Guest bob urz Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 I have a windows 98 machine that i have used for years. Internet has been dial up until recently. i installed a network card and put it on a router. now, the dial up won't work. It shows its connected in the tray, but the browser won't load. i went to control panel and brought up Internet options. the window opens with 7 tabs on the top. all the tabs work EXCEPT the tab i need, the connections tab. when i go to connections, the screen remains on the last selected tab and the Internet properties window freezes. Is there a way to fix this short of re installing windows? Bob
Guest MEB Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 Re: internet properties freezes "bob urz" <soundu2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23v5cULJYIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... | I have a windows 98 machine that i have used for years. | Internet has been dial up until recently. i installed | a network card and put it on a router. now, the dial up won't work. | It shows its connected in the tray, but the browser won't load. | i went to control panel and brought up Internet options. | the window opens with 7 tabs on the top. | | all the tabs work EXCEPT the tab i need, the connections tab. | when i go to connections, the screen remains on the last | selected tab and the Internet properties window freezes. | Is there a way to fix this short of re installing windows? | | | Bob Not good. First try checking your NETWORK settings in Control Panel, and remove the old modem/dialup [this presumes you have a local network.and have no present need for the modem] While there make sure that it properly shows your NIC(s) and other present configs, such as IP settings. Make sure your network is in the same work group/name and if using Windows Networking as Login, that it is configured for Quick Login. Check via the router software that it is also properly configured [DHCP and DNS or the right static addresses if that's what you did]. Prior to registry modifications, run Connection Wizard choosing the NIC/router as the new connection. If these don't help, post back for some registry mods [unless someone else jumps in with them] -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com _________
Guest glee Posted January 27, 2008 Posted January 27, 2008 Re: internet properties freezes "bob urz" <soundu2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%23v5cULJYIHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I have a windows 98 machine that i have used for years. > Internet has been dial up until recently. i installed > a network card and put it on a router. now, the dial up won't work. If you installed a network card and a router, I am guessing you now have some sort of broadband Internet connection now....DSL, cable....is thast correct? If so, why do you want dial-up to work? Or, are you still using dial-up for an Internet connection, and only using the NIC for a local network of computers (in which case, why are you using a router)? > It shows its connected in the tray, but the browser won't load. If dial-up shows as connected in the tray icon, then it is, at least to some extent, working. What do you mean by "the browser won't load"? Open your web browser, type a URL in the address bar and press Enter. What happens? Do you get any error message, and if so, what is it? > i went to control panel and brought up Internet options. > the window opens with 7 tabs on the top. > > all the tabs work EXCEPT the tab i need, the connections tab. > when i go to connections, the screen remains on the last > selected tab and the Internet properties window freezes. Double-click My Computer> double-click Dial-Up Networking OR Start> Programs> Accessories> Communications> Dial-Up Networking. What is shown in the Dial-Up Networking window, besides the Make New Connection icon? Right-click any connection icon shown there, then click Properties, and post back with what settings are enabled and disabled. Start> Control Panel> Network: What is listed on the Configuration tab, and what are the properites for each? > Is there a way to fix this short of re installing windows? Probably. -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+ http://dts-l.net/ http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
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