XP Networking Problem - Need help

I've wiped Norton off all three of my PCs now. This last problem scared
me. As I might have said at the outset, the manufacturer of the computer
with the problem recommended starting over. A suggestion I found just
not acceptable. Again, thanks to all here. I'll checkout Forte Agent. Art

Steve Winograd [MVP] wrote:
In article , Art Shotwell
wrote:

Got a laptop that recently has been unable to connect to my Wireless
LAN. I keep seeing the message "Acquiring Network Address" when hovering
over the network icon in the system tray. I get the same message when I
try connecting the laptop to my wireless router via an Ethernet cable.

This has worked until recently. But, too many changes took place for me
to isolate. And, I tried to do a system restore from a few days ago, and
Windows says no changes have taken place.

The laptop manufacturer's suggestion, to do a full restore seems
unreasonable solution to this problem.

Make sure that the DHCP Client Service is running:

1. Right click My Computer, and click Manage.
2. Double click Services and Applications.
3. Double click Services.
4. Double click DHCP Client. If the Service status is Stopped,
click Start.
5. Set the Startup type to Automatic.

If that fails, see if there are any relevant messages in Event Viewer.
To run it, click Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance |
Administrative Tools | Event Viewer. For more information, see:

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427

This is a Windows 98 news group. If you have more XP questions, I
recommend posting them in this news group:

microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web

You'll find more knowledgeable XP people there.

Steve, Many thanks...DHSP Client Service had failed to start. I checked
the Events Log (had never been there before) and found a missing
dependency. I checked microsoft.com/wlink/events.asp for error 1068.
Found it was caused by the uninstall of Norton AV. Edited the Registry
to remove the dependency and voila, it works now. Thanks for your help.

As for being in the wrong newgroup...sorry 'bout that...my newsgroup
reader was showing only m.p.w.networking. What's a good newsgroup
reader? I got spoiled during CompuServe's early days when there were
configurable, automatic forum readers. Art


You're welcome, Art. I'm glad that my suggestion helped you solve the
problem.

I dislike the way that Norton products embed themselves deep within
the operating system. I've seen many cases, like yours, where
something goes wrong when un-installing them. For those reasons (and
more), I don't use or recommend Norton products.

From the headers of your message, I think that you're using Netscape 7
as a news reader. I've also noticed that it abbreviates news group
names in a way that makes them hard to see. To see the full name of a
news group, right-click it in the list of news groups for a server and
click Properties.

I use Forte Agent.