bascule
03-13-2004, 11:06 PM
This is a tough one. Something on my XP home box has changed, and I can't figure out what.
I have a regular 10/100 nic and a wireless card in this box. I normally switch back and forth
between them by right-clicking one or the other in Start>>Settings>>Netork Connections and
selecting Disable/Enable as necessary.
Suddenly that doesn't work anymore. Every time I try to disable a connection that way, I get tis
message:
"it is not possible to disable the connection at this time. This connection may be using one or
more protocols that do not support Plu-and-Play, or it may have been initiated by another user or
account"
I haven't added any new protocols and I haven't changed any account settings. Something MUST have
changed, but I have no idea what. I have several services disabled, but I always have, so I don't
think that's it.
One other small thing that's different is this. The XP login screen used to come up with my usual
admin account displayed, along with the white space where the password gets entered. Now, I have
to click on the little pic by the account to get the password entry field to come up. Small thing,
but WHY did it change? Is it related to the network adapter problem I'm having??
I hate when things change for no reason :)
Any help appreciated.
I have a regular 10/100 nic and a wireless card in this box. I normally switch back and forth
between them by right-clicking one or the other in Start>>Settings>>Netork Connections and
selecting Disable/Enable as necessary.
Suddenly that doesn't work anymore. Every time I try to disable a connection that way, I get tis
message:
"it is not possible to disable the connection at this time. This connection may be using one or
more protocols that do not support Plu-and-Play, or it may have been initiated by another user or
account"
I haven't added any new protocols and I haven't changed any account settings. Something MUST have
changed, but I have no idea what. I have several services disabled, but I always have, so I don't
think that's it.
One other small thing that's different is this. The XP login screen used to come up with my usual
admin account displayed, along with the white space where the password gets entered. Now, I have
to click on the little pic by the account to get the password entry field to come up. Small thing,
but WHY did it change? Is it related to the network adapter problem I'm having??
I hate when things change for no reason :)
Any help appreciated.