> Hi,
>
> my brother in law has tampered with LAN settings because had some
> diffciluties accessing the web.
> Now he has launched several times the build-in XP-HOME "create a
> connexion"
> wizzard and has create a new home network connexion,
> and an internet-sharing-PC connexion where the PC is assumed to share it's
> connexion with ohters
>
> That is not the case
>
> The laptop in question only has to have a WiFi LAN access via a WiFi
> router
> The other laptop in their home can access the web
>
> The one he has trouble with also has, but establishing the connexion is
> terribly slow
>
> I imagine that having these unappropriate connexiosn can slow down the PC
> connecting. But I haven't been able to find a way to
> remove them. And if he right-clicks them in network connexions windo, he
> gets a message that he cannot do so, because they are in use.
>
> How can I help him ? Could booting in safe mode allow to remove unwanted
> connexions ?
>
> TIA for your expertise please !
>
>
>

>Hi,
>
>my brother in law has tampered with LAN settings because had some
>diffciluties accessing the web.
>Now he has launched several times the build-in XP-HOME "create a connexion"
>wizzard and has create a new home network connexion,
>and an internet-sharing-PC connexion where the PC is assumed to share it's
>connexion with ohters
>
>That is not the case
>
>The laptop in question only has to have a WiFi LAN access via a WiFi router
>The other laptop in their home can access the web
>
>The one he has trouble with also has, but establishing the connexion is
>terribly slow
>
>I imagine that having these unappropriate connexiosn can slow down the PC
>connecting. But I haven't been able to find a way to
>remove them. And if he right-clicks them in network connexions windo, he
>gets a message that he cannot do so, because they are in use.
>
>How can I help him ? Could booting in safe mode allow to remove unwanted
>connexions ?
>
>TIA for your expertise please !

> In article <#alP#Y9vGHA.1***@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl>, "MoiMeme"
> <antispam@no.spam> wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>my brother in law has tampered with LAN settings because had some
>>diffciluties accessing the web.
>>Now he has launched several times the build-in XP-HOME "create a
>>connexion"
>>wizzard and has create a new home network connexion,
>>and an internet-sharing-PC connexion where the PC is assumed to share it's
>>connexion with ohters
>>
>>That is not the case
>>
>>The laptop in question only has to have a WiFi LAN access via a WiFi
>>router
>>The other laptop in their home can access the web
>>
>>The one he has trouble with also has, but establishing the connexion is
>>terribly slow
>>
>>I imagine that having these unappropriate connexiosn can slow down the PC
>>connecting. But I haven't been able to find a way to
>>remove them. And if he right-clicks them in network connexions windo, he
>>gets a message that he cannot do so, because they are in use.
>>
>>How can I help him ? Could booting in safe mode allow to remove unwanted
>>connexions ?
>>
>>TIA for your expertise please !
>
> What are the names of the network connections that you want to remove?
>
> Run the Network Setup Wizard (not the New Connection Wizard).
> If the Network Setup Wizard detects the router's shared Internet
> connection, tell it to use that connection.  If it doesn't, select the
> connection method "This computer connects to the Internet through a
> residential gateway or through another computer on my network".
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>my brother in law has tampered with LAN settings because had some
>>>diffciluties accessing the web.
>>>Now he has launched several times the build-in XP-HOME "create a
>>>connexion"
>>>wizzard and has create a new home network connexion,
>>>and an internet-sharing-PC connexion where the PC is assumed to share it's
>>>connexion with ohters
>>>
>>>That is not the case
>>>
>>>The laptop in question only has to have a WiFi LAN access via a WiFi
>>>router
>>>The other laptop in their home can access the web
>>>
>>>The one he has trouble with also has, but establishing the connexion is
>>>terribly slow
>>>
>>>I imagine that having these unappropriate connexiosn can slow down the PC
>>>connecting. But I haven't been able to find a way to
>>>remove them. And if he right-clicks them in network connexions windo, he
>>>gets a message that he cannot do so, because they are in use.
>>>
>>>How can I help him ? Could booting in safe mode allow to remove unwanted
>>>connexions ?
>>>
>>>TIA for your expertise please !
>>
>> What are the names of the network connections that you want to remove?
>>
>> Run the Network Setup Wizard (not the New Connection Wizard).
>> If the Network Setup Wizard detects the router's shared Internet
>> connection, tell it to use that connection.  If it doesn't, select the
>> connection method "This computer connects to the Internet through a
>> residential gateway or through another computer on my network".
>
>How can I launch the network setup wizard ?
>The bad connections are "shared access" ( translated from french) and "local
>computer" These do not exist on the other laptop of same brand / age / OS /
>HW config