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Old March 17th 13, 09:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Dennis
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Default Removing Local Area Connection

I have a Local Area Connection (for the laptop's onboard LAN hardware)
that I can't get rid of. The hardware was damaged years ago during an
electrical storm, so I use the PC's wireless connection now. When I
tried Properties/Configure/Drivers/Uninstall, the operation just hung.
When I finally killed it after 10 minutes, I tried to shutdown the PC,
but that also hung during "Windows is shutting down".

Is there something I can manually try or edit to get rid of this?

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Old March 17th 13, 09:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
ghostrider
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Default Removing Local Area Connection

On 3/17/2013 1:06 PM, Dennis wrote:

I have a Local Area Connection (for the laptop's onboard LAN hardware)
that I can't get rid of. The hardware was damaged years ago during an
electrical storm, so I use the PC's wireless connection now. When I
tried Properties/Configure/Drivers/Uninstall, the operation just hung.
When I finally killed it after 10 minutes, I tried to shutdown the PC,
but that also hung during "Windows is shutting down".

Is there something I can manually try or edit to get rid of this?


It should be possible to turn off the LAN port in the
laptop's BIOS through BIOS setup. Once it is done,
Windows no longer sees it.

GR

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Old March 17th 13, 10:01 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Dennis
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Default Removing Local Area Connection

On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:46:16 -0700, Ghostrider " 00 opined:

On 3/17/2013 1:06 PM, Dennis wrote:

I have a Local Area Connection (for the laptop's onboard LAN hardware)
that I can't get rid of. The hardware was damaged years ago during an
electrical storm, so I use the PC's wireless connection now. When I
tried Properties/Configure/Drivers/Uninstall, the operation just hung.
When I finally killed it after 10 minutes, I tried to shutdown the PC,
but that also hung during "Windows is shutting down".

Is there something I can manually try or edit to get rid of this?


It should be possible to turn off the LAN port in the
laptop's BIOS through BIOS setup. Once it is done,
Windows no longer sees it.


Is that F10 when booting? I looked there and under the boot options
there was something about the LAN but it was already 'disabled'.

--

Dennis
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Old March 17th 13, 10:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
David H. Lipman
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Default Removing Local Area Connection

From: "Dennis"

On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:46:16 -0700, Ghostrider " 00 opined:

On 3/17/2013 1:06 PM, Dennis wrote:

I have a Local Area Connection (for the laptop's onboard LAN hardware)
that I can't get rid of. The hardware was damaged years ago during an
electrical storm, so I use the PC's wireless connection now. When I
tried Properties/Configure/Drivers/Uninstall, the operation just hung.
When I finally killed it after 10 minutes, I tried to shutdown the PC,
but that also hung during "Windows is shutting down".

Is there something I can manually try or edit to get rid of this?

It should be possible to turn off the LAN port in the
laptop's BIOS through BIOS setup. Once it is done,
Windows no longer sees it.


Is that F10 when booting? I looked there and under the boot options
there was something about the LAN but it was already 'disabled'.


It depends on the system how you get into the BIOS. What is the make and
moldel ?

You can also disable the network interface (NIC) in Device Manager.
Uninstalling the drivers is NOT the way to go.

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Dave
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Old March 17th 13, 10:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Dennis
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Default Removing Local Area Connection

On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:33:48 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
opined:

From: "Dennis"

On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:46:16 -0700, Ghostrider " 00 opined:

On 3/17/2013 1:06 PM, Dennis wrote:

I have a Local Area Connection (for the laptop's onboard LAN hardware)
that I can't get rid of. The hardware was damaged years ago during an
electrical storm, so I use the PC's wireless connection now. When I
tried Properties/Configure/Drivers/Uninstall, the operation just hung.
When I finally killed it after 10 minutes, I tried to shutdown the PC,
but that also hung during "Windows is shutting down".

Is there something I can manually try or edit to get rid of this?

It should be possible to turn off the LAN port in the
laptop's BIOS through BIOS setup. Once it is done,
Windows no longer sees it.


Is that F10 when booting? I looked there and under the boot options
there was something about the LAN but it was already 'disabled'.


It depends on the system how you get into the BIOS. What is the make and
moldel ?


It's a Presario. F10 does bring me to the Phoenix BIOS ... and under
System Configuration/Boot Options there is "Internal Network Interface
Card" - disabled. I don't remember disabling this, but it was about 4
years ago I had the lightning strike.

You can also disable the network interface (NIC) in Device Manager.
Uninstalling the drivers is NOT the way to go.


If I disable it in Device Manager, it hangs. Same as Uninstall.

***

Could it be hanging because it is disabled in the BIOS?

--

Dennis
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Old March 17th 13, 11:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
David H. Lipman
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Default Removing Local Area Connection

From: "Dennis"

On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:33:48 -0400, "David H. Lipman"
opined:

From: "Dennis"

On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:46:16 -0700, Ghostrider " 00 opined:

On 3/17/2013 1:06 PM, Dennis wrote:

I have a Local Area Connection (for the laptop's onboard LAN hardware)
that I can't get rid of. The hardware was damaged years ago during an
electrical storm, so I use the PC's wireless connection now. When I
tried Properties/Configure/Drivers/Uninstall, the operation just hung.
When I finally killed it after 10 minutes, I tried to shutdown the PC,
but that also hung during "Windows is shutting down".

Is there something I can manually try or edit to get rid of this?

It should be possible to turn off the LAN port in the
laptop's BIOS through BIOS setup. Once it is done,
Windows no longer sees it.

Is that F10 when booting? I looked there and under the boot options
there was something about the LAN but it was already 'disabled'.

It depends on the system how you get into the BIOS. What is the make and
moldel ?


It's a Presario. F10 does bring me to the Phoenix BIOS ... and under
System Configuration/Boot Options there is "Internal Network Interface
Card" - disabled. I don't remember disabling this, but it was about 4
years ago I had the lightning strike.

You can also disable the network interface (NIC) in Device Manager.
Uninstalling the drivers is NOT the way to go.


If I disable it in Device Manager, it hangs. Same as Uninstall.

***

Could it be hanging because it is disabled in the BIOS?


Maybe.



--
Dave
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http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

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Old March 17th 13, 11:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Dennis
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Default Removing Local Area Connection

On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:56:41 -0400, Dennis
opined:

F10 does bring me to the Phoenix BIOS ... and under
System Configuration/Boot Options there is "Internal Network Interface
Card" - disabled.


Correction - it says "Internal Network Interface Boot" - disabled. I
believe this is the Wake on LAN setting. Other than that (and the
disable NIC appearing last in the boot sequence), I don't see anything
else in the BIOS regarding the NIC.

--

Dennis
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Old March 18th 13, 12:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
David H. Lipman
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Default Removing Local Area Connection

From: "Dennis"

On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:56:41 -0400, Dennis
opined:

F10 does bring me to the Phoenix BIOS ... and under
System Configuration/Boot Options there is "Internal Network Interface
Card" - disabled.


Correction - it says "Internal Network Interface Boot" - disabled. I
believe this is the Wake on LAN setting. Other than that (and the
disable NIC appearing last in the boot sequence), I don't see anything
else in the BIOS regarding the NIC.



No, that's a capability assoiciated with Preboot Execution Environment (aka;
PXE).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot...on_Environment

This will explain WoL.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_on_lan

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Dave
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http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

 




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