ipconfig error: unable to query host name

[Guest avat]

I am working through a router with one main computer, a wireless laptop, and

a second desktop computer. When everything is plugged in, the second desktop

computer (which runs Windows XP Home Edition) shows it is connected to the

Internet, but when running a browser (in this case Internet Explorer) I get

the "The page cannot be displayed" error.

 

I've tried to run an "ipconfig" through the command prompt and I get this

error:

Windows IP Configuration

 

An internal error occurred: the request is not supported.

 

Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.

 

Additional information: Unable to query host name.

 

I followed the instructions in this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918557/en-us?sd=gn

However, the computer name is there and was already in the places it says to

check in "regedit". They gave no further information.

 

Any help on how to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: ipconfig error: unable to query host name

 

 

"avat" <avat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:438B3280-6BB5-4DE6-A316-2384190D93E1@microsoft.com...

>I am working through a router with one main computer, a wireless laptop,

>and

> a second desktop computer. When everything is plugged in, the second

> desktop

> computer (which runs Windows XP Home Edition) shows it is connected to the

> Internet, but when running a browser (in this case Internet Explorer) I

> get

> the "The page cannot be displayed" error.

>

> I've tried to run an "ipconfig" through the command prompt and I get this

> error:

> Windows IP Configuration

>

> An internal error occurred: the request is not supported.

>

> Please contact Microsoft Product Support Services for further help.

>

> Additional information: Unable to query host name.

>

> I followed the instructions in this article:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918557/en-us?sd=gn

> However, the computer name is there and was already in the places it says

> to

> check in "regedit". They gave no further information.

>

> Any help on how to solve this problem would be greatly appreciated!

> Thanks!

 

This problem can be caused by a damaged or missing file tcpip.sys. Try

restoring it from your WinXP installation CD.