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win98 - cannot access network properties

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by ragskl

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I have a Win 98 system that is working fine (Internet ok). My problem is I an unable to access Network properties - from Control Panel when dbl-clicked the Network Properties do not display. Neither can I get to Network settings from desktop or menu. Otherwise no other problem.
I would like to get to the network properties to modify some settings but am now unable. I used to be able to do so earlier - at some point this stopped.
Any ideas other than reinstall ?

Another problem I have is my joystick doesn't work - used to then it stopped due to some driver corruption though it shows up ok in the Device Mgr - tried replacing the drivers from the cab files but still doesn't work - any ideas?

regards
ragu

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by simy

You'll need to extract netdi.dll and netos.dll from thw win98 cd. Type sfc at the command prompt and specify the win98 folder on the cd as the location to extract from and extract to the system32 folder. Then restart windows.

With the joystick, try removing it from device manager and reinstalling it.

Hope this helps.

by randalbin

Is there any chance that someone created system policies on this computer? Network properties is one of the items that can be set to prevent user access with MS System Policies.

If you see the phrase "Loading system policies" right after the login prompt then perhaps you shoudl investigate this possibility. If this computer is not networked you can also search for files with a .pol suffix.

If you find one, DO NOT delete it as this could prevent windows from starting at all (depending upon what policies have been created).

Read up on System policy editor and how to make changes or eliminate system policies.

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