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How to delete old lan connections?

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by jjeff

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I have a windows 2000 laptop that I am trying to install a VPN Client on. When I try to do that, I get an error stating my Internet Connection Sharing is enabled. I check the lan connection and the dial-up connection and it is not enabled. The lan connection is labled: Local Area Connection 6. If I go and enable Internet Connection Sharing on the Dial-Up adaptor, I get a statement: Internet Connection Sharing is currently enabled for connection 'Local Area Connection 4'

My question is how can I delete this Local Area Connection 4 which does not currently exist as a Lan Connection in my Network properties? I assume there is some place in the registry, but I need to know where to look.

Thank You.

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by voldar

Don't know if this is what you want to do, but go to %systemroot%\repair folder, and erase all data from it. For test purpose, move the contents of the "repair" folder on another partition and restart your computer.

by victor

just right click and disable all adapters not in use. stick with the adapter that is currently bing used.

by eng.

To resolve this problem, uninstall the ghosted network adapter from the registry:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd.exe, and then press ENTER.
Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1, and then press ENTER.
Type Start DEVMGMT.MSC, and then press ENTER.
Click View, and then click Show Hidden Devices.
Expand the Network Adapters tree.
Right-click the dimmed network adapter, and then click Uninstall.
Good luck ?

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