I was trying to ditch NETBIOS over TCP/IP (you know, unbind TCP/IP from everything and reboot and finally it's disabled?) ... but I guess I removed all bindings and Client for MS Networks poofed. No biggy, I'll re-add it...Process as usual, except when I double click on Client for MS Networks (the final step to adding it) ... it doesn't add it. it just closes the selection window, and leaves me with the "Select Component Type" dialog box(client / adapter / protocol / service) which stays in the background of the "Select Network Client" window while it's open. Normally, after I select Client for MS Networks (or a protocol or anything) and hit OK, or just double click the item... the window closes, there's a pause while the "Select Component Type" window is still up, it goes away, and the protocol/whatever gets added. Not true anymore, nothing happens. I've rebooted many times, closed all apps/etc... nothing changes this.
So I figure, ok maybe if I remove everything from my "Network" config, reboot, and re-add it all. That just left me with even less, since it still wouldn't let me re-add anything. On top of that, it had to re-detect the NIC (Linksys LNE100TX) and the add driver dialog boxes act exactly how the add network components boxes do! Whenever I click OK on the final step (with my driver/whatever selection) ...it's like I'm hitting cancel. It goes back to the beginning (in the case of drivers, it's the "Update Device Driver Wizard" ... let windows find the best driver or select from list). This is the same "back-stepping" or OK-button acting like CANCEL as the control panel/network thing.
Instinct says: format. But it's a family box, with business files that cannot be lost. My primary means of backup is over the network. I have a new copy of Windows XP Pro to put on there... I'd hate to do an 'upgrade' because I know how bad those can turn out...but does it have a chance of getting it out of this rut since the plan is to upgrade this box to XP anyway?
Any clues? This one has me baffled. Could it be some kind of registry issue? Is windows networking totally gone? What should I check/try/do?
Thanks in advance,
oh, one more note. The only recent change to the computer had been trying to install a new (USB) printer... but seeing 98's poor support , I decided to uninstall and go with parallel port.
So I figure, ok maybe if I remove everything from my "Network" config, reboot, and re-add it all. That just left me with even less, since it still wouldn't let me re-add anything. On top of that, it had to re-detect the NIC (Linksys LNE100TX) and the add driver dialog boxes act exactly how the add network components boxes do! Whenever I click OK on the final step (with my driver/whatever selection) ...it's like I'm hitting cancel. It goes back to the beginning (in the case of drivers, it's the "Update Device Driver Wizard" ... let windows find the best driver or select from list). This is the same "back-stepping" or OK-button acting like CANCEL as the control panel/network thing.
Instinct says: format. But it's a family box, with business files that cannot be lost. My primary means of backup is over the network. I have a new copy of Windows XP Pro to put on there... I'd hate to do an 'upgrade' because I know how bad those can turn out...but does it have a chance of getting it out of this rut since the plan is to upgrade this box to XP anyway?
Any clues? This one has me baffled. Could it be some kind of registry issue? Is windows networking totally gone? What should I check/try/do?
Thanks in advance,
oh, one more note. The only recent change to the computer had been trying to install a new (USB) printer... but seeing 98's poor support , I decided to uninstall and go with parallel port.
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