[FONT=courier new]12[/FONT] Hi, up to now I have been using DSL connections but planned to take a desktop computer with me to a vacation house...and did a clean install of Win2K pro and then installed all the programs I could live without on vacation 
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As it completed the install I set it up for dialup since I can't take my DSL with me. NOW every time I use the dialup connection I get this large box called dialup networking monitor and it freezes on the screen. The tabs don't work, the buttons' don't work and the screen shows a drop down box that doesn't drop down....and it shows something about a LPT1 connection. I did not do an advance configuration on the install and just opted a "typical" setup. I checked the add/remove components and I do not have direct cable connection installed or anything else that I could see that would possibly involve file/printer sharing. I can connect to internet...but that dang box freezes there on screen, only way to get rid of it is to do a close from the task bar...or when it completely freezes I have to try a graceful restart...or sometimes a hard restart. This is aggravating me to no end and I have never seen this feature.
I understand this monitor is usually present with WinNT systems when you have networking components installed beyond the usual home dialup settings. I've searched and all I can seem to find at Microsoft and other places seems to bring me to pages concerning WinNT and none as yet seem to refer to the problem I am having. I do see under Networking protocols that Microsoft client is showing but it is certainly not enabled and neither is file/printer sharing.
To make this even stranger is.... I thought well heck, why not cause myself more trouble and attached a printer to the computer and try and install it. WRONG! Nothing but problems now, and I did not even get to the point of installing a driver....cause of the problems that started occurring. I have removed printer cable from LPT1 but guess things went too far. Backed up went back to the day b-4's image backup. So NOW I am back to where I was b-4 attaching a printer cable....and I can get online most of the time and work...if I can get the dialup networking monitor to close from the task bar before it sits on top of desk too long.
Whew! Any ideas other than a stick of dynamite?
Tangrene
. As it completed the install I set it up for dialup since I can't take my DSL with me. NOW every time I use the dialup connection I get this large box called dialup networking monitor and it freezes on the screen. The tabs don't work, the buttons' don't work and the screen shows a drop down box that doesn't drop down....and it shows something about a LPT1 connection. I did not do an advance configuration on the install and just opted a "typical" setup. I checked the add/remove components and I do not have direct cable connection installed or anything else that I could see that would possibly involve file/printer sharing. I can connect to internet...but that dang box freezes there on screen, only way to get rid of it is to do a close from the task bar...or when it completely freezes I have to try a graceful restart...or sometimes a hard restart. This is aggravating me to no end and I have never seen this feature.
I understand this monitor is usually present with WinNT systems when you have networking components installed beyond the usual home dialup settings. I've searched and all I can seem to find at Microsoft and other places seems to bring me to pages concerning WinNT and none as yet seem to refer to the problem I am having. I do see under Networking protocols that Microsoft client is showing but it is certainly not enabled and neither is file/printer sharing.
To make this even stranger is.... I thought well heck, why not cause myself more trouble and attached a printer to the computer and try and install it. WRONG! Nothing but problems now, and I did not even get to the point of installing a driver....cause of the problems that started occurring. I have removed printer cable from LPT1 but guess things went too far. Backed up went back to the day b-4's image backup. So NOW I am back to where I was b-4 attaching a printer cable....and I can get online most of the time and work...if I can get the dialup networking monitor to close from the task bar before it sits on top of desk too long.
Whew! Any ideas other than a stick of dynamite?
Tangrene
