Dial up Networking install corrupts Windows

[JoShaw]

After installing Dial-Up Networking on Windows NT4, I am unable to log into the PC. Everytime it gets to the login prompt it blue screens with a KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED on TCPIP.sys and begins a dump of physical memory.

This PC has loads of bespoke applications on it so I can't just start again. Is this rescuable?

 

[wolluf]

Have you tried 'Last known good configuration' option?

You could try a repair - but install disk and installation service pack levels need to be the same or at least similar for this to have much of a chance (if you're running sp6, install disk should be at least sp4).

If tcpip.sys is the cause of the problem (possibly because it may now be old version from install disk, after installing dial-up networking), could try replacing the file with the one from SP6 (by slaving the drive in another machine - you can easily extract the file from sp6 - eg, open it with winzip).

 

[SimonDavies]

What lvl of SP did you have installed on the machine? Did you reapply the SP once you had installed the DUN?
See if you can load the machine using Safe Mode and possibly try reinstalling the SP6a.

SimonD.

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