I have a Belkin G adapter on a desktop machine (OS W2K). The router is a 
Belkin N1. Yesterday I bought PC Tools Spyware Doctor and ran a scan. I 
eliminated the recommended stuff, and my wireless setup stopped working. I 
restored the files from the Spyware quarantine section, but the wireless 
still won't work. I have even uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin Setup 
Utility.

The problem can't have anything to do with my firewall because even when I 
switch it off the system still won't work.

One clue:

If I choose an open access channel, the little Belkin icon in the right hand 
bottom tray goes green (which it is supposed to). However, I still can't 
access the internet.

Any ideas, anyone?

Thanks for your input.

Josh

In article , Josh Reece says...
> 
> I have a Belkin G adapter on a desktop machine (OS W2K). The router is a 
> Belkin N1. Yesterday I bought PC Tools Spyware Doctor and ran a scan. I 
> eliminated the recommended stuff, and my wireless setup stopped working. I 
> restored the files from the Spyware quarantine section, but the wireless 
> still won't work. I have even uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin Setup 
> Utility.
> 
> The problem can't have anything to do with my firewall because even when I 
> switch it off the system still won't work.
> 
> One clue:
> 
> If I choose an open access channel, the little Belkin icon in the right hand 
> bottom tray goes green (which it is supposed to). However, I still can't 
> access the internet.
> 
> Any ideas, anyone?
> 
> Thanks for your input.
> 
> Josh

Winsock might be screwed. Easiest way out is a repair installation.

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> In article , Josh Reece says...
>>
>> I have a Belkin G adapter on a desktop machine (OS W2K). The router is a
>> Belkin N1. Yesterday I bought PC Tools Spyware Doctor and ran a scan. I
>> eliminated the recommended stuff, and my wireless setup stopped working. 
>> I
>> restored the files from the Spyware quarantine section, but the wireless
>> still won't work. I have even uninstalled and reinstalled the Belkin 
>> Setup
>> Utility.
>>
>> The problem can't have anything to do with my firewall because even when 
>> I
>> switch it off the system still won't work.
>>
>> One clue:
>>
>> If I choose an open access channel, the little Belkin icon in the right 
>> hand
>> bottom tray goes green (which it is supposed to). However, I still can't
>> access the internet.
>>
>> Any ideas, anyone?
>>
>> Thanks for your input.
>>
>> Josh
>
> Winsock might be screwed. Easiest way out is a repair installation.
>

I decided to do one. Unfortunately it's been years since I've needed to 
repair my W2K installation, and I forgot how to do it. Instead of booting 
from the CD, I ran it UNDER W2K. When I realized I was making a mistake, the 
computer restarted, and I saw I had the option of starting my ordinary 
installation instead of the new one, so that was what I chose to do. I then 
restarted the machine, went into the BIOS, and chose the boot from CD-ROM 
option. This option brought up MS-DOS and it wouldn't let me run the W2K 
Setup under Dos. I found out how to by-pass this, and the setup duly 
started, only to stop immediately with a message like "Cannot find a place 
to swap files".

My next surprise came when I restarted my ordinary installation. I 
unininstalled Spyware Doctor, and lo and behold my wireless connection came 
back! However, the machine now kept asking me to insert various installation 
CDs in the CD-ROM. I managed to resolve all these problems, but I am not 
100% confident that my installation is stable.

So, just in case I do have to do a repair, how can I tell the Setup where to 
swap files?

Thanks for your help.

Josh