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Sounds pretty straightforward. Since the install of XPSP2 didn't fix the issue, I'm not sure repairing will but it's worth the shot. At least your network connections might come back and the other scripting issues may be resolved! I think they give you a couple of installs prior to having to call them to re-activate XP. Wonder if anyone in India is up at this hour? :haha:

:haha: But true.............

Yeah, the real program needs to be running. Wanted to see if it was the correct one or not. Don't disable it in services. Can you disable Windows Firewall? Read on another forum someone's network connections disappeared after installing this. You really only need one firewall product anyway.... Edit: Try running sfc /scannow from the command prompt. This looks at your system files to see if any have changed.

Your RPC service is named incorrectly. Not sure whether this means anything. The name sould be Remote Procedure Call Service or Remote Procedure Call in the name listing you have and in the net start list. Will take a peeky at your logs..... Edit: See you are running DiskKeeper. I don't see a damn thing. Only thing I can figure is if it's a bug, it's replaced one of the files normally used with XP.

Just go to the File menu in Notepad, the version that pops up automatically, then click save as and name the file. Can you do a search and see where the rpcss.exe file is. It should be in one of the system directories c:windowssystem or c:windowssystem32. Cholla: You can but if you are running NT File System, the dos won't recognize the hard drive.

It's definitely sounding more like you're still virused up. I'm fighting a machine which has one of the appinit viruses right now. (Not my machine, someone I work with.) Pain in the butt. The virus is not being detected because it loads so early in the boot process and it disallows running of hijackthis, antivirus software, and interferes with stinger. Also, it stops you from using the Task Manager and if you use another program such as processViewer, it does not allow you to stop execution of the virus and further if you delete the entry in the registry, it just recreates it immediately. It looks like the virus runs under the netlogon program, as a process module. One other thing that this bad boy does is rename itself. Thought I'd gotten it but then saw a different funky named program running. Still there. I'm gonna try running stinger from what Microsoft calls a command line (which I call BS) to see if I can get it that way. I miss msdos. When MS took that away from us, they took away our power to control our computer systems. :cry: But I digress........... Go ahead and stop the rpcSs service (net stop rpcSs) Strange spelling for that file.... to see what happens. Also, run another hijackthis and post the results. Bug has to be executing somewhere. There are a number of services that are running which don't need to be. If you want, I can list them. The link you posted sounds like a good idea. BTW: Did you ever run CWS Shredder?

Do you get a message saying something like "Your machinge is going to shut down in 30 seconds" from the NT/Authority/System and mentions the lsass.exe process? If you do, you kost likely have a variant of the Sasser virus. Download stinger from McAfee and run this in safe mode. Here is the link.... http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Yeah, "goin' on a benda"', as we say here in Maine ....... :haha: Sorry about the start menu. I left a step out. When you get into the properties of the "Start menu", check off "Classic View". Was the network connections service enabled in your Services list? Try starting the service manually by getting to a command prompt, then type in net start netman

Try setting your desktop to classic view by clicking start, then click at the top where your user name is with the right mouse button, then click properties. This will put the network places icon on your desktop. Next, right mouse click once on the network places icon, then click properties to see your network connections (hopefully). If its empty, try this: Start your machine in "Safemode with networking". Log in as Administrator and check for your network connections from there. Can't remember whether you tried this or not. Sounds like it's trying to load something that it can't load, either because it's missing or the program that is trying to load is dependent upon another that isn't loaded. (If this makes any sense to you......) Don't bother with the network connections screen print if its just blank. Had forgotten about that . Just found this... http://www.adminlife.com/247reference/msgs/20/100691.aspx Try this first (excerpt from link above) Click Start>Run the type in Services.msc and click run button. The list of services on your computer will come up. Check to see if the network connections service is running. If it isn't, right mouse click once on it and click enable. If it doesn't start, post the error message here. If it is enabled then do this: in Start/Run type these lines and hit ENTER after each line regsvr32 netshell.dll regsvr32 netcfgx.dll regsvr32 netman.dll Then reboot and try to view your network connections again. BTW: These commands will re-register the dlls in your registry. (Put back entires which may have been removed by something else.... If you get any errors, please post them. We may be on to something here......

Yes. If you end the lsass process, it will trigger that event. A process is just another program. The entry in the registry would have to be reomved or disable to stop the program from running at boot time... or the actual file would have to be deleted from the system. His list is long most likely due to the multiple connections in his network connections window. Personally, I would remove them all and start over, but not being a comcast user, I would hesitate to do that without a comcast user explaining in detail to him how to rebuild the connection after re-installation of his nic drivers and tcp. Some software does install "devices" and if the software he installed did this, but didn't remove the entries in the reistry, that could be causing the error but I doubt that is what's occurring, since its an intermittent thing and it occurs on clicks on icons, etc. Good idea Cholla. 69Rat: Did the problems start while installing or after uninstalling the Hunter software....?. And could you find out if there is a list of files associated with that software? Let's take a different tack and see if we can find some errant entry in the registry for one of those files before messing with youir network setup, if you want to.

If you shut processes down, when you reboot they will come back on automatically. To disable services (processes), that is a whole different ball game. This would have to be done under computer management>services in control panel. (Not available on 98, me) We gotta do it thru a process viewer...... Could you post a scrnprnt of you network connections window? You don't need a multitude of connections to be on line.... Just the active one. May be one of the others causing the error? I'd get rid of the unused ones to see if one of those is confilicting somehow.

If she was online when you tested through the router and then you tested directly thru the modem..... Nope, 'cept keep 'em all off-line. Router might take a bit off your bandwidth, due to store and forward, but not that much...

