Connected via Wireless to my router with Vista SP1. I had done this before billions of times and it worked flawlessly. This weekend though, I was able to connect to my router and surf the internet and all that magic, but Vista keeps on saying I'm "Not Connected." Looked in Network and Sharing Center - View Full Map - and saw that I was connected to my router, but there was an "X" on the Router to Internet path (which doesn't make any sense.)I tried tons of possible fixes including resetting netsocket, using subinacl, etc.. The only thing that works is setting Local Service as Administrator, but I'm NOT going to do that (too much of a security risk.)So now I'm wallowing around trying to figure out what the heck is going on...

After some looking around, I believe there is something screwy with my Vista's Network Location Awareness 2 Service. It's definitely not showing correctly the current status of my connections at all. My NLA is running on the Network Service account (which I believe is correct.)What's weird is that it is actually when I add Local Service to the Administrator Group - will my Network and Sharing Center display everything correctly.BTW - I have never disabled UAC from the inception of my Vista install and I NEVER installed AIM or it related softwares...

Hi, This issue occurs if the network adapter driver is corrupt. Please follow the steps below to reinstall the driver. 1. Click Start. In the Start Search box type "devmgmt.msc" and press Enter. 2. Expand "Network Adapters", double-click on the entry of the wireless network device. 3. Click the tab "Driver", click "Uninstall". 4. Click Start. In the Start Search box type "appwiz.cpl" and press Enter. 5. Remove the entries related to the wireless network adapter. 6. Reinstall the driver with your driver CD. Please restart. If the issue persists, I suggest that you disable the anti-virus and firewall temporary. If the issue still occurs, follow the steps below to boot in Clean Boot Mode. Clean boot ================= Lets disable all startup items and third party services when booting. This method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program or service. Please perform the following steps: 1. Click the Start Button type "msconfig" (without quotation marks) in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. Note: If prompted, please click Continue on the User Account Control (UAC) window. 2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box and click "Disable All" (if it is not gray). 3. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK". Then, restart the computer. When the "System Configuration Utility" window appears, please check the "Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows starts" box and click OK. Please test this issue in the Clean Boot environment, if the issue disappears in the Clean Boot environment, we can use a 50/50 approach to quickly narrow down which entry is causing the issue. For more information about this step, please refer to the following KB article: How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com//kb/929135 However, if the issue persists in Clean Boot Mode, please let me know the model of your computer. Hope it helps.

Arthur Xie - MSFT wrote: Hi, This issue occurs if the network adapter driver is corrupt. Please follow the steps below to reinstall the driver. 1. Click Start. In the Start Search box type "devmgmt.msc" and press Enter. 2. Expand "Network Adapters", double-click on the entry of the wireless network device. 3. Click the tab "Driver", click "Uninstall". 4. Click Start. In the Start Search box type "appwiz.cpl" and press Enter. 5. Remove the entries related to the wireless network adapter. 6. Reinstall the driver with your driver CD. Please restart. If the issue persists, I suggest that you disable the anti-virus and firewall temporary. If the issue still occurs, follow the steps below to boot in Clean Boot Mode. Clean boot ================= Lets disable all startup items and third party services when booting. This method will help us determine if this issue is caused by a loading program or service. Please perform the following steps: 1. Click the Start Button type "msconfig" (without quotation marks) in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. Note: If prompted, please click Continue on the User Account Control (UAC) window. 2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box and click "Disable All" (if it is not gray). 3. Click the "Startup" tab, click "Disable All" and click "OK". Then, restart the computer. When the "System Configuration Utility" window appears, please check the "Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows starts" box and click OK. Please test this issue in the Clean Boot environment, if the issue disappears in the Clean Boot environment, we can use a 50/50 approach to quickly narrow down which entry is causing the issue. For more information about this step, please refer to the following KB article: How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com//kb/929135 However, if the issue persists in Clean Boot Mode, please let me know the model of your computer. Hope it helps. Been there, done that. The issue is cropping up on both my Intel 4965AGN AND my Broadcom 10/100 Wired Ethernet. This is also happening with multiple Routers as well (so I definitely see this as not a Router-based issue.)

