Cannot Connect Using RAS After You Install Windows CE Services

ID: Q186866

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows CE version 2.0 for the Handheld PC
Microsoft Windows CE version 2.0 for the Palm-size PC
Microsoft Windows CE Services versions 2.0, 2.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows CE Services on a desktop computer that is running Windows NT, you may be unable to connect a Handheld PC (H/PC) or Palm-size PC (P/PC) with a desktop computer using Remote Access Service (RAS).

RESOLUTION

After you install Windows CE Services on a desktop computer that is running Windows NT 4.0, you must install the latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack.

For information about how to obtain the latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q152734
   TITLE     : How To Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

If the issue continues to occur after you install the latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack, follow these steps to resolve the issue:

1. On the desktop computer, click Start, click Settings, and then click

   Control Panel.

2. Double-click Network.

3. On the Services tab, double-click Remote Access Service, and then

   click Network.

4. Click the TCP/IP check box to clear it, and then click the TCP/IP check

   box to select it.

5. Click OK, and then click Continue.

6. Click Close. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

7. Reinstall the latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.10 4.0 hand held ppc sp3 sp4 modem on-line

Keywords          : kbenv wince handheld kbimu palmsize 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1; WINNT:4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 6, 1998