The fix I posted yesterday appears to work in certain configurations. After hours of troubleshooting, researching, and being frustrated, I have found an alternate fix that appears to work 100% of the time. The directions here are Dell specific, but can easily be modified for any make/moel.
Dell Community Site
Uninstall Windows Server 2003 Scalable Network Pack (SNP) KB912222 (if exists)
Uninstall Driver and reboot. Click cancel when the detected hardware window comes up.
Reload Dell driver via Setup.exe in latest driver pack.
Click Start > Run > Regedit
Delete:
HKLM\System\CurrentContolSet\Services\Winsock
HKLM\CurrentContol Set\Services\Winsock2
Open %winroot%\inf\nettcpip.inf in Notepad
Edit [MS_TCPIP.PrimaryInstall] section as follows:
Characteristics = 0×80
Save edits
Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection > Properties > General > Install > Protocol > Add > Select “Have Disk” > C:\Windows\Inf > OK > TCP/IP > OK
Note: You should be at the Local Area Connection Properties screen at this point. The Uninstall button should also be available now.
Reboot
Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > Local Area Connection > Properties > General > Install > Protocol > Add > Select Network Protocols > Have Disk > C:\Windows\Inf > TCP/IP > OK
Reboot
Reload SNP
Tags: Dell, Driver, gt network, Inf, Network, network protocols, scalable network, Start, Uninstall, uninstall button, winroot
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