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"Acquiring Network Address" bug with SP2
I only use static addresses on my network but after both of my machines had
SP2 applied I keep seeing a network icon in my taskbar that when moused over shows a status of "acquiring network address". It doesn't go away either and the little animation keep playing even though I am connected to the network and no settings have been changed. I searched on the net for this and saw someone else had the same problem with a older prerelease version of SP2. Interestingly if I switch user to administrator the status shows "connected". Switching back to my regular Power User account still shows the status "acquiring network address"even though I'm clearly connected. I assume this is just some sort of bug with SP2 since I've never seen it before SP2 but I figured I would post and see if there were any fixes for this out there. Mike |
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"Acquiring Network Address" bug with SP2
Just thought I'd add some more people that are seeing the same bug..
http://forum.tweakxp.com/forum/forum....asp?TID=17348 Guess I'll formally report to MS and see if that gets anywhere. "mesostinky" wrote: I only use static addresses on my network but after both of my machines had SP2 applied I keep seeing a network icon in my taskbar that when moused over shows a status of "acquiring network address". It doesn't go away either and the little animation keep playing even though I am connected to the network and no settings have been changed. I searched on the net for this and saw someone else had the same problem with a older prerelease version of SP2. Interestingly if I switch user to administrator the status shows "connected". Switching back to my regular Power User account still shows the status "acquiring network address"even though I'm clearly connected. I assume this is just some sort of bug with SP2 since I've never seen it before SP2 but I figured I would post and see if there were any fixes for this out there. Mike |
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"Acquiring Network Address" bug with SP2
Mike--
I tried to find a fix for this when I saw it the other day. I couldn't, but I noticed it is not uncommonly reported on different forums/groups. MSFT is plenty aware of it, but maybe they have a fix that can help you. Here are some links that might give you an idea of how to get rid of it. I didn't find anything specific, but the material is in the ballpark. The problem is showing up frequently. http://forum.tweakxp.com/forum/forum...TID=17348&PN=1 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../wifitrbl.mspx I don't have the icon but can might find a way to get rid of it from HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1482476501-1788223648-725345543-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App lets\SysTray HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Applets\SysTray and I wonder if you can get it done from the dialogue boxes discussed in this article in August Cable Guy from MSFT: Troubleshooting Missing Network and Dialup Connection Icons http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;329050 http://www.microsoft.com/technet/com...y/default.mspx after I upgraded to SP2 I have an icon in my system tray poping that my connection status is limited--how do I get this out of the notification area? http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?act=ST&f=34&t=23871 How To Troubleshoot Wireless Network Connections in Windows XP SP2 http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp VPN Client Cannot Establish a Connection After You Install a Service Pack http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp Chad Harris ________________________________ "mesostinky" wrote in message ... Just thought I'd add some more people that are seeing the same bug.. http://forum.tweakxp.com/forum/forum....asp?TID=17348 Guess I'll formally report to MS and see if that gets anywhere. "mesostinky" wrote: I only use static addresses on my network but after both of my machines had SP2 applied I keep seeing a network icon in my taskbar that when moused over shows a status of "acquiring network address". It doesn't go away either and the little animation keep playing even though I am connected to the network and no settings have been changed. I searched on the net for this and saw someone else had the same problem with a older prerelease version of SP2. Interestingly if I switch user to administrator the status shows "connected". Switching back to my regular Power User account still shows the status "acquiring network address"even though I'm clearly connected. I assume this is just some sort of bug with SP2 since I've never seen it before SP2 but I figured I would post and see if there were any fixes for this out there. Mike |
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"Acquiring Network Address" bug with SP2
"Chad Harris" wrote: Mike-- I tried to find a fix for this when I saw it the other day. I couldn't, but I noticed it is not uncommonly reported on different forums/groups. MSFT is plenty aware of it, but maybe they have a fix that can help you. Here are some links that might give you an idea of how to get rid of it. I didn't find anything specific, but the material is in the ballpark. -- snip Thanks Chad. Ironically I've haven't seen the icons for a few days now. Regards Mike |
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