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Subject: Today's Tip: Fix A Mangled IP Configuration

Tip of the Day for January 2, 2003

In the days before Windows XP, a corrupted IP installation
could often be fixed simply by removing and reinstalling
TCP/IP. In most cases, the IP-related files remained intact,
but some related Registry keys would be corrupted beyond
repair.

You can't uninstall TCP/IP in Windows XP, because there is
no Uninstall button for this protocol. According to
Microsoft, that is because TCP/IP is an integral part of
the operating system, and removing it would cause major
problems. You can, however, use the Windows XP command line
utility NetShell to reset all IP-related Registry settings
to their default values. The result is a brand-new TCP/IP
configuration.

The Netsh.exe program is located in the C:\Windows\System32
directory. To use the program, enter the command

netsh int ip reset filename

You must specify a filename, such as Ipstuff.txt. After
Netsh.exe runs, the file will contain a detailed log of the
Registry keys that were modified.

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