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My Network Connections has disappeared after I uninstalled Internet Explorer.
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My Network Connections has disappeared after I uninstalled Internet Explorer.
Friday, April 20, 2007 at 5:09 am
Posted by Carl
(2 messages posted)
I am an idiot. Yesterday, my internet provider cancelled my fixed IP and DNS at my
request so that I could have a dynamic IP instead. Now I just need to click the box
that says "get IP automatically" or something. The problem is, both My Network Connections
and New Connection Wizard is gone! I suspect this is because I uninstalled Internet
Explorer with a program called Exterminator or something like that a while ago when
I was having a lot of problems with MSIE. I went on to use Firefox, but now when
I need to change my settings, it seems I've exterminated more than I hoped for. I
need to get to my connection settings, either by getting to know the location where
the settings are stored and change them with Notepad if it's possible, or if there's
a third party program that can do what Wizard or My Connections does, or maybe if
there's an easy way to reinstall My Network Connections? I would be thankful if anyone
could help me.
Carl
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re: My Network Connections has disappeared after I uninstalled Internet Explorer.
Friday, April 20, 2007 at 7:01 am
Posted by Steve
(19681 messages posted)
Try installing IE again.
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re: My Network Connections has disappeared after I uninstalled Internet Explorer.
Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 8:55 am
Posted by Carl
(2 messages posted)
Thanks for looking at my question! I'm afraid you're right. The problem is, I've
tried to download the setup file for IE6 from microsoft.com on another computer,
but when I move it to the computer with the problem and run it, it want's to contact
the internet to download IE6! Which becomes a catch 22 as I can't get to the internet
without installing IE so that I can correct the connection settings. Is there any
version of IE below seven available in a setup file that doesn't try to connect to
the internet? Carl
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re: My Network Connections has disappeared after I uninstalled Internet Explorer.
Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 12:16 pm
Posted by Steve
(19681 messages posted)
Go to OldVersion.com, and download the full version, of IE 5.5, or IE 6. They are
aboput 80MB's so you know they are the Full exe file.
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re: My Network Connections has disappeared after I uninstalled Internet Explorer.
Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 10:21 am
Posted by Julie
(2 messages posted)
Try re-installing ME.
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re: My Network Connections has disappeared after I uninstalled Internet Explorer.
Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 9:16 pm
Posted by Ed
(603 messages posted)
Don't even consider reinstalling Windows over such a trivial problem.
Reinstalling Windows is a sure way of making your problem far far worse. You would
lose *all* your hardware, and *all* your programs; and reinstalling them will be
a nightmare of lost and missing installation CDs, floppies, and serial numbers.
To locate your current internet connection settings, go to -
START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > DIAL-UP NETWORKING
and right-click on the connection icon for your current ISP and select Properties.
Alternatively, look at the e-mail your ISP sent you when you signed up with them,
and take your settings from there; or phone them up and get the settings from them
over the phone; or ask them to e-mail the settings to the e-mail address you registered
with them when you signed up.
Most ISPs publish all the necessary connection settings on their website, and all
you need to know in addition is your username and password.
To make a new connection, go to -
START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL > DIAL-UP NETWORKING
and then on the menu bar at the top, click on CONNECTIONS, then choose MAKE NEW CONNECTION
from the drop-down list.
To obtain Internet Explorer, you might be lucky enough to find it on your Windows
ME installation CD. It is not on the OEM "restore" versions though. It was also on
the installation CDs for Win 98 and Win 98SE, if you happen to have upgraded to WinME
from one of those earlier o/s's.
Ed
On Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 10:21 am, Julie wrote:
>Try re-installing ME.
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