Error Deleting Connection in windows Xp

[Asad Iqbal]

I get the message

"The connection you selected canot be deleted"

when trying to delete a network connection in windows Xp.
Is there any way to fix this because I need to delete
these connections.
Any help is appreciated.

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "Asad Iqbal"
> wrote:
>I get the message
>
>"The connection you selected canot be deleted"
>
>when trying to delete a network connection in windows Xp.
>Is there any way to fix this because I need to delete
>these connections.
>Any help is appreciated.

You can delete a dial-up connection in XP' s Network Connections
folder, but it isn't possible to delete a LAN or high-speed Internet
connection there.

To delete those connections, open Device Manager and remove the
network adapter that the connection uses. When you reboot, XP will
re-detect and install the network adapter and create a new network
connection.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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[Asad]

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <06db01c33cc5$e102d930
>, "Asad Iqbal"
> wrote:
>>I get the message
>>
>>"The connection you selected canot be deleted"
>>
>>when trying to delete a network connection in windows Xp.
>>Is there any way to fix this because I need to delete
>>these connections.
>>Any help is appreciated.
>
>You can delete a dial-up connection in XP' s Network
Connections
>folder, but it isn't possible to delete a LAN or high-
speed Internet
>connection there.
>
>To delete those connections, open Device Manager and
remove the
>network adapter that the connection uses. When you
reboot, XP will
>re-detect and install the network adapter and create a
new network
>connection.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
group
>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
questions
>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com


But for my internet connection it uses PPOE over the same
network card, and when sending information it sends over
my network rather than to the dsl modem. And if I use
another network card it still creates a network (as you
said) so the same problem occurs. any solutions?

[Asad]

>-----Original Message-----
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>In article <06db01c33cc5$e102d930
>, "Asad Iqbal"
> wrote:
>>>I get the message
>>>
>>>"The connection you selected canot be deleted"
>>>
>>>when trying to delete a network connection in windows
Xp.
>>>Is there any way to fix this because I need to delete
>>>these connections.
>>>Any help is appreciated.
>>
>>You can delete a dial-up connection in XP' s Network
>Connections
>>folder, but it isn't possible to delete a LAN or high-
>speed Internet
>>connection there.
>>
>>To delete those connections, open Device Manager and
>remove the
>>network adapter that the connection uses. When you
>reboot, XP will
>>re-detect and install the network adapter and create a
>new network
>>connection.
>>--
>>Best Wishes,
>>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>>
>>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news
>group
>>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer
>questions
>>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>>
>>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>
>But for my internet connection it uses PPOE over the same
>network card, and when sending information it sends over
>my network rather than to the dsl modem. And if I use
>another network card it still creates a network (as you
>said) so the same problem occurs. any solutions?
>.

Thanks for the help I was able to get it to work