No Net Connection

Hello, for some reason my cable modem refuses to work on my other computer. and for some reason i cant connect wirelessly either (Not really worried about connecting wirelessly though.)

Computer Specs:
-Gateway 510 Series
-WinXP SP1
-Pen 4 2.80Ghz
-512mb RAM
-NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
-Adware/Spyware/Virus Protection used regularly are Ad-aware, NOD32 and Norton AV 2003.
-Cable Modem: Scientific Atlanta Webstar DPC2100 Series

i first experinced this problem on monday after i left my computer on hibernate while burning a dvd overnight using Nero (ive done this many many times before and i never got this problem) and after i woke it up out of hibernation my net connection wasnt working. Apps couldnt connect to the net or any games. the browser im using is mozilla firefox the error im getting is "Server not found".

also i was getting weird errors that i never seen from programs that i use reguarly. In Media Player Classic (A video player similar to quicktime) when i tried to start it up i get an error that says "AFXSocketInit Failed!". in Logitech Desktop Messenger (Software that came with my Logitech wireless mouse that reminds me when a new version of the software is out) the error says "Sockets Init Failed."

i'm pretty sure its not the modem cause im using the same modem right now on this computer and it works fine.

i also tried restarting my modem and local area connection in Network connections (BTW, in network connections when i click on the local area connection it says invalid ip adress). i tried flushing the dns and i tried updating modem drivers.

when i tried to renew the ip it gives me an error. something about "RPC service not available". now i know that RPC is Remote procedure call, so i opened up services and it was disabled. when i tried to enable it , it gives me an error. "Error 1068: the dependency or group failed to start". When i try to enable those services i get the same error.

this is the list of services that wont start up:
-RPC
-Remote Access Connection Manager
-Telephony

now this select group of services have been disabled for sometime now before i start getting this problem, but my net connection was fine then, so i said "If it aint broke don't fix it". but now its broke, so i need to fix it

so im think its the services that are messed up and the only way to fix that is to reinstall windows. but i want to reinstall windows only as a last resort. so if there are any other ways i can fix this without having to reinstall windows then you're help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance.

 

Welcome to MajorGeeks! I wish I could help you, but kinda out of my realm of knowledge. Great first post though. Hopefully someone smarter than me will be along to help you.

E

 

anyways a system restore fixed it. dont know why i didnt think of it earlier

i dont have socket error anymore either, seemed system restore fixed that too.

but the "Remote Access Auto Connection Manager", "Remote Access Connection Manager" and "Telephony" services still arnt starting, im getting the same error: "Error 1068: the dependency or group failed to start"

these services (among others) are needed to start up Internet Connection Sharing (which i need on so i can share the net connection using my router). also under properties in my local area connection there isnt even the option to allow internet connection sharing:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a94/Jerry003/localareaconnection-noics.jpg

as opposed to how to look like

http://www.annoyances.org/pictures/articles/ics_xp_2.gif

im thinking ill still probably have to reinstall windows to get those services to work, but if anyone knows of a way to fix it without having to, then you're help would be appreciated.

 

Have you had trouble in the past with SP2 or just not bothered to update?

If you were to update you might well find that your various troubles vanish.

Studio T

 

well i decided not to update at first cause i heard from others that it caused blue screens and their system to go haywire. but then again that was a while ago and all the major bugs have probably been fixed.

i guess it is time to update, ill download sp2 right after i type this as a matter of a fact, hopefully that will fix the problem.

 

i have a question before i install SP2, should i try reinstalling SP1a and then install SP2 or just install SP2 over my current version of SP1 Build 2600?

 

I would simply download Autopatcher (make a CD) and run it from that. This is more reliable than large updates from MS, which is the cause of many of the woes you mentioned in your initial post.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/AutoPatcher_XP_Full_d4901.html

Don't forget to save your data somewhere as well.

Studio T