ICS connection sharing - error: LAN already configured...

[b***@yahoo.com]

I want to use ICS connection sharing.
My Windows XP SP2 tells me, that "Internet connection sharing cannot be
enabled. A LAN connection is already configured with the IP Address
that is required for automatic IP addressing".

I searched the registry for 192.168.0.1 but none was found. Also I did
Start/Run/CMD
typed
SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
START DEVMGMT.MSC
When Device manager loads - clicked View/Show hidden devices
and deleted all unused entries.

All other entries where also checked but none was uses with a static
IP. (except VMWare's network driver for NAT and Host only)

Does anyone know how to convince my XP that it allows ICS?

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

assuming you have two NICs, posting the result of ipconfig /all may help. For more and other information, go to http://howtonetworking.com.

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I want to use ICS connection sharing.
My Windows XP SP2 tells me, that "Internet connection sharing cannot be
enabled. A LAN connection is already configured with the IP Address
that is required for automatic IP addressing".

I searched the registry for 192.168.0.1 but none was found. Also I did
Start/Run/CMD
typed
SET DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
START DEVMGMT.MSC
When Device manager loads - clicked View/Show hidden devices
and deleted all unused entries.

All other entries where also checked but none was uses with a static
IP. (except VMWare's network driver for NAT and Host only)

Does anyone know how to convince my XP that it allows ICS?