"Milk-Chan" <MilkC***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Good MOrning! I'll try to make this as concise as I can. I just recently
> restored my PC to Factory State. It was running XP Home SP2 just fine
> until
> what seemed to be a registry issue made it impossible to boot. After
> reupdating to SP2 I noticed I couldnt not connect to the internet. It
> appears..my LAN network adapter is being used to connect. I can't locate
> my
> NIC in device manager as well. I'm getting this message in event viewer:
>
> Security -Failure Audit
> IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of network interfaces on
> the
> machine......Please run IPSec monitor snap-in to further diagnose the
> problem.
> Details
> Product: Windows Operating System
> ID: 615
> Source: Security
> Version: 5.0
> Component: Security Event Log
> Symbolic Name: SE_AUDITID_IPSEC_POLICY_CHANGED
> Message: IPSec policy agent changed: %1
> PolicySource: %2
>
> Also noticed this error:
>
> System -Warning
> Your computer has automatically configured the IP address for Network Card
> with network address 0040CA6E.... The IP address being used is 169.....
>
> Without being a networking genius, I thought it could(?) be related. Also,
> we thought I may need to open the tower, and locate and reinsert the NIC.
> It
> came preinstalled on this PC.
>
> Any ideas suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance for all help and info!
> --
> My PC & Me = Tranquility...
> Until the Power Goes Out

"Milk-Chan" <MilkC***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3F684032-E4A7-46B6-9C07-0892A931B41C@microsoft.com...
> Good MOrning! I'll try to make this as concise as I can. I just recently
> restored my PC to Factory State. It was running XP Home SP2 just fine
> until
> what seemed to be a registry issue made it impossible to boot. After
> reupdating to SP2 I noticed I couldnt not connect to the internet. It
> appears..my LAN network adapter is being used to connect. I can't locate
> my
> NIC in device manager as well. I'm getting this message in event viewer:
>
> Security -Failure Audit
> IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of network interfaces on
> the
> machine......Please run IPSec monitor snap-in to further diagnose the
> problem.
> Details
> Product: Windows Operating System
> ID: 615
> Source: Security
> Version: 5.0
> Component: Security Event Log
> Symbolic Name: SE_AUDITID_IPSEC_POLICY_CHANGED
> Message: IPSec policy agent changed: %1
> PolicySource: %2
>
> Also noticed this error:
>
> System -Warning
> Your computer has automatically configured the IP address for Network Card
> with network address 0040CA6E.... The IP address being used is 169.....
>
> Without being a networking genius, I thought it could(?) be related. Also,
> we thought I may need to open the tower, and locate and reinsert the NIC.
> It
> came preinstalled on this PC.
>
> Any ideas suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance for all help and info!
> --
> My PC & Me = Tranquility...
> Until the Power Goes Out

"Ron Lowe" wrote:

> "Milk-Chan" <MilkC***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3F684032-E4A7-46B6-9C07-0892A931B41C@microsoft.com...
> > Good MOrning! I'll try to make this as concise as I can. I just recently
> > restored my PC to Factory State. It was running XP Home SP2 just fine
> > until
> > what seemed to be a registry issue made it impossible to boot. After
> > reupdating to SP2 I noticed I couldnt not connect to the internet. It
> > appears..my LAN network adapter is being used to connect. I can't locate
> > my
> > NIC in device manager as well. I'm getting this message in event viewer:
> >
> > Security -Failure Audit
> > IPSec Services failed to get the complete list of network interfaces on
> > the
> > machine......Please run IPSec monitor snap-in to further diagnose the
> > problem.
> > Details
> > Product: Windows Operating System
> > ID: 615
> > Source: Security
> > Version: 5.0
> > Component: Security Event Log
> > Symbolic Name: SE_AUDITID_IPSEC_POLICY_CHANGED
> > Message: IPSec policy agent changed: %1
> > PolicySource: %2
> >
> > Also noticed this error:
> >
> > System -Warning
> > Your computer has automatically configured the IP address for Network Card
> > with network address 0040CA6E.... The IP address being used is 169.....
> >
> > Without being a networking genius, I thought it could(?) be related. Also,
> > we thought I may need to open the tower, and locate and reinsert the NIC.
> > It
> > came preinstalled on this PC.
> >
> > Any ideas suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for all help and info!
> > --
> > My PC & Me = Tranquility...
> > Until the Power Goes Out
>
>
> There's something wrong with the hardware enumeration.
> Since it doesn't appear in device manager, it's hard to un-install it to
> force re-detection.
>
> However, since it seems to be present as a ghost, then this is what I'd try:
> Device Manager Does Not Display Devices That Are Not
> Connected to the Windows XP-Based Computer
> http://support.microsoft.com/d­efault.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;3155­39
>
>
> You might be able to use this article to force Device Manager to show the
> devices if they have become apparently nonpresent for some strange reason.
>
>
> If they show up in device manager now, you should delete them and re-boot.
>
> Allow windows to re-detect the card and re-install it.
>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Ron Lowe
> MVP - Windows Networking
>
>
>