Hi, I don't know why I can't access Network & Sharing center in my Win 08 server.Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

Try Start|Run control.exe /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Sorry, it is not OK by that. I've got "No items match your search".Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

Control Panel\ All Control Panel Items\ Network and Sharing Center I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

I previously clicked that but it did not come out. Do you mean to directly type the above or not?Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

If you would like to directly open up the Network and Sharing Center , Please follow the steps as Dave suggested earlier. Start -> Run -> type control.exe /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter <hit Enter Button> By the way, what exactly are you trying to achieve ? As far as I have seen your questions before in this forum, Most of the times you would like to achieve target ABC however, you ask for questions related to target XYZ.I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

I did run this in Windows' Run control.exe /name Microsoft.NetworkAndSharingCenter But I've got "No items match your search".Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

Did you try this ? I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

Yes.Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

Can you post the screenshot of your control panel ?I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

Here is it after I've clicked "Network and Sharing Center" above, it just keeps waiting there.Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

Reboot your server once and then try. also, look for any errors in event viewer. If you would like to simply modify NIC settings, you might want to run ncpa.cpl from Run Start -> Run -> ncpa.cpl <hit Enter>I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

Thanks a lot. I run Start -> Run -> ncpa.cpl <then Enter> but nothing comes out. How to locate the log of the issue within Event viewer?Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

Please run sfc/scannow from the Run and try repairing the files. http://www.arabitpro.com

Thanks a lot. I've run it and have got How long will it take?Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

Agree with Syed suggestion. Looks like some of the OS files have gone corrupt or missing on your OS. Also, run sfc /scannow from elevated cmd (Run as admin) If you are running this server in virtual environment, make sure virtual machine tools are installed. If virtual machine tools are installed and you are still having issues, uninstall the virtual machine tools, reboot and again re-install them. I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

How long will it take?Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min

Time varies between 10 - 40 min, sometimes even more.I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

Thanks a lot. I've run it and have got How long will it take? Many Thanks & Best Regards, Hua Min When you run sfc /scannow, screen would look like below ... there won't be any blank cmd ! did you run the right command ? I do not represent the organisation I work for, all the opinions expressed here are my own. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights. - .... .- -. -.- ... --..-- ... .- -. - --- ... ....

You must run CMD as administrator Go to start - all programs - accessories. Right click command prompt, and then rus sfc.exe /scannow Then you will see than sfc.exe is running Best regards Dubravko Marak MCP Blog: Windows Server Administration Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. Please VOTE as HELPFUL if the post helps you. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.