Cannot show properties of a network connection

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I run XP Home.

On the "Network Connections" page, there are 3 network connections:
Local Area Connection - this connects to Internet via a cable modem
Local Area Connection 2 - this connects to my second computer
1394 Connection - nothing is connected to it at present

I select "Properties" on Local Area Connection and get this error "an
unexpected error occurred". If I select "Status" or "Repair", nothing
happens. This connection works fine and is the connection that enables me to
post this question.

Same problem for all 3 connections. Without the ability to show properties,
I do not have any means to view or change any network setting.

How do I fix this problems.

Thanks in advance.
 
Jan said:
I run XP Home.

On the "Network Connections" page, there are 3 network connections:
Local Area Connection - this connects to Internet via a cable modem
Local Area Connection 2 - this connects to my second computer
1394 Connection - nothing is connected to it at present

I select "Properties" on Local Area Connection and get this error "an
unexpected error occurred". If I select "Status" or "Repair", nothing
happens. This connection works fine and is the connection that enables me to
post this question.

Same problem for all 3 connections. Without the ability to show properties,
I do not have any means to view or change any network setting.

How do I fix this problems.

Thanks in advance.
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Are there any relevant messages in Event Viewer? To run it, click
Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance | Administrative
Tools | Event Viewer. For more information, see:

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
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Steve,

I checked System Events and found the following event:

Details
Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 4202
Source: Tcpip
Version: 5.2
Symbolic Name: EVENT_TCPIP_MEDIA_DISCONNECT
Message: The system detected that network adapter %2 was disconnected from
the network, and the adapter's network configuration has been released. If
the network adapter was not disconnected, this may indicate that it has
malfunctioned. Please contact your vendor for updated drivers.

I updated the network card driver (Realtek 8139/810x Family) with the
latest one from the Net. Restarted the computer. I still cannot show the
properties of any network connection.

I do not see any other system event related to network. I also checked
Application Events and could not see any network related events.

Any idea?

Thanks for your help.
 
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