I will regulary update this post with all my experienced problem, troubleshoot & of course the solutions. Wish can share with all the members here. Other also can help to post here. But please don't post request in this thread, only those with solution, easy for reference. Thanks for corporation.

It appears this is a bug in Service Pack 2 of Windows XP dealing with a loss of network connectivity for workstations that use Microsoft’s L2TP-based virtual private networking (VPN) client to connect to servers that are connected to NAT-based networks. However, this bug seems to appear in situations that are not associated with VPNs either.

Solutions to the problem are varied, however most of the solutions found on the web just mask the problem by simply guiding the user through turning off this notification. Now this solution may work great for systems that are showing a false positive error, but what if the system genuinely has lost its local area connection or the connection is unstable, what then?

How do I know if my system is affected by this bug?

If you have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 and are experiencing any of the following symptoms, this bug is affecting your system.

After installing Windows XP SP2, your network connection reports a problem with "Limited or No Connectivity"

You have trouble connecting to the Internet or your local area network after installing Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Your network connection gets stuck "Acquiring IP Address"

What Steps Can I Take to Fix This Problem?

If you are receiving this error, you should run the Microsoft patch (KB884020) for it. Follow the instructions below to do this. Alternatively, you can download a zip file with the patch, registry file, and instructions by clicking here.

1) Download the patch from Microsoft's site
2) Run the update to install it
3) Reboot your computer

What If Installing this Patch Doesn't Help?
Other Causes For This Problem

If you are still experiencing this error message even after running the patch shown above, you may be experiencing one of several problems shown below:

1) Your Network or DSL router may have bad or missing information. Powercycle your router and/or rebuild the configuration in your router.

2) Double-check your cabling to the computer. Make sure you have the correct type of cabling, straight-through CAT 5 or possibly a crossover cable and try another cable or test the cable to make sure its working properly.

3) Check your network card to make sure its configured correctly and working properly. Many times setting the network card to 10Mbps/Full Duplex will solve this issue. To do this, open Control Panel, System, Device Manager. Go to the properties of the Network card, click on the Advanced tab and find the Link Speed and Duplex section. Change it from Auto Detect to 10Mbps/Full Duplex.

4) Check and test your firewall. Your firewall, especially if its a software firewall like ZoneAlarm, Black Ice, Norton Firewall or something else could be blocking the connection. Disable your firewall and test the connection. You may have to resolve the problem by even uninstalling and reinstalling the firewall.

5) Check your IP address assignments and workgroup settings in the computer for accuracy. Statically assign IPs to the computers in your network.

6) Reset your TCP/IP stack by downloading and running WinsockXPFix.exe a Visual Basic program designed to fix corrupted TCP/IP issues, host file problems and a variety of other connectivity issues.

I got a question for you gurus on Windows, i use a XP and recently transfer a file from my Flash Drive to my laptop and since that day, i have not been able to view my hidden files and moreso, there are .exe folders that refuses to delete each time i delete it, the name is the same as the folder name and it appears like a sub folder,i've tried scanning for virus but no result and am really disturbed.
Worried Oladapo
Pls i need solutions b4 i format my hard disk

ok, brother, this is recently the most popular virus call rontokbro. Just search in google then you will find the solution. But i still recommend you reformat your pc because involve too many step in recovery. Hope this help. What antivirus you use? how come it did not detect the virus?

ok, brother, this is recently the most popular virus call rontokbro. Just search in google then you will find the solution. But i still recommend you reformat your pc because involve too many step in recovery. Hope this help. What antivirus you use? how come it did not detect the virus?

The Antivirus i use is McAfee, but i'll keep u posted tomorrow, what anti-virus should i use to clean it cos i dont want to format my hard disk

Thanks

oldapo, u hav 2 work hard if u don't want 2 format your drive...

1st, u have to find clean compie with updated anti virus...
2nd, move ur drive 2 that compie n clean the virus...

Remember, the AV that u want 2 use 2 clean have 2 b up2date...
Post the Result...

i suggest av like avast or nod 32 can b found in iphone which can detect to the latest virus.

oladapo, as i mentioned there is too many steps in recovering the pc from this virus, which at the end myself also give up and do a reformat. Search in google if you want a try. There is no ready made removal tool available for this virus.

oladapo, as i mentioned there is too many steps in recovering the pc from this virus, which at the end myself also give up and do a reformat. Search in google if you want a try. There is no ready made removal tool available for this virus.

