XP Professional, SP2 installation

[nslad]

We have a small network with XP Professional as
administrator and other PC's as users. Cable modem in
connected to XP thru USB Port and Ethernet connection to
other computers (running Windows 98). All was well with
internet connections until Service Pack 2 installed.
Internet was knocked off line for users so SP2 was removed
on administrator. Even though the network is still there,
only Administrator computer is accessable.

What happened? And how do we correct this problem?

 

[Hans-Georg Michna]

We have a small network with XP Professional as
administrator and other PC's as users. Cable modem in
connected to XP thru USB Port and Ethernet connection to
other computers (running Windows 98). All was well with
internet connections until Service Pack 2 installed.
Internet was knocked off line for users so SP2 was removed
on administrator. Even though the network is still there,
only Administrator computer is accessable.

What happened? And how do we correct this problem?

I would recommend to read http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm and
install Service Pack 2 again.

Hans-Georg

 

[Lance]

In addition to Hans excellent site, I would also recommend:

Service Pack 2 Pre-Installation Checklist (Jupiter Jones, MVP):
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/xpsp2.htm

and if you have a history of adware/spyware infections, either one of
the following.

Lance
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Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 811259
How to determine and recover from Winsock2 corruption
<http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811259&Product=winxp>

LSP-Fix
Repairs Winsock 2 settings, caused by buggy or improperly-removed
Internet software, that result in loss of Internet access
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm