Network Setup Wizard fails to start.

[ilikesushi]

Hey,

I can't start the Network Setup Wizard in XP Pro. I tried all sorts of links to it such as Right clicking My Network Places, clicking the "Set home or Small Office Network". I get no errors. Nothing happens. I tried typing "netsetup.exe" in Run, but that failed to start it also. Instead, a message popped up saying that if I had XP, it would start automatically, otherwise it would have to install and restart. I click ok and nothing happens. It doesn't even pop up the box where I can begin to set up the network.
I tried running the wizard with the Windows CD but get the same problem.

I reinstalled the drivers for my network card, but that didn't help.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[amdskip]

Boot into safe mode with networking, login as administrator, try running it then.

 

[ilikesushi]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Boot into safe mode with networking, login as administrator, try running it then.

I just tried this. It doesn't work either.

 

[ilikesushi]

Well just for reference here is how I resolved this issue. I decided to install SP2, and guess what? It solved this problem for me. The Network Setup Wizard is now functional. I know there has been a lot of fuss about SP2 breaking machines, but in this case it fixed a problem.