Lost ability to establish new connection

[Guest]

Hi, I upgraded my motherboard, CPU, and memory so I had to do a repair installation with XP Pro. The board I had and the new one both have LAN on board. My DSL server uses PPPoE to connect me. Before I had one LAN always open and a PPPoE connection which I clicked on to reach my ISP. I've been unable to connect that way with the new connection wizard because the only choice that isn't greyed out now is connect via a LAN that is always connected to the internet. It's not connected. I can't repair it and it fails when trying network diagnostics. How can I create a connection if the wizard doesn't provide me the option I need? Thanks!

 

[Ron Lowe]

Hi, I upgraded my motherboard, CPU, and memory so I had to do a repair

installation with XP Pro. The board I had and the new one both have LAN on
board. My DSL server uses PPPoE to connect me. Before I had one LAN always
open and a PPPoE connection which I clicked on to reach my ISP. I've been
unable to connect that way with the new connection wizard because the only
choice that isn't greyed out now is connect via a LAN that is always
connected to the internet. It's not connected. I can't repair it and it
fails when trying network diagnostics. How can I create a connection if the
wizard doesn't provide me the option I need? Thanks!


This is the problem, caused by the repair install:

You Cannot Create a Network Connection After You Restore Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329441

The fix is to re-apply SP1.

 

[Tony]

-----Original Message-----
to do a repair
installation with XP Pro. The board I had and the new one both have LAN on
board. My DSL server uses PPPoE to connect me. Before I had one LAN always
open and a PPPoE connection which I clicked on to reach my ISP. I've been
unable to connect that way with the new connection wizard because the only
choice that isn't greyed out now is connect via a LAN that is always
connected to the internet. It's not connected. I can't repair it and it
fails when trying network diagnostics. How can I create a connection if the
wizard doesn't provide me the option I need? Thanks!


This is the problem, caused by the repair install:

You Cannot Create a Network Connection After You Restore Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;329441

The fix is to re-apply SP1.


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Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking


.Okay. Thanks Ron