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My computer is running Windows XP SP2 and has a wireless connection to the internet. Attached, via a crossover cable, is my laptop running Mandriva 2007 (Linux - but then I guess you knew that). I know that there are some issues concerning file sharing with the new Mandriva, but I am also having problems with internet sharing.
The problem lies with XP:
When I go to switch on Internet Sharing I get an error message saying "The service database is locked". I have looked under services.msc and see nothing that should be enabled/disabled that isn't. So, XP isn't letting me share my internet...which is highly irritating.
I have tried to Google the problem, but no-one seems to have come across this problem before. Hopefully someone will know how to solve it though.
Any help would be gratefully received.
The problem lies with XP:
When I go to switch on Internet Sharing I get an error message saying "The service database is locked". I have looked under services.msc and see nothing that should be enabled/disabled that isn't. So, XP isn't letting me share my internet...which is highly irritating.
I have tried to Google the problem, but no-one seems to have come across this problem before. Hopefully someone will know how to solve it though.
Any help would be gratefully received.
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Have you tried choosing Start->Run and typing in
winmsd? Go to the Service tab, and look for something that says "Start pending". If there is, then you've found the problem. If it's an non-essential service, you can disable it using the Registry Editor. "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
I found the solution to the problem, which was a program that was confusing the internet (one of my earlier attempts at solving the problem). However, now I am in the situation whereby my laptop can only seem to use Google - no other web page can be retrieved.
I was wondering if I was better off switching the ICS host to the linux laptop, and having the main PC as the client. It defeats the point of a portable laptop, but if it solves the problem....!
I was wondering if I was better off switching the ICS host to the linux laptop, and having the main PC as the client. It defeats the point of a portable laptop, but if it solves the problem....!
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Originally Posted by sqdge
However, now I am in the situation whereby my laptop can only seem to use Google - no other web page can be retrieved.
ping hotmail.com
Last edited by John A; Nov 17th, 2006 at 10:45 pm.
"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
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