I am a home PC user (not on a network) running Win XP-Pro

(Ver. 5.1.2600).  I have a DSL connection to the

Internet.  Normally, when I conenct to the Internet, a

connection icon appears on the taskbar at the lower right

(where date/time info, etc. live).



I downloaded and installed SP2, after which a second

Internet connection icon appeared and took up residence

there permanently (whether I was on-line or not

connected).  This second Internet connection icon had a

red x in it (indicating a problem), and the message that

appeared when I moved my cursor over it indicated that my

network connection to the Internet might be too slow or

not there.  Right clicking this icon gave me the option

to fix this problem or to disable it.  Since this new

icon was essentially irrelevant, I ignored it for a

while, but eventually succombed to the temptation to try

to get rid of it.  I right-clicked the icon and selected

the "disable" option.  Bad thing to do, apparently.  From

that point forward my normal Internet connection no

longer worked.  Whenever I clicked on my connect icon,

instead of getting a message indicating that my username

and password were being verified, I got a new message

indicating that I could not establish connection through

WAN miniport PPOE.  It was at this point that I concluded

that I was receiving much benefit from SP2, so I ran my

system restore program to re-set my configuration as of

earlier in the day (pre SP2 download), thereby removing

SP2.  Things are now back to normal and my Internet

access is fine (as you can tell by this communication).



My questions are:  1) What the heck was that second

Internet connection icon doing there when I am not a

nework user?  and 2) What is a non-networked home PC user

supposed to do with this irrelevant but annoyingly

present icon after installing SP2 to get rid of it (or at

least hide it away where is is not able to interfere with

my life)?



Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks

	
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				Originally posted by Jim 

I am a home PC user (not on a network) running Win XP-Pro

(Ver. 5.1.2600).  I have a DSL connection to the

Internet.  Normally, when I conenct to the Internet, a

connection icon appears on the taskbar at the lower right

(where date/time info, etc. live).



I downloaded and installed SP2, after which a second

Internet connection icon appeared and took up residence

there permanently (whether I was on-line or not

connected).  This second Internet connection icon had a

red x in it (indicating a problem), and the message that

appeared when I moved my cursor over it indicated that my

network connection to the Internet might be too slow or

not there.  Right clicking this icon gave me the option

to fix this problem or to disable it.  Since this new

icon was essentially irrelevant, I ignored it for a

while, but eventually succombed to the temptation to try

to get rid of it.  I right-clicked the icon and selected

the "disable" option.  Bad thing to do, apparently.  From

that point forward my normal Internet connection no

longer worked.  Whenever I clicked on my connect icon,

instead of getting a message indicating that my username

and password were being verified, I got a new message

indicating that I could not establish connection through

WAN miniport PPOE.  It was at this point that I concluded

that I was receiving much benefit from SP2, so I ran my

system restore program to re-set my configuration as of

earlier in the day (pre SP2 download), thereby removing

SP2.  Things are now back to normal and my Internet

access is fine (as you can tell by this communication).



My questions are:  1) What the heck was that second

Internet connection icon doing there when I am not a

nework user?  and 2) What is a non-networked home PC user

supposed to do with this irrelevant but annoyingly

present icon after installing SP2 to get rid of it (or at

least hide it away where is is not able to interfere with

my life)?



Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks 
			
		
	
	
do the following, where it says "notify me when this connection has limited or no activity" unclick that box and then hit ok. the 2nd icon will then vanish.