Is this *all* that's going wrong with the system? Because Registry
corruption is not that specific or regular.
I don't know of any "normal" thing that would do this, unless perhaps the
modem is having problems and is getting lost, redetected and reinstalled.
Restart in Safe Mode and check out Device Manager there. How many modems are
listed? Check, too, for emulators (HCF, HSF), and while you're there, check
for *any* other duplications. A few are normal, but generally, you want one
entry per device. Make a list of any *exact* duplications and how many of
each to post back here. Also, look for entries that pertain to old devices
that are no longer part of teh system (printers, for example) and remove
those as well.
Lastly, I suppose it could be malware trying to mess with the networking
protocols to allow it to do things it shouldn't be able to do. I suggest a
thorough review of the links in my sig.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
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Jim Walsh wrote:
> Gary
>
> Thanks for your quick reply.Sorry it has taken me so long to get back
> to this.
>
> The thing that is particularly odd about this is that once I restore
> the network components, it works fine for several days. Then, one
> day, they're gone again.
>
> Do you know where in the registry I should be looking for this?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Sounds like Registry corruption to me, though why it would only
>> target network devices is odd.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Gary S. Terhune
>> MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://grystmill.org/articles/cleanboot.htm
>> http://grystmill.org/articles/security.htm
>>
>> "Jim Walsh" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:uqzVf2$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I have a friend who is running Win98. He accesses the Internet
>>> using a dial-up connection. He is having the strangest problem. His
>>> Internet access will be working just fine, and then one day he
>>> won't be able to connect. When I come over to help, I discover that
>>> one or more of his network components is missing from the Network
>>> Control panel. One time it was the dial-up adapter, another time
>>> the TCP/IP protocol, today it was both the TCP/IP protocol and the
>>> Client for Microsoft Networks. It's easy enough to add them back in
>>> again, reboot, and his Internet connection is fine.
>>>
>>> However, a couple of days later, the problem occurs again. Internet
>>> access doesn't work, due to one or more of the networking components
>>> missing. Although it is easy to get him back online again, I would
>>> like to find a permanent solution.
>>>
>>> Has anyone had a similar experience? Did you figure out what was
>>> causing it?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim
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