"Des" wrote:

>
> "EdrickV" <Edri***@Aol.com> wrote in message
> news:u$TpRAvTFHA.1152@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > The icon for my Belkin USB wireless ethernet adapter is missing from
> > Network Connections and the system tray. I have already gone through the
> > steps in KB article 825826 and they did not help at all. I have
> > uninstalled and reinstalled the adapter multiple times. It is not
> > showing up as having a problem in device manager, and when I use the
> > Belkin utility I can connect to the wireless network and internet just
> > fine. If I use WZC, I can't tell it to connect to my network (since the
> > icon is not in the system tray) and so I can't use it with WZC. I looked
> > in the registry and found a network adapter list here:
> >
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-1
> 1CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
> > That looks like it is what Network Connections uses. There is one entry
> > for my onboard ethernet card (which shows up) but no entry for my Belkin
> > USB adapter. It looks like, when reinstalling the driver, something is
> > stopping Windows from putting that info in the registry. Does anyone
> > have any ideas about what I can do to fix this? It was working just fine
> > for a while, but now without that icon showing up I can't use ICS which
> > I have been using to get my PS2 online for a while.
> >
> > As a sidenote, Home Networking Wizard doesn't seem to do anything, but
> > that may be because it only sees one network adapter. ICS is also not
> > working and not available in the advanced tab on the LAN properties,
> > presumably for the same reason.
>
> Mine did that as well, I ran the utility from 'programmes' and I had somehow
> unchecked 'show wireless icon in systray' that sorted that one!
> On my laptop ME claimed the pcmcia Belkin adapter wasn't there with the home
> networking wizard but worked fine apart from that! yet with a Belkin PCI
> card on the PC it was recognised, so I put it down to M$......
> Now I have 2K on the laptop it has made it a lot simpler and 'other'
> programmes recognise the wireless card when ME didn't
>
> Des
>
>
> Des
>
>
>

"EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA8FC938-4E37-4AED-A8D6-02AD69320C57@microsoft.com...
> Your problem was not the same as mine, and I am not using Me or 2k either
> so
> that does not help.
>
> "Des" wrote:
>
>>
>> "EdrickV" <Edri***@Aol.com> wrote in message
>> news:u$TpRAvTFHA.1152@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > The icon for my Belkin USB wireless ethernet adapter is missing from
>> > Network Connections and the system tray. I have already gone through
>> > the
>> > steps in KB article 825826 and they did not help at all. I have
>> > uninstalled and reinstalled the adapter multiple times. It is not
>> > showing up as having a problem in device manager, and when I use the
>> > Belkin utility I can connect to the wireless network and internet just
>> > fine. If I use WZC, I can't tell it to connect to my network (since the
>> > icon is not in the system tray) and so I can't use it with WZC. I
>> > looked
>> > in the registry and found a network adapter list here:
>> >
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-1
>> 1CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
>> > That looks like it is what Network Connections uses. There is one entry
>> > for my onboard ethernet card (which shows up) but no entry for my
>> > Belkin
>> > USB adapter. It looks like, when reinstalling the driver, something is
>> > stopping Windows from putting that info in the registry. Does anyone
>> > have any ideas about what I can do to fix this? It was working just
>> > fine
>> > for a while, but now without that icon showing up I can't use ICS which
>> > I have been using to get my PS2 online for a while.
>> >
>> > As a sidenote, Home Networking Wizard doesn't seem to do anything, but
>> > that may be because it only sees one network adapter. ICS is also not
>> > working and not available in the advanced tab on the LAN properties,
>> > presumably for the same reason.
>>
>> Mine did that as well, I ran the utility from 'programmes' and I had
>> somehow
>> unchecked 'show wireless icon in systray' that sorted that one!
>> On my laptop ME claimed the pcmcia Belkin adapter wasn't there with the
>> home
>> networking wizard but worked fine apart from that! yet with a Belkin PCI
>> card on the PC it was recognised, so I put it down to M$......
>> Now I have 2K on the laptop it has made it a lot simpler and 'other'
>> programmes recognise the wireless card when ME didn't
>>
>> Des
>>
>>
>> Des
>>
>>
>>

"Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:

> START > RUN > type "DEVMGMT.MSC"
>
> This will open the device management mmc snap-in.  Expand the tree for
> "Network adapters."  What state is the Belkin USB adapter in?
>
> 1) Not present.
> 2) Yellow Warning sign
> 3) Red "X"
> 4) Normal
>
> --
> Jerry Peterson
> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F548E5BB-73B7-4B69-9709-CCC2C7566221@microsoft.com...
> The Belkin adapter is listed and working fine as far as device manager can
> tell. That was of course one of the first things I checked, and removing
> it
> and reinstalling has had no effect on getting the icon back in network
> connections.
>
> "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> START > RUN > type "DEVMGMT.MSC"
>>
>> This will open the device management mmc snap-in.  Expand the tree for
>> "Network adapters."  What state is the Belkin USB adapter in?
>>
>> 1) Not present.
>> 2) Yellow Warning sign
>> 3) Red "X"
>> 4) Normal
>>
>> --
>> Jerry Peterson
>> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>

"Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:

> Ok I'll chalk that down as a number 4.
>
> The device is not present in the network connections folder, and it is not
> present in the system tray.  Let's try to find out what is interferring with
> the adapter.  Before we start creating and parsing log files, can you answer
> the following questions?
>
> What is the model number and the driver version of the Belkin adapter?
> What version of the operating system are you using?  (ex: XP SP2)
> Are the Belkin wireless utilities installed?
>
> --
> Jerry Peterson
> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F548E5BB-73B7-4B69-9709-CCC2C7566221@microsoft.com...
> > The Belkin adapter is listed and working fine as far as device manager can
> > tell. That was of course one of the first things I checked, and removing
> > it
> > and reinstalling has had no effect on getting the icon back in network
> > connections.
> >
> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >> START > RUN > type "DEVMGMT.MSC"
> >>
> >> This will open the device management mmc snap-in.  Expand the tree for
> >> "Network adapters."  What state is the Belkin USB adapter in?
> >>
> >> 1) Not present.
> >> 2) Yellow Warning sign
> >> 3) Red "X"
> >> 4) Normal
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jerry Peterson
> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
> >>
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >
>
>
>

"EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EB6C5765-8F41-431D-AEA9-C20D1C5D8F30@microsoft.com...
> Model number: F5D6050
> Model number: 2.9.8.331
> Firmware version: 0.100.5.78
> Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility version: 3.1.4.22
> Windows XP SP1a
>
> The drivers are the most recent version off the Belkin site. It used to
> work
> just fine, I'm not really sure when it stopped because I don't normally
> have
> to mess with it. And the adapter and internet connection through it, as I
> mentioned before, are working. All that's missing is the Network
> Connections
> interface to it. When setup to use Wireless Zero it showed up as a
> wireless
> network adapter, when setup to use Belkin's utility it looked like a wired
> network adapter in Network Connections as I recall. A friend of mine has
> the
> same wireless adapter and has been using it with XP for a while without
> these
> symptoms. Right now I have it setup to use the Belkin utilities because
> otherwise I can't tell it to connect to our wireless network. I have tried
> uninstalling and reinstalling it both ways but it did not help.
>
> "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Ok I'll chalk that down as a number 4.
>>
>> The device is not present in the network connections folder, and it is
>> not
>> present in the system tray.  Let's try to find out what is interferring
>> with
>> the adapter.  Before we start creating and parsing log files, can you
>> answer
>> the following questions?
>>
>> What is the model number and the driver version of the Belkin adapter?
>> What version of the operating system are you using?  (ex: XP SP2)
>> Are the Belkin wireless utilities installed?
>>
>> --
>> Jerry Peterson
>> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F548E5BB-73B7-4B69-9709-CCC2C7566221@microsoft.com...
>> > The Belkin adapter is listed and working fine as far as device manager
>> > can
>> > tell. That was of course one of the first things I checked, and
>> > removing
>> > it
>> > and reinstalling has had no effect on getting the icon back in network
>> > connections.
>> >
>> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> START > RUN > type "DEVMGMT.MSC"
>> >>
>> >> This will open the device management mmc snap-in.  Expand the tree for
>> >> "Network adapters."  What state is the Belkin USB adapter in?
>> >>
>> >> 1) Not present.
>> >> 2) Yellow Warning sign
>> >> 3) Red "X"
>> >> 4) Normal
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jerry Peterson
>> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>> >>
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >
>>
>>
>>

"Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:

