Hey,
I've got a huge Windows 2000 (Professional Edition) TCP/IP problem, as the msg title says. Recently, I've been unable to connect to my college's ethernet connection. I had just previously used Ad-Aware to remove "New Dot Net" software; apparently the program embedded itself deep within the operating system and had messed around with the TCP/IP files. Upon removing "New Dot Net" from my computer, my TCP/IP software became completely corrupted. I know my ethernet port is fine as I've had my roommate test it, and so is my cable that my roommate also tested. I'm fairly sure that my ethernet adapter is fine; it's built in to my Inspiron 8000. I was able to ping servers and use "ipconfig /all" to see basic network settings, so I'm fairly sure this is a problem at the software level. My IP address came up "0.0.0.0".
I thought I could just remove TCP/IP protocol and re-install it; after some trouble (I had to first remove Simple TCP/IP Services) I was finally able to remove it. Then, when I tried to re-install it I kept getting the following message: "Could not add the requested component. The error is: A non-recoverable error occurred during a database lookup.". I figure maybe some basic operating system files were also corrupted, and so I went through Emergency Recovery Disk process. That didn't seem to fix anything, because when I try to reinstall TCP/IP I get the same exact message. I've tried say "Have Disk" and pointing it to "Windows\inf", but I still get the same message. I just can't install TCP/IP and without that I can't connect to the Internet.
On an unrelated note, after going through the repair process, I also can't access encrpyted files on my hard drive. The files were using the encrpytion built into W2K, the one you can use set through the file's property attributes. I've made sure I have the file permissions under full control and logged in as an Administrator, but I still can't access the files. There were no thrid-party encrpytion programs used. These were simple TXT documents that can't be opened anymore, notepad just says "Access denied.". How can I access these files? Anyone know why this has happened?
I would truly appreciate any help with this situtation; preferably I don't want to have to install Windows back in, but if that's the only solution I guess I would have no choice. Please help...
I've got a huge Windows 2000 (Professional Edition) TCP/IP problem, as the msg title says. Recently, I've been unable to connect to my college's ethernet connection. I had just previously used Ad-Aware to remove "New Dot Net" software; apparently the program embedded itself deep within the operating system and had messed around with the TCP/IP files. Upon removing "New Dot Net" from my computer, my TCP/IP software became completely corrupted. I know my ethernet port is fine as I've had my roommate test it, and so is my cable that my roommate also tested. I'm fairly sure that my ethernet adapter is fine; it's built in to my Inspiron 8000. I was able to ping servers and use "ipconfig /all" to see basic network settings, so I'm fairly sure this is a problem at the software level. My IP address came up "0.0.0.0".
I thought I could just remove TCP/IP protocol and re-install it; after some trouble (I had to first remove Simple TCP/IP Services) I was finally able to remove it. Then, when I tried to re-install it I kept getting the following message: "Could not add the requested component. The error is: A non-recoverable error occurred during a database lookup.". I figure maybe some basic operating system files were also corrupted, and so I went through Emergency Recovery Disk process. That didn't seem to fix anything, because when I try to reinstall TCP/IP I get the same exact message. I've tried say "Have Disk" and pointing it to "Windows\inf", but I still get the same message. I just can't install TCP/IP and without that I can't connect to the Internet.
On an unrelated note, after going through the repair process, I also can't access encrpyted files on my hard drive. The files were using the encrpytion built into W2K, the one you can use set through the file's property attributes. I've made sure I have the file permissions under full control and logged in as an Administrator, but I still can't access the files. There were no thrid-party encrpytion programs used. These were simple TXT documents that can't be opened anymore, notepad just says "Access denied.". How can I access these files? Anyone know why this has happened?
I would truly appreciate any help with this situtation; preferably I don't want to have to install Windows back in, but if that's the only solution I guess I would have no choice. Please help...
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