Well weird you may find this odd. While waiting, I decided to try the 7 failed updates again to see what would happen, As always when they installed said they succeeded as always and I went to reboot the machine. I got the Network Internet Access and unidentified Network Internet access again and even tho like all the times access or no access still had no access.
So I said o well worth a shot, but before reverting back to the restore point to get my internet back I was thinking about a few things.
1. You asked to removed MSE due to see some messed up files, I had experience with MSE in the past causing problems with my xp machine once so I got to thinking if this may had anything to do with the windows updates or not, most likely not but was just thinking.
2. I had an old tech buddy once told me about windows prefetch where sometime knows virus, malware or install apps has a tendency to hide so once you clean up pc or delete program they would reinstall themselves. Well not sure if this was true or not or he was pulling my leg. Well when working on customer's machines I use to delete the prefetch folder and reboot the machine. Well I got to a point of stopping this, so I said what the heck.
I deleted the prefetch folder, rebooted the machine and walla, the network icon showed only 1 network connection Internet access and this time I had internet access. I well hummmm no way. So I rebooted and rebooted and rebooted and even shut down and each time in the network icon showed only Network Internet access.
So now think strange and even checked for update and windows is updated with all the files ATM, So I said ok go ahead and install my MSE but it would not install some error code would come up when installing error code 80070643.
I went to MS site to try and their help with this code but nothing is fixing it to let me installed MSE, so like the last time when I had a XP machine and has similar issue I said ok, going to install AVG and be done with it and this is what I did install AVG.
Rebooted 5 more times and still same thing Network Internet Access only and having internet access.
So all is work and all updates are installed from windows and this is where I stand. I thinking if I still should le the guys look at the machine or leave it alone and wait and see if I start to have more issue down the road install the 64 bit version of Windows, I bought it to do so but will keep the dvd for now. What do you think??
Jimbo