Connection wizard grayed out

[salgolf]

In the new connection wizard in Network Connections, I try
to set up via the following path: Connect to the Internet,
Set up connection manually. This takes you to the screen
with three options, the first two of which are grayed
out. I need the second one, i.e., connect to broadband
using user name and password.

There is a KB article -- 320558 -- that gives two options
for curing this. If the first one doesn't work -- which
it didn't -- the second one says to do an in-place upgrade
of XP. I do NOT want to do this.

Does anyone know of another solution? I have worked
around it by connecting through a router, but I would like
the option of connecting directly from the modem to the
computer.

Thanks.

[Jym]

Try Kellys site , tweak 87 for a fix. Jym
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


"salgolf" > wrote in message
...
> In the new connection wizard in Network Connections, I try
> to set up via the following path: Connect to the Internet,
> Set up connection manually. This takes you to the screen
> with three options, the first two of which are grayed
> out. I need the second one, i.e., connect to broadband
> using user name and password.
>
> There is a KB article -- 320558 -- that gives two options
> for curing this. If the first one doesn't work -- which
> it didn't -- the second one says to do an in-place upgrade
> of XP. I do NOT want to do this.
>
> Does anyone know of another solution? I have worked
> around it by connecting through a router, but I would like
> the option of connecting directly from the modem to the
> computer.
>
> Thanks.

[Maureen Goldman]

>"salgolf" > wrote:

>In the new connection wizard in Network Connections, I try
>to set up via the following path: Connect to the Internet,
>Set up connection manually. This takes you to the screen
>with three options, the first two of which are grayed
>out. I need the second one, i.e., connect to broadband
>using user name and password.
>
>There is a KB article -- 320558 -- that gives two options
>for curing this. If the first one doesn't work -- which
>it didn't -- the second one says to do an in-place upgrade
>of XP. I do NOT want to do this.
>
>Does anyone know of another solution? I have worked
>around it by connecting through a router, but I would like
>the option of connecting directly from the modem to the
>computer.

Line 87, left "dial-up modem or PPPoE is unavailable"

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

[salgolf]

Tbanks to all. Do you know what this inserts in the
registry? Thanks.


>-----Original Message-----
>>"salgolf" > wrote:
>
>>In the new connection wizard in Network Connections, I
try
>>to set up via the following path: Connect to the
Internet,
>>Set up connection manually. This takes you to the
screen
>>with three options, the first two of which are grayed
>>out. I need the second one, i.e., connect to broadband
>>using user name and password.
>>
>>There is a KB article -- 320558 -- that gives two
options
>>for curing this. If the first one doesn't work -- which
>>it didn't -- the second one says to do an in-place
upgrade
>>of XP. I do NOT want to do this.
>>
>>Does anyone know of another solution? I have worked
>>around it by connecting through a router, but I would
like
>>the option of connecting directly from the modem to the
>>computer.
>
>Line 87, left "dial-up modem or PPPoE is unavailable"
>
>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
>.
>