WIN XP SP2 Help??

[Willy]

I'm attempting to help a friend set-up his PC after moving. He has WIN XP
SP2 and uses a Dial-up connection. However, when I click Start>Control
Panel>Network Connections, it shows 3 items, a 1394, Local Area Connection,
& his current Bellsouth connection. When I click either 1394 or the Local
Area Connection, the Delete is grayed out thus I can't delete them. How can
I delete those 2 connections?
Additionally there is no Windows Explorer to select from under Start>All
Programs>Accessories. How can I get it back on there. I've got him
currently typing explorer.exe in the Run Window.

 

[Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User]

You can either go into system BIOS and disable them, do more or less the
same in Control Panel - System- Device Manager, or you could just leave
things as they are.. having them display in that window will make no
difference to your dial up connection..

 

[Nepatsfan]

%[email protected],

I'm attempting to help a friend set-up his PC after moving.
He has WIN XP SP2 and uses a Dial-up connection. However,
when I click Start>Control Panel>Network Connections, it
shows 3 items, a 1394, Local Area Connection, & his current
Bellsouth connection. When I click either 1394 or the Local
Area Connection, the Delete is grayed out thus I can't
delete them. How can I delete those 2 connections?
Additionally there is no Windows Explorer to select from
under Start>All Programs>Accessories. How can I get it back
on there. I've got him currently typing explorer.exe in the
Run Window. --
Thanks.....Bill
Please reply to the Newsgroup ONLY

You don't want to delete them. They are there in case your
friend ever wants to move from dial-up to broadband. The only
way to permanently remove them is to uninstall the associated
hardware. Leave things as they are. If you're having problems
with the dial-up connection, I suggest you look elsewhere for a
solution.

As for Windows Explorer, right click an open area on the
desktop and select New -> Shortcut from the menu.
Enter explorer.exe in the location box.
Hit Next.
Name the new shortcut Windows Explorer.
Hit the Finish button.

Next, right click on the Start button and select "Explore All
Users" from the menu.
Navigate to the location you want to place the shortcut to
Windows Explorer.
You can now drag and drop the new shortcut to this location.
Keep in mind that you can have Windows Explorer start with
different views by making simple changes on the Shortcut tab of
the Windows Explorer Properties sheet. Take a look at these
articles for more info:

How To Customize the Windows Explorer Views in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307856&sd=tech

HOW TO: Have Windows Explorer Default to the %SystemRoot% Drive
When Started
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=257518

Open Windows Explorer to My Computer
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...0/server/reskit/en-us/prork/prde_ffs_gkge.asp

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Jim]

I'm attempting to help a friend set-up his PC after moving. He has WIN XP
SP2 and uses a Dial-up connection. However, when I click Start>Control
Panel>Network Connections, it shows 3 items, a 1394, Local Area
Connection,
& his current Bellsouth connection. When I click either 1394 or the Local
Area Connection, the Delete is grayed out thus I can't delete them. How
can
I delete those 2 connections?

The computer has a 1384 adapter, an ethernet adapter, and the serial
connection. Having unused connections does not cause problems; hence there
is no need to worry about them.
Jim

 

[Willy]

Thanks to all for your suggestions & help. I'll leave the connections
showing as-is since they hurt nothing.