SP3 Disables Wi-Fi connection.

[Wm. R. Taylor]

Recently SP3 was installed on my system via updates. It installed with no
errors, but it disabled my Wi-Fi connection. On the command line, ipconfig
returns "Media Disconnected." I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the
card's drivers, and even did a repair-reinstall of XP. Nothing.

I don't remember any previous update disabling my connection, though one did
interfere with syncing my MP3 player. Any ideas on how to get my connection
back?

NOTE: This post is being done on a 98SE machine. Right now, I'm
considering removing SP3.

 

[JS]

You cannot connect to an 802.1X wired network after you upgrade to Windows
XP Service Pack 3
Problem in which you cannot connect to an 802.1X wired network.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953650/en-us

Device Manager and Network Connections may be blank after you install
Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953791/en-us

Device Manager may not show any devices and Network Connections may not
show any network connections after you install Windows XP Service Pack 3.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953979/en-us

Changes to the 802.1X-based wired network connection settings in Windows XP
Service Pack 3
Describes that the AuthMode and SupplicantMode registry entries are no
longer used in
Windows XP Service Pack 3 for a 802.1X-based wired network connection.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949984/en-us

SP3-based computer loses wireless connectivity when it resumes from standby
or from hibernation,
or you receive an error message when you try to put the computer in standby
or in hibernation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951447/en-us

JS
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