Conference decwet::windows-nt

5830.0. "Update of WNT 4 leaves no network" by OHFSS1::BROWNR (Hope = Deferred Reality) Fri Mar 21 1997 18:42

    What a day - I hope someone can help with this ....
    
    I came in and booted my PC, running WNT 3.51.  There was an error,
    Kernal Files missing - Insert system disk, or something like that. 
    After a couple of tries, I decided I better try and repair the system.
    
    I got out setuup and my emergency disk.  I ran the setup repair. Found
    nothing.  Booted the system, still can't ...  {sigh}
    
    Ok I said.  I've had WNT 4.0 on my desk for a while, here is my
    opportunity.  I upgraded the system and it booted fine.  great I
    thought until ....  The TCP/IP network has diappeared.
    
    Now I went in and check the network adapter - ETHER 3/TURBO.  After
    some misinderstanding, I replaced it with this adapter again.
    
    Then I tried to bind the network, can't.  NETBEUI is all that I can
    bind.  When I go to PROTCOL and hit properties, nothing happens. 
    Earlier I was able to enter the necessary IP addresses for my unit, the
    gateways, etc.  Now I can't do anything.
    
    When I try and remove TCP/IP, I get the error "Unable to remove name
    Sapce Provider".   So, I'm really stuck.  My system comes up locally,
    but I can't get out onto the network.  IP doesn't respond. Before I
    spend the 2 days rebuilding this system, moving backups, and generally
    wondering what I'm going to wind up with, can anyone suggest anything ? 
    Could the registery be at fault ?  Help !