That's just only a few step m8... I do finish cleaning up my frens pc's with this few steps... And all fine till this time n 4ever...

TheRing, can you show me the step of recovery here? Thanks.

If you receiving this error message when viewing an email in Outlook Express, here is how to fix it.

With the introduction of Outlook Express 6, Microsoft has added an additional feature to prevent customers from infecting their machines with viruses. Outlook Express uses the Internet Explorer unsafe file list and the Confirm open after download setting in Folder Options to determine if a file is safe. Any e-mail attachment with a file type that is reported as "unsafe" is not downloaded, and access to the attachment is removed.

However there are times, you may want to view an attachment that Outlook Express has deemed as unsafe. In these cases, follow these instructions to allow Outlook Express to show the attachment.

Start Outlook Express.
On the Tools menu, click Options.
Click the Security tab, click to clear the Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus check box under Virus Protection, and then click OK.
To better protect yourself from viruses, its a good idea to leave this option checked unless you definitely want to open the attachment.

Hope you like my post. BR.

USB Devices May Not Be Detected by Windows 98

Today i receive one case which inside a pc got 2 hardisk, one with xp and one with 98. The client bought one usb printer. The printer working perfectly under xp, but cannot be detected under windows 98. Checked all the usb driver already installed properly. Finally found out that the usb support has been disable inside the cmos. Just enable the usb support for all device under cmos. Problem resolved.

SYMPTOMS
When you plug a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device into the USB port on your computer, the device may not be detected by Microsoft Windows 98.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if USB support is not enabled on your computer.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, check the status of the USB components in Device Manager. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. Click the PLUS SIGN (+) beside Universal Serial Bus Controller to expand the branch.
If Universal Serial Bus Controller is not listed in Device Manager, USB support may not be enabled in your computer's BIOS.
5. Under Universal Serial Bus Controller, you should see the following components:
• PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
• USB Root Hub

Sorry for taking a long time to reply ur request m8...

Brontok was born on June '05... The Virus created to protect his valuable work... But for some reasons, it was modified n become horoble virus... The whorst thing this virus can do is deleting ur hdd partitions...

So, this is how i do it... :
1. Prepare a "CLEAN" PC (A)
2. Install AV on (A) (I Use McAfee V.8.0)
3. Update the AV to the "latest" update u can ever find...
4. Put ur infected hdd to (A), but u DON'T access it...
5. Turn on (A)
6. Activate AV, then clean uRr infected hdd...
7. Enjoy Your Life...!!!

Here's the picture of what i have do...

TheRing, thanks for the reply. But this is just removing the infected file, how about the registry and also how to recover "folder option" under windows explorer's tools?

The picture that attached there is just the sample that any AV sofie can clean brontok and it's variant...
About registry, there's nothing 2 b worried... Coz after the cleaning proses there's no active virus left to execute the command... =)
For the folder options, i will upload the tools/command later...

Recently repair one unit water damaged notebook at keyboard area. Here is the guideline.

first, dismantle the notebook with the following guide:

[Only registered and activated users can see links]

Then, spray all the board and contact area with co-contact cleaner (non oil and water)...

wait it dry and assemble back the unit. It works perfectly..

CD-ROM drive disappeared and I cannot see it in My Computer window. What can I do?

One day you turn on your computer and cannot see the CD-ROM or the DVD-ROM drive in the My Computer window anymore. This problem is very common for laptop and notebook computers and might be caused by a failed drive or by corrupted software. You can try the following repair steps before you decide that your drive is bad.

