15 Problems That Your Plague Your PC
And How to Solve Them


--by Karen Kenworthy, Contributing Editor, Fred Langa, Senior 
Consulting Editor, John Woram, Consulting Editor, Serdar 
Yegulalp, Technology Editor


** Problem No 14: My network won't work. **

Solution:
Often, Windows networking can mysteriously die, especially in 
upgrades where non-Microsoft networking clients, protocols and 
services previously were installed. Everything appears to be 
installed and configured properly, but the Windows client just 
can't see the server or peers on the network. Networking 
problems can also cause subtle and hard-to-diagnose trouble 
with dial-up access.

A kind of networking housecleaning may fix things. First, make 
note of any networking settings so you can properly recreate 
them later, then use Control Panel's Network applet to remove 
all clients, protocols, adapters and services. If Dial-Up 
Networking is also a problem, delete all DUN connections after 
noting their settings.

Now reboot, reenter Control Panel, and reinstall all the 
necessary clients, protocols, adapters and services in the 
Network applet. Reboot again and rebuild your DUN connections.

This process-laborious but not difficult-refreshes all the 
elements of your networking plumbing and ensures all your 
drivers and clients are from the same release of Windows.


 1998 Windows Magazine, April 1999, Page 112.