Microsoft KB Archive/285034

= How to remove and reinstall TCP/IP for Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 285034

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q285034



SUMMARY
This article describes how to remove and reinstall TCP/IP on a Windows 2000-based computer.



MORE INFORMATION
You may want to remove and reinstall TCP/IP to help resolve the following issues:
 * Bindings that are improperly configured on a server.
 * Dial-up clients that are unable to connect to a RAS server.
 * Network adapter drivers that do not properly bind to the protocol.

To remove TCP/IP from your Windows 2000-based computer:
 * 1) Click TCP/IP, and then click Uninstallfrom all dial-up connections and from all LAN connections in the Network and Dial-up Connections tool.
 * 2) Install another protocol (NWlink or NetBEUI) to maintain a placeholder for each connection.
 * 3) Restart your computer.
 * 4) Click LAN connections, reinstall TCP/IP, and then restart your computer.

For additional information about a related topic, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151237 Error message when installing TCP/IP or adding TCP/IP service

For additional information about how to remove TCP/IP from a Windows 2000 domain controller, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

299451 How to remove and reinstall TCP/IP on a Windows 2000 domain controller

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Keywords: kbhowto kbenv kbnetwork KB285034

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