I found this solution on Microsoft website and it helped me many times to fix the problem with a missing DVD/CD-ROM drive. I always try to replace the existing driver first and if it doesn’t fix the problem I go with removing the registry entry. Method 1 worked very well for me.
If the above mentioned methods didn’t work for you, you can try to reseat the optical drive. Overtime the CD-ROM drive connector might get oxidized and a simple drive reseating can fix the problem. Try to remove the drive from the laptop and put it back. See if it will fix the problem.
You can also try to boot from any bootable CD to see if you laptop recognize the CD-ROM drive on BIOS level. Put any bootable CD (Live Linux CD, Windows XP CD, Windows 2000 CD, etc) into the CD-ROM drive and change the boot order to start from the CD-ROM drive. If you laptop starts to boot from the CD, then the drive is recognized in BIOS and most likely it operates properly. In this case look for a software problem. It might be necessary to reload the operating system to fix the software problem. If you cannot boot your laptop from a bootalbe CD, then the drive might be bad itself.

how to remove brontok from a cellphone??

brotok wont attack cellphone, it just stay at your mmc. So just update your pc antivirus software and scan the mmc and remove it.

i had a problem also with windows XP SP2 "limited or no connectivity"..... I've manage to get connected though...... the problem is i'm only limited to connect at 10mbps which is now applicable only to browsing...... imagine a 10 sec download on 100 mbps, takes 1 min in 10 mbps......i want to connect at 100 mbps........ the only solution i can see is to downgrade my windows to SP1 which is nearly impossible..... i know to do it if i will reformat my PC and install a new windows...... but it is tiring and i have a lot of important documents in my PC....... are there any other way??? to connect at 100 mbps???........ i followed everything said on PC hell....... and whenever i set my lan card to 100 mbps it said "limited or no connectivity"........ pls help.. ^_^

roydjesse, how your problem started? after upgrading to sp2 or replace nic?

i upgraded to sp2 using CD not from the net (update)............
so my problem now is how to downgrade it or fix it if there's a fix for it.........
^_^

i think that there's no problem in my LAN card driver......
i think that problem is in the OS that it blocks the maximum capacity of my conection to the net.......
i upgraded to SP2, so i will be able to use the USB driver of my n7610......
i didn't expect that this will be the drawback for my internet connection.....
T_T
i should have looked for comments before upgrading to this.......
hmmmmm.......
from the CD i don't have a chance in turning back since i can't uninstall it unlike being just an update.....
and from my condition, my last save point in system restore, is the day i upgraded to SP2.....
so i don't have any more option to turn back from my current state (xp pro)

I used to try the steps mentioned in my other post and it was sucessful for the case like yours. Will recommend to try again.. Other than that, you might need to reinstall your os (sorry i know u don't want to hear that)..

Issue:
Display setting suddenly change to 16 color and a resolution of 640 by 480 after a crash due to power failure. Getting error messages at start up, ie "Kb891711 has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.DLL" and "Helpctr has caused an error in KERNEL32.DLL" and "Rundll32 has caused an error in MMSYSTEM.DLL".

Solution:

1. Reboot the pc into Safe Mode by pressing F8,
2. Locate the Device Manager under the Control Panel - System
3. Remove Display Adapter under the device manager
4. Remove all monitors installed
5. Reboot the pc in normal mode and Windows will start reinstall back the required driver (you might need the driver cd in some case)
6. Reset the color to 32bit color and resolution of 800x600, issue solved.

Refer to the above issue, i found another effective and much easier way is using the scanreg /restore function. Just run your msdos and under c prompt type scanreg /restore and choose the registry backup before the error happen. It works perfectly.

hi ,
when i just start up the com (win xp), when it load the ms-dos it pop up cmos error , of cos i went to my advance bios and set it however if i shut down my com, follow by shut down the main switch of the plug after 30 min , when i back to switch on com again, it pop up again (it seems to appear so long if i shut down the main switch, any solution? i had reformat before however it does not cure it .

have you replaced the cmos battery? It seems your cmos setting is not saved everytime.

If this thread is dedicated to helping others, may I suggest NOT recommending formatting the PC for issues that can be resolved with simpler solutions. As already mentioned, there are many users who have important documents and cannot afford to take this step. The PC should only be formatted as a last resort as theres always another possible solution, unless unavoidable such as a hard disc failure.



Anyone who suffers from slowdown, internet connection problems, spyware/malware and/or viruses should be directed to a forum and/or an experienced advisor that specialises in that field (google Hijackthis forums). Or post a logfile here for viewing. Remember, google is your best friend too, most common faults on a PC has already occurred, therefore someone will have already posted the answer.