> The Belkin driver may not be properly implemented.  What version of Windows
> XP is your friend using?  There was a update to the SP1wireless client in
> November of 2003 that may have exposed a bug in the Belkin driver.  XP SP2
> may include a work around for this problem.
>
> --
> Jerry Peterson
> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EB6C5765-8F41-431D-AEA9-C20D1C5D8F30@microsoft.com...
> > Model number: F5D6050
> > Model number: 2.9.8.331
> > Firmware version: 0.100.5.78
> > Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility version: 3.1.4.22
> > Windows XP SP1a
> >
> > The drivers are the most recent version off the Belkin site. It used to
> > work
> > just fine, I'm not really sure when it stopped because I don't normally
> > have
> > to mess with it. And the adapter and internet connection through it, as I
> > mentioned before, are working. All that's missing is the Network
> > Connections
> > interface to it. When setup to use Wireless Zero it showed up as a
> > wireless
> > network adapter, when setup to use Belkin's utility it looked like a wired
> > network adapter in Network Connections as I recall. A friend of mine has
> > the
> > same wireless adapter and has been using it with XP for a while without
> > these
> > symptoms. Right now I have it setup to use the Belkin utilities because
> > otherwise I can't tell it to connect to our wireless network. I have tried
> > uninstalling and reinstalling it both ways but it did not help.
> >
> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >> Ok I'll chalk that down as a number 4.
> >>
> >> The device is not present in the network connections folder, and it is
> >> not
> >> present in the system tray.  Let's try to find out what is interferring
> >> with
> >> the adapter.  Before we start creating and parsing log files, can you
> >> answer
> >> the following questions?
> >>
> >> What is the model number and the driver version of the Belkin adapter?
> >> What version of the operating system are you using?  (ex: XP SP2)
> >> Are the Belkin wireless utilities installed?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jerry Peterson
> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
> >>
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:F548E5BB-73B7-4B69-9709-CCC2C7566221@microsoft.com...
> >> > The Belkin adapter is listed and working fine as far as device manager
> >> > can
> >> > tell. That was of course one of the first things I checked, and
> >> > removing
> >> > it
> >> > and reinstalling has had no effect on getting the icon back in network
> >> > connections.
> >> >
> >> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> START > RUN > type "DEVMGMT.MSC"
> >> >>
> >> >> This will open the device management mmc snap-in.  Expand the tree for
> >> >> "Network adapters."  What state is the Belkin USB adapter in?
> >> >>
> >> >> 1) Not present.
> >> >> 2) Yellow Warning sign
> >> >> 3) Red "X"
> >> >> 4) Normal
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Jerry Peterson
> >> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
> >> >>
> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> >> rights.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

"EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:50DFF73E-4E9B-4470-AAA8-42B12C4FC51F@microsoft.com...
> My friend has been using regular Windows XP (he has had a lot of major
> upgrades and hardware problems and doesn't have SP1 on his most recent
> install, though I think he may have had SP1 installed a while ago.) If a
> Windows Update change was the cause, I think it's probably something newer
> then 2003 because I had it working for a while and, as I recall, one of
> the
> first things I did after installing (this year) was go through Windows
> Update
> getting caught up (except for SP2 which I really don't like) and getting
> SP1a. Have been testing the adapter with my XP Home SP1 laptop. Not sure
> how
> up to date it was, but I installed using Belkin's method (where Windows
> thinks the adapter is wired and Belkin's utility controls the connection)
> and
> went through Windows Update twice so far with no issues.
>
>
> "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> The Belkin driver may not be properly implemented.  What version of
>> Windows
>> XP is your friend using?  There was a update to the SP1wireless client in
>> November of 2003 that may have exposed a bug in the Belkin driver.  XP
>> SP2
>> may include a work around for this problem.
>>
>> --
>> Jerry Peterson
>> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:EB6C5765-8F41-431D-AEA9-C20D1C5D8F30@microsoft.com...
>> > Model number: F5D6050
>> > Model number: 2.9.8.331
>> > Firmware version: 0.100.5.78
>> > Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility version: 3.1.4.22
>> > Windows XP SP1a
>> >
>> > The drivers are the most recent version off the Belkin site. It used to
>> > work
>> > just fine, I'm not really sure when it stopped because I don't normally
>> > have
>> > to mess with it. And the adapter and internet connection through it, as
>> > I
>> > mentioned before, are working. All that's missing is the Network
>> > Connections
>> > interface to it. When setup to use Wireless Zero it showed up as a
>> > wireless
>> > network adapter, when setup to use Belkin's utility it looked like a
>> > wired
>> > network adapter in Network Connections as I recall. A friend of mine
>> > has
>> > the
>> > same wireless adapter and has been using it with XP for a while without
>> > these
>> > symptoms. Right now I have it setup to use the Belkin utilities because
>> > otherwise I can't tell it to connect to our wireless network. I have
>> > tried
>> > uninstalling and reinstalling it both ways but it did not help.
>> >
>> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Ok I'll chalk that down as a number 4.
>> >>
>> >> The device is not present in the network connections folder, and it is
>> >> not
>> >> present in the system tray.  Let's try to find out what is
>> >> interferring
>> >> with
>> >> the adapter.  Before we start creating and parsing log files, can you
>> >> answer
>> >> the following questions?
>> >>
>> >> What is the model number and the driver version of the Belkin adapter?
>> >> What version of the operating system are you using?  (ex: XP SP2)
>> >> Are the Belkin wireless utilities installed?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Jerry Peterson
>> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>> >>
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:F548E5BB-73B7-4B69-9709-CCC2C7566221@microsoft.com...
>> >> > The Belkin adapter is listed and working fine as far as device
>> >> > manager
>> >> > can
>> >> > tell. That was of course one of the first things I checked, and
>> >> > removing
>> >> > it
>> >> > and reinstalling has had no effect on getting the icon back in
>> >> > network
>> >> > connections.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> START > RUN > type "DEVMGMT.MSC"
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This will open the device management mmc snap-in.  Expand the tree
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> "Network adapters."  What state is the Belkin USB adapter in?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> 1) Not present.
>> >> >> 2) Yellow Warning sign
>> >> >> 3) Red "X"
>> >> >> 4) Normal
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Jerry Peterson
>> >> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> >> rights.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

"Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:

> So if you uninstall the Belkin utility and then reinstall the driver would
> the wireless tab return?
>
> --
> Jerry Peterson
> Windows Network Services - Wireless
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:50DFF73E-4E9B-4470-AAA8-42B12C4FC51F@microsoft.com...
> > My friend has been using regular Windows XP (he has had a lot of major
> > upgrades and hardware problems and doesn't have SP1 on his most recent
> > install, though I think he may have had SP1 installed a while ago.) If a
> > Windows Update change was the cause, I think it's probably something newer
> > then 2003 because I had it working for a while and, as I recall, one of
> > the
> > first things I did after installing (this year) was go through Windows
> > Update
> > getting caught up (except for SP2 which I really don't like) and getting
> > SP1a. Have been testing the adapter with my XP Home SP1 laptop. Not sure
> > how
> > up to date it was, but I installed using Belkin's method (where Windows
> > thinks the adapter is wired and Belkin's utility controls the connection)
> > and
> > went through Windows Update twice so far with no issues.
> >
> >
> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >> The Belkin driver may not be properly implemented.  What version of
> >> Windows
> >> XP is your friend using?  There was a update to the SP1wireless client in
> >> November of 2003 that may have exposed a bug in the Belkin driver.  XP
> >> SP2
> >> may include a work around for this problem.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jerry Peterson
> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
> >>
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:EB6C5765-8F41-431D-AEA9-C20D1C5D8F30@microsoft.com...
> >> > Model number: F5D6050
> >> > Model number: 2.9.8.331
> >> > Firmware version: 0.100.5.78
> >> > Belkin Wireless LAN Monitor Utility version: 3.1.4.22
> >> > Windows XP SP1a
> >> >
> >> > The drivers are the most recent version off the Belkin site. It used to
> >> > work
> >> > just fine, I'm not really sure when it stopped because I don't normally
> >> > have
> >> > to mess with it. And the adapter and internet connection through it, as
> >> > I
> >> > mentioned before, are working. All that's missing is the Network
> >> > Connections
> >> > interface to it. When setup to use Wireless Zero it showed up as a
> >> > wireless
> >> > network adapter, when setup to use Belkin's utility it looked like a
> >> > wired
> >> > network adapter in Network Connections as I recall. A friend of mine
> >> > has
> >> > the
> >> > same wireless adapter and has been using it with XP for a while without
> >> > these
> >> > symptoms. Right now I have it setup to use the Belkin utilities because
> >> > otherwise I can't tell it to connect to our wireless network. I have
> >> > tried
> >> > uninstalling and reinstalling it both ways but it did not help.
> >> >
> >> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Ok I'll chalk that down as a number 4.
> >> >>
> >> >> The device is not present in the network connections folder, and it is
> >> >> not
> >> >> present in the system tray.  Let's try to find out what is
> >> >> interferring
> >> >> with
> >> >> the adapter.  Before we start creating and parsing log files, can you
> >> >> answer
> >> >> the following questions?
> >> >>
> >> >> What is the model number and the driver version of the Belkin adapter?
> >> >> What version of the operating system are you using?  (ex: XP SP2)
> >> >> Are the Belkin wireless utilities installed?
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Jerry Peterson
> >> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
> >> >>
> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> >> rights.
> >> >> "EdrickV" <Edri***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:F548E5BB-73B7-4B69-9709-CCC2C7566221@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > The Belkin adapter is listed and working fine as far as device
> >> >> > manager
> >> >> > can
> >> >> > tell. That was of course one of the first things I checked, and
> >> >> > removing
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > and reinstalling has had no effect on getting the icon back in
> >> >> > network
> >> >> > connections.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Jerry Peterson[MSFT]" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> START > RUN > type "DEVMGMT.MSC"
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> This will open the device management mmc snap-in.  Expand the tree
> >> >> >> for
> >> >> >> "Network adapters."  What state is the Belkin USB adapter in?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> 1) Not present.
> >> >> >> 2) Yellow Warning sign
> >> >> >> 3) Red "X"
> >> >> >> 4) Normal
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Jerry Peterson
> >> >> >> Windows Network Services - Wireless
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> >> >> rights.
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>