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Missing progs & Corrupt Services on W2K

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by rkent_it

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I have a computer running W2l Proffessional. It is able to connect to the internet, but is unable to load pages on the browser. So, assumingly, I decided to disable the network card through device manager, identyfying this as the source of the problem. Rather than being able to load pages out of that action, I am now unable to view the properties of Services, nor start or stop them. My ADD&REMOVE snap-in is corrupt only showing Add&Remove programs in small text, and no other options or programs to select. My Network Dialup Connection Snap-In does not have the MAKE NEW CONNECTION option anymore. I get a message that says ' Error in opening dependenct group or service ' (something like that) when I try to start the ' Remote Access AutoConnection Manager ' service. I get this message when I try adding a connection through IE, i think. I have un-installed and re-installed the networking components but still no gain. Anti-virus is on with the latest DAT files. PLEASE HELP!! Thankyou

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by nichomach

I had something similar after applying a 2K upgrade. I found that the AFD Networking Support Environment Service was disabled, and had to reenable it via regedit. Look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\CurrentControlSet\Services\AFD, and set Start to 2 and reboot. That said, I think you may have bigger problems than that, but that's what caused my "can connect, but can't load pages" problem (basically, it was killing name resolution). For the rest, I might actually be inclined to do a repair installation, if you're uncured.

by rawright

It sounds like you have multiple problems in configuration. Win2K is quite good about repairing itself, though it doesn't always work as advertised. I'd recommend that you run Windows Setup and select the Repair option, then see what other problems remain. Be sure to disable the AV software first, though, as this may interfere with the repair process.

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