This was not posted to interfere or interrupt any users helping others and I apologise if anyone is/was offended. It is meant for informational purposes only.

-Ray.

@rayzer, yr comments are most welcome. Anyway we r here to help and share each other. To solve a problem there are thousand and one solutions, it depends and up to the member to choose and select which one suit his requirement. Welcome u here to help and share. BR.

hi guyz i have a big problem i hava a 2 operating system in my pc what can i do yo delete the other system can you pls help me guyz........... ill try to reformat my pc but its nothing change i hope u can help me guyz thankzzzz

i am using profit dosbase accounting software
i cant print on laser printer from dosbase accounting software

Hey dudes can anyone help me? My computer is always having errors i wish to reformat it but i dont know how...Can anyone help me how to reformat a pc?
Thanx in advance to any good soul that will help me...^_^

friends i wanted to format my partition with fat32 but i don't get the option
option available is only to format with NTFS

again i wanted to make my HDD Bootable partion
check box to copy system file is also disabled

i wanted the option from hdd

"please do not suggest any software like partition magic etc."

for juhi_swiz, to format fat32 with higher then 2gb, u need to format yr hdd with win98 or win me. xp does not support fat32 more than 2gb.

Recently i repair a few pc with gigabyte and intel motherboard with realtek HD sound chipset and always end up with error code 10 which the device cannot be start. Tried the original driver cd and from gigabyte and intel also no luck, look on the net and they say need to upgrade the uaa from microsoft. After update still no luck. At the end found out u need to get the latest driver directly from realtek and problem resolved. Hope this give some tips to some member and save u from your trouble.

i need to open my file using microsoft power point but i dnt have it cause i brought a new pc Core2duo plz help

hi friend i have problem with my card reader, when i connect my card reader a popup window comes with mesage (there is no disk drive. please insert a disk into drive\device\harddisk2\dr9.) please help me

have u inserted the mmc into the card reader? if yes, try using other usb cable.

hai gurus,can someone help find the proper upgrade for my 224mb ram to 1gb,in my pentium4,3.00g.h.z cpu

hi gurus, i wanna ask about vpn n remote desktop connection...
how to set up.. bcos i already search much document, but i still can't set it up.
i wanna connect server in office with client in storey, i use sql 2000. so i wanna use vpn to connect database. do u know d easiest to set up?
plzz help me to solve it, tenk u so much...^^

hai gurus,can someone help find the proper upgrade for my 224mb ram to 1gb,in my pentium4,3.00g.h.z cpu

Read your motherboard manual, or take out the RAM and read the labels. then buy the same specs.

how to configure fax server ... pls help me

hi guru i have i problem this day..i bought a sata hd(sea gate st380817as-80g)and i install it in my computer with xp2..all of things is fine with my computer all driver are install properly but suddenly my games are not working anymore but this games is working fine with my ide hd..cant you help me with this?


my pc is...

cpu=intel p4 3.40g
mobo=p4v800d-x
memory=512mb
vid card=nvidia fx5500:cry:

pls i need a help i have some doc in winrar and when i want to abstract them it alway give me this masage---SYSTEM ERROW &H800700E[-2147024770] THE SPECIFIED MUDULE COULD NOT BE FOUND.-----And this same doc i abstract it in other system without problem.can someone tell me how to get rid of this problem?.

it is possible that yr registry corrupted. 1. Try to unrar under safe mode; 2. Export your registry and import again; 3. Use some registry checker program like tuneup utilities to correct yr registry. Hope this help.

hi guru i have i problem this day..i bought a sata hd(sea gate st380817as-80g)and i install it in my computer with xp2..all of things is fine with my computer all driver are install properly but suddenly my games are not working anymore but this games is working fine with my ide hd..cant you help me with this?


my pc is...

cpu=intel p4 3.40g
mobo=p4v800d-x
memory=512mb
vid card=nvidia fx5500:cry:

Sorry for late reply. So far there is no issues between games and sata hdd. Thus i would please check yr game requirement. It is possible that it has conflight with sp2.. please check in the game developer website see if any patches available for download.