Lenovo machines ship with a heap of software that messes with network
settings, therefore I would run Thinkpad Software Update and apply all
updates from Lenovo.
I hope this helps you out.
James
"cwilkens" wrote:
Quote:
> This morning, my laptop stopped connecting to the internet. I could see it
> get hung up while getting an IP address.
>
> After poking around, I discovered that the DHCP service repeatedly failed to
> start. Specifically, it failed with an error 5 "Access Denied" message, and
> continues to do so when I attempt to start it manually. So far I have
> 1. Ensured that all services on which DHCP is dependent are running (they are)
> 2. Played with the account to use for the DHCP service
> 3. Followed the directions in KB article 943996 which prescribes editing
> permissions on registry keys.
> 4. Compared the dhcp security descriptor to that of the following post
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...=en-us&m=1&p=1
> and observed that they were the same, except for an extra SACL. I did not
> attempt to change the security descriptor, as I assumed it was just giving
> extra permissions.
>
> None of these things have had any effect, except that changing the user
> account generated another error until I changed it back.
>
> My computer is a Thinkpad X61 running Vista Business. I know of no new
> software, updates, or anything that should have caused this issue.
>
> Can anyone help with this problem? I can't generally use a static IP address.
>
> Thanks!