Article ID: 821290
Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
SYMPTOMS
After you bring your Windows 2000-based computer out of the standby state and then click the network icon in the notification area, at the far right of the taskbar, the Local Area Connection Status window does not open.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
This hotfix requires Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later.
Restart Requirement
The hotfix installer will tell you if you have to restart the computer.
Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File Information
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 20-May-2003 22:28 5.0.2195.6683 55,568 Clusapi.dll 12-Mar-2003 18:02 5.0.2195.6683 67,760 Clusnet.sys 11-Apr-2003 00:40 5.0.2195.6735 683,280 Clussvc.exe 20-May-2003 22:28 5.0.2195.6660 95,504 Netman.dll 20-May-2003 22:28 5.0.2195.6747 474,896 Netshell.dll 12-Mar-2003 18:02 5.0.2195.6683 54,544 Resrcmon.exe
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, open Local Area Connection Status by using the Start menu. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Network and Dial Up connections.
- In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click Local Area Connection, and then click Status.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
816915 New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages
Additional query words: Local Area Connection Status wake waken awaken
Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB821290
