"deskra" <des***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D505DC68-6A93-4079-9BFC-E80CEE1C7AB7@microsoft.com...
> My laptop runs XP on a wireless LAN. Everything was fine for years until a
> few days ago. The connection to the LAN is fine (printer and file sharing
> works) but I can't connect to the internet, even if I disengage from the
> LAN
> and resort to dialup. My settings haven't been changed, at least that I
> know
> of.
>
> On my desktop, I can connect to the internet just fine. Do I have a
> corruption or missing file problem?

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> It would be a Very big help if you would explain what the LAN is comprised
> of, and how technically you are connected to the Internet  (when you are Not
> using DialUp).
> Otherwise follow the process in this page,
> http://www.ezlan.net/clean.html#refreshnet
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
> "deskra" <des***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D505DC68-6A93-4079-9BFC-E80CEE1C7AB7@microsoft.com...
> > My laptop runs XP on a wireless LAN. Everything was fine for years until a
> > few days ago. The connection to the LAN is fine (printer and file sharing
> > works) but I can't connect to the internet, even if I disengage from the
> > LAN
> > and resort to dialup. My settings haven't been changed, at least that I
> > know
> > of.
> >
> > On my desktop, I can connect to the internet just fine. Do I have a
> > corruption or missing file problem?
>
>

"Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:

> Hi
> It would be a Very big help if you would explain what the LAN is comprised
> of, and how technically you are connected to the Internet  (when you are Not
> using DialUp).
> Otherwise follow the process in this page,
> http://www.ezlan.net/clean.html#refreshnet
> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>
> "deskra" <des***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D505DC68-6A93-4079-9BFC-E80CEE1C7AB7@microsoft.com...
> > My laptop runs XP on a wireless LAN. Everything was fine for years until a
> > few days ago. The connection to the LAN is fine (printer and file sharing
> > works) but I can't connect to the internet, even if I disengage from the
> > LAN
> > and resort to dialup. My settings haven't been changed, at least that I
> > know
> > of.
> >
> > On my desktop, I can connect to the internet just fine. Do I have a
> > corruption or missing file problem?
>
>

"deskra" <des***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A4582FD2-E1AD-4427-A37E-AA784750FB90@microsoft.com...
> So I ran WinSockFix and LSP-fix with no change...still no internet
> connection. Then I clicked on the link to reset the TCP/IP
> stack:(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B299357)
> The instructions said that I should click "Another Computer" when prompted
> during Download Guided Help. I wasn't prompted for this, so I saved the
> .exe
> file on a thumb drive. When I tried to execute it on my laptop, which I
> am
> attempting to fix, I got the error message "The system cannot find the
> file
> specified."
>
> So I'm still unable to connect.
>
> Regards,
> Dale
>
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> It would be a Very big help if you would explain what the LAN is
>> comprised
>> of, and how technically you are connected to the Internet  (when you are
>> Not
>> using DialUp).
>> Otherwise follow the process in this page,
>> http://www.ezlan.net/clean.html#refreshnet
>> Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)
>>
>> "deskra" <des***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D505DC68-6A93-4079-9BFC-E80CEE1C7AB7@microsoft.com...
>> > My laptop runs XP on a wireless LAN. Everything was fine for years
>> > until a
>> > few days ago. The connection to the LAN is fine (printer and file
>> > sharing
>> > works) but I can't connect to the internet, even if I disengage from
>> > the
>> > LAN
>> > and resort to dialup. My settings haven't been changed, at least that I
>> > know
>> > of.
>> >
>> > On my desktop, I can connect to the internet just fine. Do I have a
>> > corruption or missing file problem?
>>
>>