Network card (and connection) disappeared

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So this morning when I power on my PC there's no net connectivity. When
I first checked Network Connections the network adapter (wired)
appeared as disabled, when I enabled it, it disappeared entirely.

I can still see it in Device Manager (when I select the 'show hidden
devices' option), and have tried disabling and enabling it from there.

* I haven't installed any new software recently
* The other computer on the network can connect to the internet as
usual
* The pretty green light on the card is still on, so I assume the card
didn't simply die

Any suggestions to what the problem might be and how I can fix it?


Thanks in advance,
Joel L.
(e-mail address removed)
 
Oh well, after I removed the card, rebooted, reinstalled the card in a
different slot and rebooted again, everything is OK again.

Guess WinXP decided he didn't like the color of my curtains or
whatever.

Typical Windows.
 
Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Oh well, after I removed the card, rebooted, reinstalled the card in a
different slot and rebooted again, everything is OK again.

Guess WinXP decided he didn't like the color of my curtains or
whatever.

Typical Windows.
 
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