Home Network Issue

Here is my situation.

Strong PC with AMD Athalon Processor 2 Gigs RAM. Have a Westell 327W DSL
Modem/Wireless router. I am using a small workgroup setting on a home
network. Workgroups are named the same on all PC 2 PC's are hardwired, One
Wireless. The Hard Wired PC I have is running Windows Vista 32-bit home
edition. Can connect to the Internet just fine. The little network Icon in
my tray has a red X through it. It's balloon says "Connection Status:
Unknown. Server execution failed". I am trying to launch the Network and
Sharing Center and it takes MINUTES to load and I am unable to change ANY of
the settings. When it finally loads it states the following statistics...

Network and Sharing Center

Network = Unknown

Server execution failed

Sharing and Discovery
Network Discovery = Custom
File Sharing = On
Public Folder Sharing = On (Read only)
Print Sharing = On
Password Protected Sharing = Off
Media Sharing = Off

The thing of it is...I can't change ANY of these settings...I can't even
close Network and Sharing Center. It just hangs there and I have to close
it with Task Manager. When I look at it in running application it says it's
running and I expected it to say (Not responding) yet It is just hanging
there and when I click End Task, then I get it is not responding blah, blah,
blah and then it closes when I click end now.

My question to the group is this...Is there anyone to just re-install or
repair Vista Networking??? I dread the thought of stripping this PC
again...Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
P.S. Vista is COMPLETELY current. Every possible update installed.

You have a much better chance of finding a solution if you post to
microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless.

"BDole" <> wrote in message news:imcij.565$rG.522@trndny02...
> Here is my situation.
>
> Strong PC with AMD Athalon Processor 2 Gigs RAM. Have a Westell 327W DSL
> Modem/Wireless router. I am using a small workgroup setting on a home
> network. Workgroups are named the same on all PC 2 PC's are hardwired, One
> Wireless. The Hard Wired PC I have is running Windows Vista 32-bit home
> edition. Can connect to the Internet just fine. The little network Icon
> in my tray has a red X through it. It's balloon says "Connection Status:
> Unknown. Server execution failed". I am trying to launch the Network and
> Sharing Center and it takes MINUTES to load and I am unable to change ANY
> of the settings. When it finally loads it states the following
> statistics...
>
> Network and Sharing Center
>
> Network = Unknown
>
> Server execution failed
>
> Sharing and Discovery
> Network Discovery = Custom
> File Sharing = On
> Public Folder Sharing = On (Read only)
> Print Sharing = On
> Password Protected Sharing = Off
> Media Sharing = Off
>
> The thing of it is...I can't change ANY of these settings...I can't even
> close Network and Sharing Center. It just hangs there and I have to close
> it with Task Manager. When I look at it in running application it says
> it's running and I expected it to say (Not responding) yet It is just
> hanging there and when I click End Task, then I get it is not responding
> blah, blah, blah and then it closes when I click end now.
>
> My question to the group is this...Is there anyone to just re-install or
> repair Vista Networking??? I dread the thought of stripping this PC
> again...Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
> P.S. Vista is COMPLETELY current. Every possible update installed.
>
>

OK Thanks man. Although it is not wireless issue. I will post there as
well.

-Greg

"Bob" <> wrote in message
news:eIGdnR_xtL-kxBTanZ2dnUVZ_q-...
> You have a much better chance of finding a solution if you post to
> microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless.
>
> "BDole" <> wrote in message
> news:imcij.565$rG.522@trndny02...
>> Here is my situation.
>>
>> Strong PC with AMD Athalon Processor 2 Gigs RAM. Have a Westell 327W DSL
>> Modem/Wireless router. I am using a small workgroup setting on a home
>> network. Workgroups are named the same on all PC 2 PC's are hardwired,
>> One Wireless. The Hard Wired PC I have is running Windows Vista 32-bit
>> home edition. Can connect to the Internet just fine. The little network
>> Icon in my tray has a red X through it. It's balloon says "Connection
>> Status: Unknown. Server execution failed". I am trying to launch the
>> Network and Sharing Center and it takes MINUTES to load and I am unable
>> to change ANY of the settings. When it finally loads it states the
>> following statistics...
>>
>> Network and Sharing Center
>>
>> Network = Unknown
>>
>> Server execution failed
>>
>> Sharing and Discovery
>> Network Discovery = Custom
>> File Sharing = On
>> Public Folder Sharing = On (Read only)
>> Print Sharing = On
>> Password Protected Sharing = Off
>> Media Sharing = Off
>>
>> The thing of it is...I can't change ANY of these settings...I can't even
>> close Network and Sharing Center. It just hangs there and I have to
>> close it with Task Manager. When I look at it in running application it
>> says it's running and I expected it to say (Not responding) yet It is
>> just hanging there and when I click End Task, then I get it is not
>> responding blah, blah, blah and then it closes when I click end now.
>>
>> My question to the group is this...Is there anyone to just re-install or
>> repair Vista Networking??? I dread the thought of stripping this PC
>> again...Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
>> P.S. Vista is COMPLETELY current. Every possible update installed.
>>
>>
>