My small network went down this week (WinXP Pro, 3x Win98SE, 1 5 port hub). I discovered that the problem was with the Dell Windows XP Pro machine. When I went to the Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) screen on the Network Properties, I got the following message:
The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) might be corrupt. To correct this, use System Restore to restore Windows to an earlier time.... etc.
I tried System Restore - no joy.
I tried reinstalling the Network Driver - No luck either.
I downloaded some fixes (WMI patch, etc) from Dell's Website - Still no luck!
I did a search on the MS KnowledgeBase - Nothing
I did a search in Google - Other people have had this problem but there doesn't seem to be a solution!!!
Do you have any ideas?? I really would like to get ICS going again so that all my computers can share the Internet Connection. I really DON'T want to reinstall WindowsXP (seems very old fashioned and V. Frustrating).
Your help would be gratefully appreciated.
The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) might be corrupt. To correct this, use System Restore to restore Windows to an earlier time.... etc.
I tried System Restore - no joy.
I tried reinstalling the Network Driver - No luck either.
I downloaded some fixes (WMI patch, etc) from Dell's Website - Still no luck!
I did a search on the MS KnowledgeBase - Nothing
I did a search in Google - Other people have had this problem but there doesn't seem to be a solution!!!
Do you have any ideas?? I really would like to get ICS going again so that all my computers can share the Internet Connection. I really DON'T want to reinstall WindowsXP (seems very old fashioned and V. Frustrating).
Your help would be gratefully appreciated.
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