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Most likely, the first article below will show the Remote Access
Connection Manager failing to start, with error 5 Access Denied.
The second article is the usual cause of this.
Usual cause is doing a system restore,
or upgrading to Xp-Pro over XP-home+SP1
Fix is to re-apply SP1.
"Error 711: Cannot Load Remote Access Service Connection Manager"
Error Message When You Create Network Connection
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;330163
You Cannot Create a Network Connection After You Restore Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;329441
Dial-up Modem or PPPoE Option in New Connection Wizard Is Unavailable
US;320558
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Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking
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