How are you trying to do your print screens? The ways you mention will not work with a windows desktop capture. To do a screen print, hit the Printscrn key at the top left of the keyboard, then start mspaint thru start>programs>accessories>paint, then click on the Edit menu the Paste option. Save it to the desktop thru File>saveAs. After you finish your text for the post, click on additional options then browse to your desktop then select the file you saved. For your nic drivers, don't disable and then try to re-install. It would not be a good thing....... You have an integrated network interface card. Same thing (pretty much), as a regular nic only its built onto the mobo. (little chip on the mobo, 'bout the size of your thumb..........) It's fgood you have not heard about newdotnet. Pain in the butt.... I run a LinksysBFSX41, Same as yours xcept mine has a firewall built in. To be truthful, the only one that makes sense to me is the one that is the VIA PCI...... Comcast is different than my connection though (Adelphia). If you go into your network connections, how many are listed?

Here is his router....

Good deal. Glad your up and running!

As far as IP assignment, I'd leave the router as is unless you can't connect to the internet with a static ip. You can assign a static ip to your machine on your local lan, just as long as you don't have another machine or device with the same ip either assigned (by the router) or set statically. If you assign a static ip, just stay within the range set for the router, say use ip # 192.168.1.146 for your computer. Try the instructions I gave above prior to changing the router from dhcp enabled to disabled, but use the ip I mention here.

I'm not ever sure which machine your talking about. Lets do this, Computer A is the one that works and has net access, computer B is not connecting. How is Machine A connected? eg: is it connected to a port on the westell or a port (wired) on the wireless g?

How are your systems set up? For example, are both computers plugged in or, is one wireless and one wired? I can't tell from your inital post how your computers are physically set up for net access.........

Check the computer that works and see if it is set with a static ip. If XP, then go to start>settings>network connections then right mouse click on 'local connection' then click once on 'tcp' then click the 'Properties' button. Let us know.....

Good to see ya back. You may be right. Especially since the error came up quicker with the drivers for your nic disabled. This might be a stupid question, but did you renable your nic driver prior to trying to install the new one? Did you ever have any spyware called newdotnet? This particular one affects the lsp files of you tcp stack (network software). Who is you internet service provider and what type of router do you have? You may want to consider deleting your local connection (in your network connections), then deleting your nic card from the device manager, shut down, unplug your computer, hold the power button on for 5 seconds or so, then plug it back in and boot up and install the updated drivers at that point. Here is link to show how to list the hidden devices (take a look at these first and post what network, tcp related devices (WAN mini-ports, etc.): or devices marked yellow or red. http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prdh_dmt_lhfg.asp Could you do me a favor and post a screen print of your device manager, showing you nic listings?

Are you connected to your router now or directly to your cable modem? If you are connected to your router: Get to a cmd prompt and type ipconfig /all Note the DNS entries, your gateway ip and your ip. Now, type ipconfig /release_all This command releases your dynamically assigned ip address (from your router) Now, close the command windows. Go to your tcp settings under your network connection ("Local connection", I believe) Change to static addressing, assign the ip that was originally assigned to you (from the ipconfig info from command above), add the dns entries that you noted from the ipconfig /all where you assign the dns servers, then add your gateway that you got from the ipconfig above. Now, reboot and see what happens. Note: You may have to disable DHCP on your router to successfully assign static ips, but I think your problem is the dns entries are incorrect. I have a Linksys befsx41, Same as yours only a firewall router. My port forwarding is under Applications and Gaming Port Range Forwarding. You can just put in the same port number for start and end. I can't help you much with gaming, since I don't do any of it, but find out the application name (or try naming it anything, as reisis suggests), and what service (tcp, udp, that it needs then enable it on you static ip address that you set up (hopefully).. Here is a print of my port range forwarding screen....

Remember, don't disable the hidden ones....

Do you have a link to his site? Sounds like a good program.. I run WIN98SE, so not much is hidden.

Happy Birthday 69Rat! Cholla's right on the delete, then re-install. If your mouse is malfunctioning, could it be a physical problem with it that may be causing the error? If you can, borrow a mouse from someone and swap it with the one you have. Shut your machine down, and replace yours, then start 'er back up and see if the errors recur. Problem with deleting instead of disable is that, even though the driver is replaced, if it's a physical hardware rpoblem, it will not show that. I believe tha MS was on the right track with disabling first. With you monitor, it will use the standard monitor for windows. Things might get big and colors will be wacky, but when you re-enable your monitor, all should return to normal. For the pacmanning, make sure you are inserting, not typing over. Hit the Insert key once and try it after hitting the key. BTW:, How old is your mouse and what windows (Programs) doesn't your mouse work on? Edit: Network adapter is ok to disable but you won't be able to connect to the net until you re-enable it. Only one I'd be shy about would be the usb controllers (I would consider this a system device). If your mouse and keyboard are attached by these ports, you may have issues if you disable usb. Check with MS prior to doing the USB. Cholla: If he did not have an appropriate product key, he would not have been able to install the os, or the os would not have been installed sucessfully by the OEM. Administrator password is still a good idea. 69Rat, if you want to see your product key you will need to run a program similar to this one: http://pcsupport.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=pcsupport&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.magicaljellybean.com%2Fkeyfinder.shtml Your product key, which I just found out, for XP, is now NOT stored as clear text in the registry. I've never used the software form this link, so I can't recommend it but someone else might have something that they could recommend. If you run it, let us know how it goes. You can compare the number you get from the program with the one on the tag somewhere on your computer.

Good luck and will be waiting to hear how it goes!