Control Panel/Networking Window problem

I clicked on the control panel/network icon. Normally I am presented with a
network window displaying three tabs...configuration, identification, and
access control panel; I wanted to find the name of my PC under the
identification tab. But only the configuration tab appeared, and I got a
message about the network not being complete.

I considered breaking the seal on my original Dell System Recovery disk, but
I hesitated. I didn't know what would happen to all the stuff I've
loaded/modified since starting up the PC, nor did I know if this would be of
any use in correcting the problem anyway.

Any helpful suggestions about what the problem might be, and how to repair it?

"maggie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2C8A0328-57A5-4784-A36F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I clicked on the control panel/network icon. Normally I am presented with
>a
> network window displaying three tabs...configuration, identification, and
> access control panel; I wanted to find the name of my PC under the
> identification tab. But only the configuration tab appeared, and I got a
> message about the network not being complete.
>
> I considered breaking the seal on my original Dell System Recovery disk,
> but
> I hesitated. I didn't know what would happen to all the stuff I've
> loaded/modified since starting up the PC, nor did I know if this would be
> of
> any use in correcting the problem anyway.
>
> Any helpful suggestions about what the problem might be, and how to repair
> it?

what is listed in the configuration tab ?

you need "microsoft client" , a network card , and TCP/IP protocols

if one or more is missing then you will need to reinstall them

Thanks one million times! It took me till now to be able to get onto the
Microsoft webpage containing your response, otherwise I would have been
effusively thanking you sooner.
I don't know how it got uninstalled, but on the config tab, I clicked on
add, then client, then microsoft client..it reinstalled and all my errant
tabs reappeared...magic!
Thanks again for the invaluable help.
Maggie

"Haggis" wrote:

>
> "maggie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2C8A0328-57A5-4784-A36F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I clicked on the control panel/network icon. Normally I am presented with
> >a
> > network window displaying three tabs...configuration, identification, and
> > access control panel; I wanted to find the name of my PC under the
> > identification tab. But only the configuration tab appeared, and I got a
> > message about the network not being complete.
> >
> > I considered breaking the seal on my original Dell System Recovery disk,
> > but
> > I hesitated. I didn't know what would happen to all the stuff I've
> > loaded/modified since starting up the PC, nor did I know if this would be
> > of
> > any use in correcting the problem anyway.
> >
> > Any helpful suggestions about what the problem might be, and how to repair
> > it?
>
> what is listed in the configuration tab ?
>
> you need "microsoft client" , a network card , and TCP/IP protocols
>
> if one or more is missing then you will need to reinstall them
>
>
>

"maggie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7F350629-69A4-4D59-A0C1-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks one million times! It took me till now to be able to get onto the
> Microsoft webpage containing your response, otherwise I would have been
> effusively thanking you sooner.
> I don't know how it got uninstalled, but on the config tab, I clicked on
> add, then client, then microsoft client..it reinstalled and all my errant
> tabs reappeared...magic!
> Thanks again for the invaluable help.
> Maggie
>
> "Haggis" wrote:
>
>>
>> "maggie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:2C8A0328-57A5-4784-A36F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I clicked on the control panel/network icon. Normally I am presented
>> >with
>> >a
>> > network window displaying three tabs...configuration, identification,
>> > and
>> > access control panel; I wanted to find the name of my PC under the
>> > identification tab. But only the configuration tab appeared, and I got
>> > a
>> > message about the network not being complete.
>> >
>> > I considered breaking the seal on my original Dell System Recovery
>> > disk,
>> > but
>> > I hesitated. I didn't know what would happen to all the stuff I've
>> > loaded/modified since starting up the PC, nor did I know if this would
>> > be
>> > of
>> > any use in correcting the problem anyway.
>> >
>> > Any helpful suggestions about what the problem might be, and how to
>> > repair
>> > it?
>>
>> what is listed in the configuration tab ?
>>
>> you need "microsoft client" , a network card , and TCP/IP protocols
>>
>> if one or more is missing then you will need to reinstall them
>>
>>
>>

glad to help! the web interface is really bad...you should consider setting
up some of these newgroups in OE (or another news reader)

it makes it so much easier to find things :>

have a look at this page

http://www.aumha.org/win4/supp1a.htm