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Problem (WinXP) Can't create dial-up connection

Discussion in 'Windows OS' started by eddy05, Oct 10, 2004.

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  1. eddy05 Newcomer, in training

    Yo...

    There's a problem with my Windows XP SP2. I can't create a dial-up connection when i chose File -> New Connection -> Connect to the Internet -> Set up manually. The option to create a dial-up connection is greyed. I wonder if anyone has any experience on the problem.

    If possible, I wouldn't want to format my PC late coz my PC currently does not have a CD-ROM drive!

    It occured after restarting my PC after 4 weeks without a reboot. I wondered if it was the fault of the GmailFS I installed, but the problem is still not solved after uninstalling it..

    Please help if you can :D thanks a lot
    eddy05, Oct 10, 2004
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  2. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Check that "Remote Access Connection Manager" service is running.

    It might also be something that SP2's firewall settings disallow.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Oct 11, 2004
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  3. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    Check to see if something happened with your dial up modem. I use an external USB one and after reinstalling Windows once I forgot to install its drivers, so Windows saw it but didn't know what it was exactly. Until I installed the drivers telling Windows that it was a modem I couldn't create a dial up connection.

    So basically, check to see if the drivers are ok, they may have gotten corrupt. You can uninstall the modem through the device manager. Windows should detect it and prompt you for the driver after a restart.
    SNGX1275, Oct 11, 2004
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  4. eddy05 Newcomer, in training

    It could be that problem. When I tried to run it it says "The dependecy service or group failed to start." Do you know which other service it depends on?

    @SNGX1275: Ahh I thought of that too. Tried reinstalling but didn't work. Windows seems to be able to be able to detect my modems but not set up connections.
    eddy05, Oct 11, 2004
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  5. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Telephony, I think. There should be a "Dependencies" tab if you click its properties in Services.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Oct 11, 2004
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  6. eddy05 Newcomer, in training

    It worked! It worked!

    Thanks a lot. I must have disabled telephony by accident while doing some ultra tweaking that went wrong.
    eddy05, Oct 11, 2004
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  7. SNGX1275 TechSpot Special Forces

    LOL:haha:
    That amused me.
    SNGX1275, Oct 11, 2004
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