Network Connections stumper

I have a dial-up networking connection already set up on my Windows Vista
Home Basic machine, which is equipped with Service Pack 1. Yet, when I log
on as one particular user, and then click Start > Connect To, my dial-up
networking connection does not appear, and the "Connect to a network" window
says "Windows can't find any networks" when I am not connected, or "Windows
cannot find any additional networks" when I am connected.

At the same time, I find on my desktop a folder named "_hiddenPbk", which,
when I open it, contains a file called "rasphone.pbk". I have just found out
that this folder, as well as the file associated with it, belongs in the
folder called "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk". I copied the
"_hiddenPbk" folder from my desktop to this folder and restarted my machine,
but the effort turns out to be for naught: My dial-up connection still does
not appear in the "Connect to a network" window.

This quandary is user-wide only, meaning that this predicament only happens
when I log on to my Windows Vista machine as user "X" but not as user "Y" or
"Z" or any other user. What's the issue here?

I would appreciate any help you can provide in this matter. Thank you.

Brandon Taylor

It could a 3rd party software or group policy. This post may help.
Vista VPN disappear
2 posts - 1 author - Last post: Apr 22, 2008
Vista VPN disappear ... Can't create VPN on Vista with Event ID 7023,
20063, 20151 and 20070 · Login script not running when using CMAK ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...pic.php?t=3795


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"Brandon Taylor" <BrandonTaylor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5DDA8E06-547A-44D7-B4AF-FDB89F75EFA1@microsoft.com...
>I have a dial-up networking connection already set up on my Windows Vista
> Home Basic machine, which is equipped with Service Pack 1. Yet, when I
> log
> on as one particular user, and then click Start > Connect To, my dial-up
> networking connection does not appear, and the "Connect to a network"
> window
> says "Windows can't find any networks" when I am not connected, or
> "Windows
> cannot find any additional networks" when I am connected.
>
> At the same time, I find on my desktop a folder named "_hiddenPbk", which,
> when I open it, contains a file called "rasphone.pbk". I have just found
> out
> that this folder, as well as the file associated with it, belongs in the
> folder called "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk". I copied the
> "_hiddenPbk" folder from my desktop to this folder and restarted my
> machine,
> but the effort turns out to be for naught: My dial-up connection still
> does
> not appear in the "Connect to a network" window.
>
> This quandary is user-wide only, meaning that this predicament only
> happens
> when I log on to my Windows Vista machine as user "X" but not as user "Y"
> or
> "Z" or any other user. What's the issue here?
>
> I would appreciate any help you can provide in this matter. Thank you.
>
> Brandon Taylor

The information you have just provided did absolutely nothing for my problem.

I require additional information as soon as possible.

Thank you.

"Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> It could a 3rd party software or group policy. This post may help.
> Vista VPN disappear
> 2 posts - 1 author - Last post: Apr 22, 2008
> Vista VPN disappear ... Can't create VPN on Vista with Event ID 7023,
> 20063, 20151 and 20070 · Login script not running when using CMAK ...
> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...pic.php?t=3795
>
>
> --
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>
> "Brandon Taylor" <BrandonTaylor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5DDA8E06-547A-44D7-B4AF-FDB89F75EFA1@microsoft.com...
> >I have a dial-up networking connection already set up on my Windows Vista
> > Home Basic machine, which is equipped with Service Pack 1. Yet, when I
> > log
> > on as one particular user, and then click Start > Connect To, my dial-up
> > networking connection does not appear, and the "Connect to a network"
> > window
> > says "Windows can't find any networks" when I am not connected, or
> > "Windows
> > cannot find any additional networks" when I am connected.
> >
> > At the same time, I find on my desktop a folder named "_hiddenPbk", which,
> > when I open it, contains a file called "rasphone.pbk". I have just found
> > out
> > that this folder, as well as the file associated with it, belongs in the
> > folder called "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk". I copied the
> > "_hiddenPbk" folder from my desktop to this folder and restarted my
> > machine,
> > but the effort turns out to be for naught: My dial-up connection still
> > does
> > not appear in the "Connect to a network" window.
> >
> > This quandary is user-wide only, meaning that this predicament only
> > happens
> > when I log on to my Windows Vista machine as user "X" but not as user "Y"
> > or
> > "Z" or any other user. What's the issue here?
> >
> > I would appreciate any help you can provide in this matter. Thank you.
> >
> > Brandon Taylor
>

Brandon Taylor wrote:

> The information you have just provided did absolutely nothing for my
> problem.
>
> I require additional information as soon as possible.

You "require"?!! This is a newsgroup and the people who try to help you are
all volunteers. If you require immediate information and a resolution, call
a computer tech to come on-site. Of course this won't be free but you will
get your immediate requirement fulfilled. I don't recommend using a
BigComputerStore/GeekSquad type of place.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Brandon

There's probably nobody here who can give a perfect answer since we are
all volunteering our personal experiences and dial up problems can be
difficult because less people use it these days.

Seems to that you have a "User" problem rather than a dial up problem
though, can you recall if that user was set up before the dial up was,
or was he/she set up at the same time as the others?

I had one machine recently where everything looked fine until the owner
told me she had "Changed" some user names. I found that by deleting
those users and recreating them her problems went away. I would try
setting up a fake user and see if that works, if it does consider
removing "x" or whatever and restart and recreate him. Yes I do realize
that some user data may be lost but Vista seems to dislike identity
"Changes".


Brandon Taylor wrote:
> The information you have just provided did absolutely nothing for my problem.
>
> I require additional information as soon as possible.
>
> Thank you.
>
> "Bob Lin (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> It could a 3rd party software or group policy. This post may help.
>> Vista VPN disappear
>> 2 posts - 1 author - Last post: Apr 22, 2008
>> Vista VPN disappear ... Can't create VPN on Vista with Event ID 7023,
>> 20063, 20151 and 20070 · Login script not running when using CMAK ...
>> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...pic.php?t=3795
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
>> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
>> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
>> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>>
>>
>> "Brandon Taylor" <BrandonTaylor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5DDA8E06-547A-44D7-B4AF-FDB89F75EFA1@microsoft.com...
>>> I have a dial-up networking connection already set up on my Windows Vista
>>> Home Basic machine, which is equipped with Service Pack 1. Yet, when I
>>> log
>>> on as one particular user, and then click Start > Connect To, my dial-up
>>> networking connection does not appear, and the "Connect to a network"
>>> window
>>> says "Windows can't find any networks" when I am not connected, or
>>> "Windows
>>> cannot find any additional networks" when I am connected.
>>>
>>> At the same time, I find on my desktop a folder named "_hiddenPbk", which,
>>> when I open it, contains a file called "rasphone.pbk". I have just found
>>> out
>>> that this folder, as well as the file associated with it, belongs in the
>>> folder called "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk". I copied the
>>> "_hiddenPbk" folder from my desktop to this folder and restarted my
>>> machine,
>>> but the effort turns out to be for naught: My dial-up connection still
>>> does
>>> not appear in the "Connect to a network" window.
>>>
>>> This quandary is user-wide only, meaning that this predicament only
>>> happens
>>> when I log on to my Windows Vista machine as user "X" but not as user "Y"
>>> or
>>> "Z" or any other user. What's the issue here?
>>>
>>> I would appreciate any help you can provide in this matter. Thank you.
>>>
>>> Brandon Taylor