send and Receive" or open I E and ask it to connect to a
web-site. To diconnect, I had to ask O E to go Offline.
2) I am in the process of getting a broad-band connection and wanted to
create a new Connection. But the Network Connection Manger failed after
asking me what kind of connection I wanted to make; nothing would happen
with the Next button.
I tried all the steps mentioned in two MS KB articles which mentioned that
it was recognized that such Connection problems come up after installing SP1
and/or SP2 or after doing a Restore. Nothing worked. So finally, I installed
XP on a new hard disk and installed SP2 on it. When there too, the Network
Connection Mnager failed, I had no choice but to uninstall it.
It is very inconsiderate on the Microsoft to provide the Zotob patch only
for users of SP1 and/or SP2 when those like me who would like to install SP2
have not been able to do so because of the inherent problems in it.
P. Jayant
