Missing Internet Connection tray icon and Network Adapter list

Flatlander2233,

Go to Start|Control Panel|Network Connections. Right-click your connection icon and choose Properties. On the General tab check the "Show icon in notification area when connected." If you don't have a network adapter one will not be shown. A modem is not a network adapter.

Thanks for the reply.

     When I go to ControlPanel/Network Connections the folder is empty.  I know that I have a modem and 2 other network adapters installed, I can find them when I go to Device Manager.

   How can I get my modem to populate something that I can get a status icon from?

 

Thanks,

Flatlander2233,

See if the troubleshooting steps here can resolve the problem.

Hi, Denny,  and Thanks,

     Well, I think I'm getting stumped.  I went to the article 825826 and printed it out. 

• I verified the network adapter setting.  Device manager says they are working.
• I verified the services are started.  I converted them all to automatic and rebooted.
• I verified the logon setting
• I verified the desktop setting.
• I verified the wetworking services setting.
• I entered the regsvr dll's
• I ran sfc /purgecache
• I verified the registry entries were correct.  I went to article 269019 to make sure I knew what the entries were supposed to be.
• I ran dcomcnfg
• I installed a new standard modem.
• I uninstalled the network connections and let Plug and Play re-find them
• I uninstalled the modems and let Plug and Play re-find them.
• I am not connected to any networks, so I didn't have any group GPOs
• I ran winmgme /clearadap 
• The properties tab of the My Network Places doesn't hang.  It is just empty.  I get a message saying that the list is empty

    I'm kinda at a loss for what to try next.  Is there a way to manually repopulate this list?

    I'm thinking that I should make a new connection for my ISP.  What do you think?

Thanks,

John