Windows

If reapplying the Service Pack does not fix the problem then the best thing to do is boot in VGA mode remove all network items and reinstall after reboot into Normal mode.

When do you try to access the network properties? I had this same problem after I reboot but if I wait until the machine loads all its services...3 minutes...then I am able to access it.....what does your event viewer say?

One of the services you start during your boot sequence is dragging its feet in starting. The "service database is locked" only means some service has not started and you cannot access some functions until it has timed out. Wait for the service database to become unlocked, the most I've had to wait in the past is 30 minutes. Some service or device will not have started. Disable that service, reboot and fix the problem.

Rundll32 is a royal pain but it is used by many things. Especially network related things. I fixed a problem like this by accessing the computer in question over the network, when no one was logged on, and copited the file across the network, rebooted and everything was fine again. Sometimes the latest service pack will not fix this kind of issue.

hee... this is ok.
Bet you didn't wait enought since the system up.
Wait a few minutes, till all services are up.

.... you already waited 30 minutes? hmm..

Mark.