Not that it wouldn't be necessary, or useful, but my guess is that a
worm or backdoor hack would muck with the network stack software
components...maybe not. Part of me wants to believe that (starting with
Win 7) it is not possible due to the elevated status of the Admin
account....part of me doubts it. I notice that some components need the
admin security authorization to update, some (like Adobe Acrobat) don't.
Not sure what differentiates them.
Mike
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Laptop can't connect to wireless or wired internet
From: Kurt Wendt <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 10/9/2012 2:28 PM
Mike - I agree. I looked over that MS webpage - and that's what it seems
to do...
-K-
-----Original Message-----
From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Mike Copeland
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 2:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Laptop can't connect to wireless or wired internet
Dave,
Does this actually reinstall the software components? It looks like it
just resets the registry values to installation defaults.
Mike
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Laptop can't connect to wireless or wired internet
From: Dave Crozier <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: 10/9/2012 8:44 AM
I had a similar problem on a client machine a couple of months ago (Win
7) after removing a virus and the fix was to re-install the TCP/IP
stack:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kurt
Wendt
Sent: 09 October 2012 14:34
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Laptop can't connect to wireless or wired internet
I wonder if this same kinda "worm" can happen in Vista - which is on my
Laptop. Just last night - I started to experience something similar to
what you are talking about here. Although - I Must admit - I didn't have
the time last night to look deeper. Essentially, the Wifi won't work -
it won't connect - and when I try to look for available networks - it
claims there are NONE - when, in fact - there are TWO in my house, and
my neighbor's usually comes up - along with several others. In some
cases in the past - where I have had WiFi problems - I plug in my
network cable. But, last night - even THAT would not work. Quite
frustrating to say the least.
Tonite I will have to check MS Essentials and see if it found anything -
and then also check HW Manager and see if it claims something wrong with
the Network/WiFi card in the laptop!
-K-
-----Original Message-----
From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Michael Madigan
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 7:31 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Laptop can't connect to wireless or wired internet
Security Essentials quarantined the virus and I removed it. I think the
virus is gone, but the damage is left behind.
This a friend of a friend, actually. I worked on it for an hour and
didn't get anyway, so I didn't charge her. Someone with a better
knowledge of Windows 7 is going to have to try to fix it. I wasn't
going to take the chance to blow away someone's computer that i didn't
know. I don't know if a Win 7 repair would work or not.
I booted in safe mode and no connection
I tried to do a system restore and there were no restore points before
the symptoms. I'm guessing the virus blew the restore points away?
I ran ipconfig and got no IP addresses assigned.
Nothing.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul McNett <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Sent: Monday, October 8, 2012 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: Laptop can't connect to wireless or wired internet
On 10/8/12 4:17 PM, Michael Madigan wrote:
A client looks like she picked up a worm.
I didn't write it down, but it was a redirector worm that was caught
by Microsoft Security Essentials after the fact. She can't connect at
the lowest level to the network or wireless. No IP is assigned and the
thing thinks the cable is disconnected.
If you know there was a worm on the system, how are you going to rest
unless you wipe the system and reinstall Windows from scratch?
Paul
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