Hi, This behavior occurs if the repository of Windows Management Instrumentation is corrupt. Please follow the steps to reset the repository. 1. Click Start button, type "cmd" in the Start Search box. 2. On the program results list, right click the "cmd.exe" and choose "run as administrator. 3. In the command window, type the following commands and press Enter at the end of each line: net stop winmgmt cd C:\windows\system32\wbem ren repository repository.old net start winmgmt 4. Restart the computer and check the issue whether still appears. If the issue still exists, I suggest that you create a new user profile. If the issue does not occur in the new profile, your profile may be corrupt. Create a new user account to test this issue =========================== 1. Click "Start", type "Control userpasswords" in the Start Search box, and then click "Control userpasswords" in the Programs list. 2. Click "Manage another account". Note: If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click "Allow". 3. Create a new account with Administrator permission. 4. Log off the computer. 5. Log on to Windows Vista by using the new account and test this issue. If the issue does not occur, I suggest that you use the new user account instead of the corrupted one. Following the steps below can help you to transfer data from the old profile. Transfer user profile =============== 1. Log on as the new user account (make sure the new user account has administrator privilege). 2. Click the Start menu, and click Computer. 3. Click the Organize button on the left top corner and choose Folder and Search Options. 4. Under View tab, check the "Show hidden files and folders" box and click OK to save settings. 5. Navigate to the C:\Users\(old user name) folder. Note: The "old user name" refers to the user name of your old account. For example, if the user name of your old account is "Larry", the folder should be C:\Users\Larry. However, if the issue persists in the new profile, please let me know if you have installed any third party wireless connection management programs. Hope it helps.

Arthur Xie - MSFT wrote: Hi, This behavior occurs if the repository of Windows Management Instrumentation is corrupt. Please follow the steps to reset the repository. 1. Click Start button, type "cmd" in the Start Search box. 2. On the program results list, right click the "cmd.exe" and choose "run as administrator. 3. In the command window, type the following commands and press Enter at the end of each line: net stop winmgmt cd C:\windows\system32\wbem ren repository repository.old net start winmgmt 4. Restart the computer and check the issue whether still appears. If the issue still exists, I suggest that you create a new user profile. If the issue does not occur in the new profile, your profile may be corrupt. Create a new user account to test this issue =========================== 1. Click "Start", type "Control userpasswords" in the Start Search box, and then click "Control userpasswords" in the Programs list. 2. Click "Manage another account". Note: If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click "Allow". 3. Create a new account with Administrator permission. 4. Log off the computer. 5. Log on to Windows Vista by using the new account and test this issue. If the issue does not occur, I suggest that you use the new user account instead of the corrupted one. Following the steps below can help you to transfer data from the old profile. Transfer user profile =============== 1. Log on as the new user account (make sure the new user account has administrator privilege). 2. Click the Start menu, and click Computer. 3. Click the Organize button on the left top corner and choose Folder and Search Options. 4. Under View tab, check the "Show hidden files and folders" box and click OK to save settings. 5. Navigate to the C:\Users\(old user name) folder. Note: The "old user name" refers to the user name of your old account. For example, if the user name of your old account is "Larry", the folder should be C:\Users\Larry. However, if the issue persists in the new profile, please let me know if you have installed any third party wireless connection management programs. Hope it helps.I just rebuilt the repository as your directions said, but still no go. After that, I tried creating another Admin user account, but it still showed the same symptoms...What should I do next?

Hi, Related system components may be corrupt. I suggest that you perform In-place Upgrade to repair the system. Before following the steps, I suggest that you copy the whole folder C:\Users\[username] to another place. By design In-place Upgrade would not erase your data. However, in the case that user profile is corrupt, the whole profile may be rebuilt and original data may be lost. Then follow the steps below to perform In-place Upgrade. How to do an in-place upgrade on Windows Vista Ultimate ====================================== NOTE: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry http://support.microsoft.com/?id=256986 1. Click Start, type: REGEGIT in the Start Search bar and then press Enter. Click Continue if it prompts. 2. Navigate to the following registry key: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion 3. Highlight the branch Windows in the left pane. 4. In the right frame we will see the key EditionID. Double click the key. 5. Change the value from "Ultimate" to "Business" and click OK. 6. Exit the Registry Editor. 7. After that registry key is set, put in the Windows Vista installation Media to start the setup process. If you go through the options, it will give an option to upgrade to Vista Ultimate. 8. Select "Upgrade to Vista Ultimate" option and then follow the wizard to complete the in-place upgrade process. Hope it resolves the issue.

I have a university computer and do not have acess to a cd. This problem has only cropped up since windows automaticaly shut my computer down, withouth permission and installed the upgrades.