Microsoft Knowledge Base Email Alertz

When you try to open the Network tool in Control Panel, nothing may happen, or you may receive any of the following error messages:

Search KbAlertz

Advanced Search

Receive Microsoft Knowledge Base articles by E-Mail?

Every night we scan the Microsoft Knowledge Base. If technologies you're interested in are updated, we'll send you an e-mail. You only get one e-mail a day, and only when new articles are added.

Click here to create a
FREE account
Already have an account?
[Click here to Login]











Microsoft Knowledge Base Article

This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks

Article ID: 192323 - Last Review: January 23, 2007 - Revision: 1.4

Cannot Open Network Tool in Control Panel

System TipThis article applies to a different version of Windows than the one you are using. Content in this article may not be relevant to you. Visit the Windows Vista Solution Center
This article was previously published under Q192323
If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages:
315854  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=315854/EN-US/ ) Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center

SYMPTOMS

When you try to open the Network tool in Control Panel, nothing may happen, or you may receive any of the following error messages:
Rundll caused an invalid page fault in netdi.dll
-or-
Rundll32 caused a general protection fault in krnl386.exe
This behavior may also occur when you right-click Network Neighborhood and then click Properties.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Netdi.dll file or the Netos.dll file is missing or damaged.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, extract a new copy of the Netdi.dll file and the Netos.dll file from your original Windows disks or CD-ROM. For information about how to extract a file, see the follow article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: 129605  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=129605/EN-US/ )
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 95
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Keywords: 
kbenv kberrmsg kbgpf kbinvalidpagefault kbnetwork kbprb KB192323
       

Community Feedback System

Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back. Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what didn't.

Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry edits), please consult a professional.

Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.

-- Scott Cate