asked on

Problem modifying Network Properties

Hi,

Using Windowx XP Home Ed, under Local Area Connection Properties if I try to Install a new Client, Service or Protocol, when I press the Add button I get the message Network Connections (Pop Up Windows title): Could not add the requested component. The error is: The specified path does not contain any applicable device INFs.

I have a VAIO Desktop that brougth Windows XP Home preinstalled, but do not know if after six months of use some Control Panel/wherevere path pointer(s) was/were deleted or corrupted.

I would appreciate any help.

Thanks,

aaml

CrazyOne

Well ummm lets see if the does anything for you.

Change the Value of SourcePath in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion in the registry and see what happens.

CrazyOne

Also see if you have a folder named i386 on the disk if so poing SourcePath to that.

aaml

ASKER

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion is pointing to c:\windows\i386

CrazyOne

Take a look here and see if anything the article helps

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;328096

Alan Henderson

Have you tried running "sfc /scannow" (without the quotation marks" from START / RUN ? You'll need your XP installation CD.
This should repair any corrupted files.

Crash2100

Try running Check Disk and RegClean:
chkdsk c: /r

RegClean 4.1a
http://download.com.com/3000-2094-881470.html?tag=lst-0-1

You might also try uninstalling and reinstalling your NIC.

aaml

ASKER

Nothing has worked, I unistalled NIC card and installed it againg without success. Looks like it is unable to find any info regarding the card.

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

sramesh2k

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

aaml

ASKER

DevicePath has a very long string with a lot of %DeviceDrive% and one "%SystemRoot%\inf", although at a command prom if I execute echo %SystemRoot% and I get c:\windows and echo %DeviceDrive% I get c: did not work.

Then I change %XXX% by c: and c:\windows and worked, so the problem is the variable inside regedit.

My problem now is solved but do not know why did not work %xx% variables

sramesh2k

You should type %SystemRoot%\inf and not %SystemRoot%.

Glad to hear it worked.

aaml

ASKER

Do you know why variable it is not working inside regedit? I put DevicePath = %SystemRoot%\inf;%DeviceDrive%\Windows\Drivers\Network and did not work, but if I set DevicePath
to c:\windows\inf;c:\windows\drivers\network works.

Thanks

Crash2100

Wouldn't that be the same as this?

%SystemRoot%\inf;%SystemRoot%\Drivers\Network