"Steve Winograd [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:16:01 -0700, LJMaddox
> <LJMad***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a wireless home network with 2 computers and 2 wireless printers. All
> >components are working fine. The main computer is cabled directly to the
> >Linksys router. When I click on network connections I get the connections
> >screen but nothing is displayed. The other computer displays the network
> >connections correctly. I can access the router through the main computer with
> >no problems. When I tried the network setup wizard I got a message saying
> >could not locate the network hardware. I have no problem connecting to the
> >internet from either computer.
> >The problem occurred sometime after I replaced internet explorer 7 with 8. I
> >am not sure what caused the problem because I didn't try to display the
> >connections until sometime after the upgrade.
>
> Go to Start > Run > Services.msc, and make sure that the Network
> Connections service is started.
>
> Consider running System Restore to roll the computer back to a time
> before the problem occurred.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)
>
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