Using XP PRO and SP2 - performed an Office 2003 update and subsequently lost IE Internet access and Outlook email POP3 reception, but can send SMTP mail! Also cannot access other m/c on the network.
Trying to use a hardwired home Belkin network with DSL modem which is still working fine with my laptop and IMac and previously worked fine with the XP pro/SP2 m/c.
Cannot repair the network connection - renewing IP address fails though IP address 192.168.2.5 is correct.
Have tried the winsockxpfix - no improvement but the SPcheck report shows 8 missing DLL and EXE files in XP SNMP - LMMIB2, HOSTMIB, SNMPMIB, EVNTAGNT, EVNTCMD, EVNTWIN, SNMP, SNMPTRAP
Comparing this laptop's settings with the XP pro m/c using ipconfig /all shows only one difference - the WINS PROXY setting on the failed m/c is disabled.
Help! - and thanks in advance for your expertise.
