Microsoft KB Archive/160562

= Network NIC Icon Appears with a Number for its Description =

Article ID: 160562

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160562



IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt.32.exe.



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to remove a network interface card from the Network utility in Control Panel, you may receive the following error message:

An unexpected error has happened while attempting this operation. The operation has been canceled.



RESOLUTION
WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it.

To delete this card, perform the following steps:
 * 1) Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and locate the following key:

NOTE: The above registry key is one path, it has been wrapped for readability.
 * 1) Locate the subkey which equals the number described above and, from the Edit menu, click delete.
 * 2) Quit Registry Editor and restart your computer.

Keywords: kbenv KB160562

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