unable to install/uninstall network components in Windows 2000

[Guest]

Cannot install or uninstall any network components such as TCP/IP protocol
when in the properties page of Network and dial-up-connections page.
Also the properties button for any component already installed is
greyed-out and not functioning.

Any idea's as to the problem?

I suspect a Registry CLISD or other entry is corrupted or missing.
It is not anything to do with security permisions as I have full control

 

[Dave Patrick]

Check Event Viewer for errors.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| Cannot install or uninstall any network components such as TCP/IP protocol
| when in the properties page of Network and dial-up-connections page.
| Also the properties button for any component already installed is
| greyed-out and not functioning.
|
| Any idea's as to the problem?
|
| I suspect a Registry CLISD or other entry is corrupted or missing.
| It is not anything to do with security permisions as I have full control

 

[Guest]

No event relating to this problem.

Any other solutions please?

I don't want to have to reinstall W2k just to enable configuration of
protocols etc..

 

[Dave Patrick]

These may help.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q292175/

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

Be sure to apply these to your repair install before connecting to any
network.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| No event relating to this problem.
|
| Any other solutions please?
|
| I don't want to have to reinstall W2k just to enable configuration of
| protocols etc..

 

[Sergei Zhirikov]

Once I had a similar problem. It turned out that the value of 'Config' in
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network' was corrupted.
Restoring that value from registry backup solved the problem.

No event relating to this problem.

Any other solutions please?

I don't want to have to reinstall W2k just to enable configuration of
protocols etc..

Check Event Viewer for errors.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Cannot install or uninstall any network components such as TCP/IP protocol
| when in the properties page of Network and dial-up-connections page.
| Also the properties button for any component already installed is
| greyed-out and not functioning.
|
| Any idea's as to the problem?
|
| I suspect a Registry CLISD or other entry is corrupted or missing.
| It is not anything to do with security permisions as I have full control

 

[Guest]

Once I had a similar problem. It turned out that the value of 'Config' in
'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network' was corrupted.
Restoring that value from registry backup solved the problem.

I would like to try your solution as i am sure it is a corrupted reg.entry
Unfortunately i have no reg backup file which would provide the correct
value for 'config'.

do you have any other possibilities?

Miky